The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-23

! W t1lAN'tlN' NNllNN NOllNiN, iNHi iut
burden upm the banks OF furniahn
the rnnd for he protection OF the
people has bccu mdny times repaid
by increased volume aud stability Of
business, ana that the practical opcf-
alton Of our banking system has chal.
longcd The admiration OF The busl-
ness world
usury.
We favor an effective uSury law
with penalties TO insure proper
enforcement Of the same.
state and School Land
and School Funds.
We believe that ~ soon as poss-
and practicable the lands cid Dy the
state for educational ml.,oses should
be sold upon terms that shall be an.
solutcly fair to the people OF this state
preserving the preference right to the
lessees, guaranteed by the enabling
act, to the end that such lands should
become taxable and be- made more
valuable and productive By the actual
owner thereof
That anything that adds TO the
value Of said land and costs time, la-
Dor or money. shall be classud MS an
improvement.
improvements on SAID land shall
be appraised at such sum az they
add to the value of land for the pur
| pose OF sale.
7 In drafting the constitution OF the
I state Of Oklahoma, the Democratic
| party forever guaranteed protection
to lhe school lands and school funds
OF the state, and unlike d r,ultitude
of older states, the principal OF this
fund will forever remain sacred and
secure from any loss or depletion
II provides that the principal OF the
fund shall never be diminished; and
IN the investment Of the permanent
school fund, we point with pride to
the fact that the agricultural inter-
ests Of the state, the principal indus,
try upon which the prosperity aud
comfort of Oklahoma depends, should
have The first right to The uge OF these
public moneys upon good farm ae-
curlty, and al a Fair rate of interest.
The result Of this policy has been
to reduce the rate Of interest on farm
mortgage loans throughout tne state
by reason OF the 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,
fayorltism and acknowledgment has
"a if.I .,( "A ..sa.4
menl, grown In efficiency 10 where
complete records OF the location. char
acter, description and values OF these
lands are a matter of record, and
where all lessees are upon the same
basis without regard to political fav.
critics. and where today the school
children Of Oklahoma are receiving
from these lands rents more than 80
/ per cent net money annually In OK.
cess OF the best year Of territorial
4 government.
4 Public Institutions.
\ Oklahoma Territory had followed
the policy OF failing to provide ans
institution for tho Insane. deaf dumb
blind orphans or the state conyicts
except by contract with other states,
OF private institutions within the state
conducted by political fav0ritcs OF
members of the dominating official
family at an cxtortionatc rate.
A notable instance Is to the keep.
ing Of tho insane at n private lnslitu.
tnon at Norman. at such extrayagant
rates that the stock ownership of
that institution was considered spe-
! eial privilege TO the favored few OF
tho dominating clique.
The prisoners OF the territory we're
farmod out to nolghboring state at
an cNtravagani rate producing eporm.
ous profits 10 that state, and a cores.
pondng loss TO the paxpayers of Ok
lah0ma. These methods and unwaf.
raEted conditions In the face of the
fact that the public building land hsf
already accumulated approximately
six hundred thousand dollars OF funds
from which these institutions should
have long prior thereto been construct
ed and placed on basis OF efficiency
and economy. but the Democratic par
ty found this fund unused. except By
a few banks, enjoying special fayofs
at nominal rate Of interest
Schools
Layshness IN education Is economy
The Democratic party has ever been
the friend OF efficient public schools
realizing that an educated citizenship
nsuros the perpetulty Of free govern.
mcnt. We take pride In the education.
al system in operation IN this state.
and pledge ourselves to IT'S further
development and Improvement To
this end we favor law that will pro
vide school fund raised liy The state
sufficient, when added 10 the interest
OF our invested school fuBd and rent
ais on school lands. to provide not
less than five months FREQ school IN
each district ~ the state
We also favor making provision for
the establishment Of graded consoli-
dated rural schools. to the end that
children living In country districts
may receive the benefits or high
school education IN communities
where they live
The Democratic party III providing
institutions Of higher education, has
but dealt Justly with the eastern half
OF The state IN securing for II the ne.
cessary industrial aud preparatory
schools necessary 10 provide for that
part Or the new statc, and. IN ppYid.
Ing district agricultural and meehsnl-
cal colleges throughout the entire
state.
The Democr8cy Is proud of the
educational progress made and pledge