The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-05
BUILDING
A STATE
WHAT WAS DONE, Why AND
WHAT IT COST.
CONCLUSION.

the opposition have selected for crlt'
iclsm speaking to the people from
the official records and setting forth
facts and figures that the enemy dare
not dispute in our presence or hear
ing. and it is we'll known fact tnat
avery one Of them have declined 70
meet US on the platform before the
honest voters Of this state who are
anxious to know the truth. In brief
oklahoma Justly lays claim to pro-
gressiye government and to things
done OF which every honest citizen
may well be proud.
Oklahoma is the only state In the
union where the depositors in state
banks have not lost a single penny
since our banking law went into enect
two years and nine months ago.
Oklahoma Is the only state as far
hack as the year eighteen hundred
fifty-six that has realized one hun
dred cents on the dollar out Of every
state expense warrant 1t has issued.
oklshoma is the only state IN the
union that secured its state capitol
buildings, including the carpets on
the noors. the furniture in the offices,
and the expense OF moving an admin
Istration. without Collars cost to
the taxpayers of the state, Other
states have certainly had as good an
opportunity to protect their taxpayers
I from cost and why none OF them nave
done SO is matter for our enemies
to explain.
Oklahoma is the only state in tne
union where the toiling masses on
the farm, in the workshop, ~ the
mines and In legitimate pursuits, haa
their views OF government written into
the state Constitution.
OkIahoma is the only state ln the
union where capital and labor are
each equally protected by the Con
sttution and the laws.
oklahomas state government y
conducted at an average cost OF one
dollar and forty-fve cents per capita
Of It's population. There Is not a state
IN the American Union from ocean
10 ocean north Of Mason and Dixon''
line chat runs it's state government
Al less than one dollar and seventy
cents Der capita Of it's population, an9
from that CD to California. anothe'
Republican state, whose state govern
ment costs five dollars and ninety
tiye cents per capita.
Oklahoma is the only state IN TN
nnion that requires its permanen
school fund by first preference 70 D.
leaned to the farmers Of the state 2
moderate rate Of interest on iarn
mortgage.
the Federal census Of this yea
shows that the population Of Oklahc
,sa has more than doubled since n
last rssnlar Federal census.
okIahoma's bank deposits in Stat
and National Banks combined wer
nfty.nve million dollars when gu
banking law was passed. The depol
lis ia all Banks for the report DAT
now about TO he published show owe
ninety-two million dollars, being a
increase OF thirty-seven million DO
lars deposits equal to seventy De
cent increase in two years ana mn
months. This conclusiyely shows thi
the government OF Oklahoma has el
couraeed the bringing of money mi
the state instead of keeping none
out of the state as the special inte
est mouth piece claims.
Oklahoma has proven the stabilii
Of its state banking law by prampt
and successfully liquidating the fal
ufe OF fhe largest bank in the STA
u lower rate Of expense than Y
national banking law has ever bee
administered In either Territory Al
without the depositors or the busine
Of the community or the state suffe
ing the slightest embarrassment
loss.
Oklahoma took its great school laI
manaeement out Of the chaotic cont
ton OF Oklahoma Territorial polite
ring rule where partisan friends hi
been rewarded and other tenants pu
ished and placed it on a busine
hasIs free from partiality and whe
the net results in cash to the scno
children have been increased tro
the rental OF the very same lahoA
average of over thirty-four per Gel
The money talks for itself. T.
schools have drawn it through I
various county treasures In two
stanments every year The word
the reckless faIsiier cannot sta
against what is shown by the sts
land Office receipts from your eonn
treasures.
Oklahoma has almost doubled :
number Of its country school hou'
ia three years.
Oklahoma devotes larger prop
zion Of its entire cost Of state cove
ment to agricultural and mechani
education and to the promotins Of
agricultural and live stock iniere
than any state in the union upon
principle that It is common SCI
business to encourage the line OF
dustry that gives the state its ann
woafth and prosperity. We are prt