The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-28

peonle This would give the farmers
n chance 60 discuss IL in their school
horscs an over the country before
vote was taken. He caused some
amusement when be told Of his oppon-
ent going around spending his bullion
during The campaign bni when the re-
TURNS came in your Uncle Fuller was
elected by q big majority
Ficher's Good Speech.
Fisaer. a 3irman ofthe school land
committee and cne of The best Inform
ed men in the state on that subjest
gave one Of the strong logical speeches
of the session. He attacked the pro-
posed Murray substitute and stated
That 81 violated both the enabling act
and the constitution. He referred TO
various clauses OF the Murray meas
ure. which in his opinion contained
these glaring defects Fisher had no
objection to letting the question go be-
fore the people. but thought this
should be done by Joint resolution, aud
should moi bee Incorporated ~ the Dill
Ills speech was characterized by re-
markably clear review of the provis-
lens of both measures.
How Others Feel.
Rainey would protect the lessee in
an his legitimate rights. but desired
to see the children and the state pro
tscted. He believed the matter should
be voted on by the people before the
lands We're actually put up for sale.
lie warmly praised Fisher for his ar
lduous efforts IN dealing with this
great question. While he believed
some way shouh be procured for per-
hitting The lesses to own their homes.
4 he did not believe the question was q
political one
Murdoch said tho question lad been
In politics in odd oklahoma for a
/ long time, to the great annoyance OF
both parties Il WAS a matter t1a'
ought to be settled by the people and
he was for the Murray bill in many
particulars
ellis spoke against the substitute
and told again OF his fourteen years oI
effort In behalf OF the lessees and foi
the sale of the lands. He said the
counties In the Cherokee strip were
suffering because of the delay in the
sale of the lands One-ninth of the
land there was paying no taxes be
fNAMnE IT. " ttH HAhtNA AttAiNF = AZ NtfR'Afrt'
the democratic party shOuli simply
live up to it's declarations and sell the
anda al once without having the peo
nle vote on the matter lie believed
the people had already spoken u
.aN0r on the sale.
Vandeventer ccuaerVatiVe.
Nandeyenter was strongly for tn,
Murray measure. lt said he, was io
the home owner while the COMMITTEES
lbnl was for the large land owner. liz
believed the purchase right ought e
be limited to 1G0 acres ana that the
law should be turned over to the peo
pie to decide lie thought the question
too great TO be dealt with hastily an,
believed that the large sum to be real
lied from the sale was too big TO b.
handled with profit TO the state if i
We're All poured into the treasury with
IN a short time II wopld take grea
Ienurt 80 loan SO large aum and keel
ID out on interest 10 advantage.
Ashhy Recalls Texas.
AsAby reviewed the land condition
in Texas and tOld now valueless TO thl
school fund leases had proven, giyinl
many incidents OF the Lone Star stat'
land question He was for giving thl
lessees "a chance TO build permanen
homes anl could see no reason for de
lay He also was heartily IN favor 0
the house considering the Fisher BIZ
instead of The Murray substitute.
Vast Tracts in clmarron County.
Casieel told of the vast tracts o
school lnd in CimarrOn county AM
" the relative value of the lands. ]
II were an IN one body it would mak'
tract twentyseven milcs square
ne said there were some provision
in both the bills that suited him an,
some that that did not He believe,
the clause in the Murray bin a gool
one which imposed residence quail
fication on an huyers OF the land. an'
told OF a recent mass meeting IN hi
lnty which declared for the SAM
hing This clause impelled him d
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