The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-04-15
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tEnid Morning News
The Republican newspapers have
arcat deal ia ssly about thes esXnerlSa
le,s0f tiisS I'd ;fN gfllanESBis VI ThcS
nrinf sfoterSJSsA g1 shew M5 public
e,peiiees have ilfef9ased since terri,
tolial DAYS. 1Nicy compare the ter.
rito-y Of OKLAHOMA with the state Of
Oklahoma, bat they do not compare
iluncipal expenditures OF 1906 with
1909 on 1915 Enid will probably
spcnd twice as much money in 1910
As she spent in 1906, but this does
not mean reckless and extravaganza
government The state has grown.
There has been a demand for the im'
provements into which the states
money has gone.
Under the territorial form OF gov
ernment the salaries of the Judges
.nd other expenses were paid by the
Fnited States. Besides the people
~ oklahoma have been making pet
manent jnvestmenis. Under state
hood the people started in the busl-
ness of governing for themselves,
and II has been necessary to provide
rnblic Institutions Of government
Tor large and rapidly growing pop,
ulation. A new state cannot AVOID
these large expenditures. More ap-
nronriations will have to be made
Tor such purposes. Enid will ask the
rcxt session Of the legislature to ap,
propriate sso0,aeb f sthe feeble
:, ;ndod instftuia ia NH Nnilt here.
win Enid Republicans regard this as
extravaganza? viii the Republican
q gan here oppose this appropriation?
Is there any material difference pc
tween This and the other approprla
tions that have been made? VI it ls
extravagance TO build penltentiary
.at McAlester, hospital for the ln-
sane at Vinta and TO establish agri-
cultural and mechanical schools, VIII
il not be extravaganza to build a
feeble minded institute in Enid?
When the Republican organs harp
on the appropriations made by the
extra session they fail TO call atten-
lion TO the fact that the greater
rart of these appropriations viii DC
paid out of the pubic building fund
derived from the sale of school lands
They say n~thng about The, money
saved to the people through the pass
ape of the fee and salary bill. They
ignore The revision Of the tax laws
that will in a short time provide io'
the oxpeuses Of the state govern.
monf without direct tax levy.
Money Is necessary to build o
state. As long as oklahoma has the
money she can afford to spend " 10
yrovide the institutions OF modern
civilized government No patriotic
citizen will advocate parslmOnlous
i. lcy along these lines,
While the narrow pariisans are de
voting their time and energy 10 add
.ng M columns Of figures and strlV.
ing TO pile up enoymous totals OF
funds appropriated, SO far as we have
seen no single individual appl oprIa
,ion has been assaiod as unnecessary
What institution would the Repub
Hcans sacrifice? What ig the partic
'ar appropriation to which they on
iect? In what case has the money
appropriated been Improperly or ex
travagantlv expendedg .t'g
II is the narrowest sort of partl
S; nship and the rankest demogogy tl
try TO frighten ignorant voters WIZ
statements of expenditures arraye'
10 show bic totals without any expla
ration of the necessity for these ap
~ opriations. and the sources iron
which the funds are derived.
Oklahoma and Kansas have nearly
tie same population, and this STATE
Aas larger area. Under the presen
Republican administration Kansas Il
a well governed state, but her stat'
government costs fifty per cent more
than Oklahoma's. II Kansas requires
q little over $3.000.0G0 for runnlnl
expenses, Oklahoma's affairs ARK
economically administered when We
run the government for a little les
/ lhan S2,000,OG GA year
ON the question of taxation allt
fnances, the Democratic party can
afford TO meet the Republicans be
fore the people. The facts and th'
argument are all on the Democratic
side, unless the people OF Oklahoma
decide TO cripple the public instltu
tlons, and obstruct the progress o
he state