The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-09-03
Commend the Legislature.

equal in area and poulatiou.
Commend the Legislature.
We poim with especial pride to
the following laws enacted by the
legislature: First the creation OK
banking board and the depositors'
gnarantee fund, making a bank de-
posit in the state of Oklahoma as
good as cash i'm hand. and thereby
bringing into this state from neigh
boring states. deposits equal to 10
per centum of the money owned by
the people Of our state.
Second. making provisions for the
loan of school moneys of the state
upon high.class securities and giving
preference for the same 20 the far
mcrs of our state
rhird. the enactment OF a state
printing board and state printing
system by which the price of stat
utes OF the state are reduced from
$2l to $3.50, and the session laws
from $500 and $500 TO 30 cents.
Urge Separate Coach Law
Fourth-Thc enactment of sopa.
rate coach law for white and colorcd
races.
Fifth-The enactment OF a primary
election law by which the people
choose their own candidates and
through which candidates for United
States senate must pass the express.
sion OF the will Of the people.
Sixth-The initiative and refcren-
dun act is the most complete and
finished product OF the kind ever
written into law.
Seycnth-The anti.lobbying law
which prevents and punishes corrup.
tion before legislature, board OF coun-
ty commissioners, city councils and
school boards.
Eighth-To make ample provisions
for punishment Of public officers for
acceming passes and other fayors
| from railroads, telegraph, express
and other companies in this state.
Nnth-The graduated land tax
prevents land monopoly in the state.
Demand inheritance Tax.
Tenth-Thc graduated inheritance
tax, placing proper burdens upon
large estates.
Eleventh-The enactment OF the
gross receipts tax upon oil, gas, ex
press, telegraph, telephone and other
companies ownln nigatngibjfrf shrd
companies owning intangible proper
ty and incomes required them to pay
their just portion of revenue.
Twelfth-For the enactment OF the
eight hour provision for labor in the
public service.
Thirteouth-For having provided
for "A full state government and Tho
purchase OF state supplies at one-hali
the cost OF the state of Kansas for
inferior service.
Fourtecnth-For having enacted z
complete system of agricultural anC
mechanical education for the children
of the state. The same being the
most complete and thorough of any
state in the union.
commends Legislature.
We commrnd the legislature o
Oklahoma for passing the separate
school law which provides for sepa
rate schools for the white and negr
races.
p We further endorse the provision
: permitting n groes to select their ow
, school trustees from their own rae,
for their own separate schools. \
e tie same time the converse to b
neutral, that the Whit race, whic
, urder our law includes the India
p race, are permitted to select thei
/ trustees for their schools.
/ We favor the purchasi of the SCI
I. rcgatcd coal and asphalt lands at
: ialr ptlce To be agreed upon betwee
D. the said state authorities and IN
=. ChOctaw and Chickasaw people sui
! ct 10 the approval OF the people {
/. this st,.te, at the ballot box befor
q the contract of purchase shall hecom
effective
We favor the fullest development ,
such lands IN the interest of N
n schools ana charitable institution
and In the production OF the cheape'
, fuel for the people for such state.
We favor as soon as possible an
, practicable the sale OF the surface
, such lgregated coal and aspha
lands in small tracts to actual Sc
tiers.
p Opposing Timber Monopolies.