The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-17

dumD or pllnd, however. They know
these conditions. and are lying In
wait to p tch their attack against the
democratic party along these lines.
In short, the Republicans are toe
wise to oppose all appropriations
They will criticize the DemocI ats fol
extravaganza in certain quarters and
miserly behavior in others.
The house committee reported i'm
layorably the bill to provide for the
purchase Of 200 acres of land for ad
dit,onal grnouds for the Eastern Hos
pital for the insane, located at Vinita
The Appropriation was for only $685.
200. That Is $40 an acre. The lana
Is worth that and more today. The
options were taken some months age
when land was selling lower than ii
sells now. Other institutions In 9th
G. states have them and some who
put off buying had to pay a fancy
pr ce when they did buy. The states
standing disgrace-and 1t has been a
standing disgrace ever since 1t was
cyeated-has been the private hospi
rtal Qf it can be called hospital) at
Norman Whole the. insane OF the
state are housed at 5000 year. The
company which has this contract Is
reputed to make a profit Of 100 pei
cent. II Is certain that It's profit
ls abnormal
Worst Of all. the state Of Oklaho-
ma, through the failure of the Cap
itol National bank of Guthrie, which
contained Oklahoma funds fell heir tc
stock In this Norman Sanitarlum com
pany and the state has been sharing
in these dtidends which are wIuns
nom the llfeblood OF these unfortu
mates. The stockholders of the Nor
man Sanitarium company naturally
ere in no hurry TO see work begin on
the Vinita institution. They have
thelr friends also who are in no hurry
about IL. But while the Legislature
and the state boards dilly-dally these
people are dying. Kate Barnard says
because of lack eli modern treatment
The records bear her out In this.
Members of the legislature, we dc
not write this unadyisedly. A promi
ntnt Republican politician told us
these things. He is not joker anc
lie is not liar. 1t is well 10 be ecoii
cmical, but Is ii being economical tc
pay this Norman Sanitarium com
pany 5000 a yea, for the care OF
these people, That ia more than anl
other state in the Union pays for tht
care Of its insane. And the testimony
os Kate Barnard shows that no othel
state gets so little for the none,
spent. This Norman company nov
has before the legislature bill ap
,propriatIng the enormous sum o
$500 for its benefit. Is this econ
oDoy,
No: The sooner the state take'
over these insane and takes care 0
them IN humanitarian manner th'
better II will be for the good name 9
the state and the better 1t will b'
| for the finances OF the state. AS It 4
now all the money paid out Is dea'
expense--the stste has nothing Y
show for II In buildings or grounds
nothing in appliances, nothing In lat
soratory, nothing In parks or hosp
tails. All, all goes into that rat-hol
at Norman When this Republican
storm breaks It Will be such things a
this which It will be hard for th
Democratic party Of Oklahoma to G,
lrlain to the voters.
No, gentlemen, 1t will not be extra
i vagance to take care Of the unfortl
I nate OF the state In hunlanitaria
/ manner er.--vinita Leader.