The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-19

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business and that Ihe practical operl
atinn al apr bailkinG systsiu hasfchal
leHEed thns Admiration of tha bual
ness world
Usury.
We favor an effective uguIy law
with penalties 10 lnnure proper
enforcement ~ the samr
State and School Land
and School Fundg.
We believe that AZ soon az posal.
ana practicable ths Ian held by The
state tor educational pun les should
~ Old ufon ternla that nail br an
lonely lair tO The people Of this state
preserving the preference right 10 the
lessees, guaranteed by the enabling
act, 10 The end that such lAnda should
become taSAole and be made more
valuable aad prlductiye by tff actual
owner thereof
That anything that adds 20 the
value Of SAID land ana costs tame, lav|
Dor OF money shall be classed as an
Improvement
mprevcnlents on faid land ahall
w appraised AZ such sam Az they
add % thc value ot lAOd Tor the pur
pose OF sale.
In drafting the constitution of the
state Of Oklahoma, The democratic
rafty forever guaranteed protection
Va tae school llnss and school funds
OF the state. Nnd unlike 4 mnltitude
~ "A. ttft AT ID
fund VIII forever remain sacred ana
secure from any loss VI depletion
Il provides that the prlaclpal of The
fund shall never be diminished, and
IN The investment OF tho permanent
school fund, we point With pride to
the Tact that the agricultural inter.
ests OF the state. the principal Indus
try upon which the prosperity and
comfort ot Oklahoma depends. should
have the first right TO the use of these
public moneys upon good farm se-
curly, and at A fair raj Of interest,
he result OF this policy has been
70 reduce The rate Of Interest on farm
mortgage laars throughout tue state
by reason OF lhe state competition
with farm mortgage companies.
The management OF The school land
leasing department assumed by the
Democratic administration from the
territorial condition of negligence,
fayolitlSm and mlsnana9emenl has
in the brief period cr state govern
ment grown IN efficiency TO where
compete records of the location, char.
acter. description aud ,ancs OF thea
I lanlH arc matter ul record, and
whpre all lessees are upon the same
basis wllhon regard 70 poiitlcal fay.
frties. and where today the school
! children ~ OklahOma ale feceiSlng
from these llnds rents more than 60
( per cent net muncy annually IN cS'
cess ol the best year ~ territorial
I government
Public institutions.
4 Oklahoma territory had followed
the policy Of failing % provide any
4 lnatituilOn fQr the insane, deaf dumb.
blind orphans OF the state convict.
except by contract Ni,h other aiatca.
I or. private ins,iiutldna within The state
! conducted BY political fayoliiee or
members Of the dominating official
family at an extortonaie rate
4 notable instance Is to the keep.
Ing of the insane al private 1nalllu.
tfon al Norman, az ouch e9travagant
rates that the stock ownership OF
tnat institution was considered spe.
cial privilege 10 the favored few Of
the dominating clique.
The prisoners OF the territory were
farmnd out to nelghboring state at
1 an eytrayagant rate producing en0rm'
ous profits TO that state, and d CORES
pondIng loss 10 the paxpayers of on.
iahoma, These methods aud unwar'
rarted conditions In the face Of the
fact that the public building land hs/
already accumulated approximately
six hundred thousand dollars Of funds
from which these Institutions should
have long prior thereto been construct
ca and placed on a basis Of efficiency
and economy. but the Democratic par
ty found this flnl unused except By
a few banks. enjoying special fayora
at a nominal rate ot interest
Schools.
Layisllnesg In education IL economy
The Democratic party has eyer been
the friend Of efficient public schools
realizing that an educated citizenship
insures the pefpetuity OF free govern
ment. We take pride IN the education
al system Ia operation ii this state
and pledge ourselves 10 its further
development and Improvement. Tt
this end we favor a law that Will pro
vile a school fund raised bs the state
sufficient, when added 10 tie Interest
Of our invested school fund and rent
ais on school lands. to provide moi
less than five months free school II
each district 10 the state.
We also favor making provision fol
the establishment OF graded consOli
datei rural schools. 10 The end thai
children living IN country districts
may receive the benefits OF 4 higi
school education IN communities
where they live.
The Democratic party In providing
! institutions Of higher education, hal
, bur dealt lustly with the eastern hal
OF the state IN securing for It the ne
eeasary industrial and preparatory
schools necessary 10 provide FOR tha
I part of the Hee slate, aad ~ pfoyld
ing dlstrict agricultural and mcchanl
, cal colleges throughout the entire
state
! The Democracy Is proud OF th'
: educational progress made and pledge
is continued support 70 enconrag'
ali VI ihe.c Institutions. Ard calls upon
our alyeIsafiea to point ont. wliicl
one oi thc Institutions Of thig state
. cfeaiud by the Demoffa;ic party
which cares FOR anI gu5fds The unior