The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-24

To faftyliye nGllion dollars. that the
burden upon zoe banks OF furnishing
the fund for the protection ol The
people has been many times repaid
by Increased volume ANA stability OF
business, and that the practical uper'
alton OF our banking system has chal-
lcnged the admiration ot the bust
ness world
usury
We favor an effective usury law
with penalties 70 insure proper
enforcement 81 the same,
state and School Land
and School Funds
We believe that as non as pOssi-
ana practicable The lands eld By the
state Tor educational pun Uscs should
be sold upon terms that shan be uo
solntoly tair TO The people Of this state
preserving the preference right TO the
lessees. guaranteed ny the enabling
act 10 the end that such lands should
become taxable and be- made moro
valuable and productive by The actual
owner thereof
That anything that adda to the
value Of said lind aud coats tlue, la'
Dor or moDeg. shall 10 claased AS an
improvement.
improvements OH sand and shall
ho appraised a such sam as they
add "a the value Of land for the pun
pose Of sale
ia drailipig the constitution ol tho
state Of oklahoma the Democratic
rarls forever guaranteed protectian
% the school lands and school funds
Of the state and unlike . multitude
Of older states, The prnclppl Of this
fund will forever remain sacred aud
secure 'fr0m any loss or depletion
il PROVIDE that the pineipd OF the
fund shsll never be- dimlnisbed3 and
ia the Investment Of the permanent
seheol fund, we point with pride e
Che fact that the agricultural inter
pats of the state. the principal indus
try upon which The prosperity and
comfort Of OklanomA depends, ahonlt
haye tho lIfst right " the usc Of those
public moneys upon good farm 80
cur'iy aud at II lair rate Of interest
The result a lhis policy has beer
10 reduce the rate Of interest on farm
mortgage l1ana througnuul tne STATE
by reason ol ihc state competition
with farm mortgage companles.
The management OF The school Ian,
leasing department assumed by tn
| Democratic administration from th'
Territorial condition OF neglgence
fatarftiaut anl t,.tuf,n ., atf.gn.pt h,I
in the brieI period Of siatc govern
ncnt, grown IN efficiency 20 wher
complete records OF the location, chaI
aeter, description and values OF thes'
lands are a matter OF record an'
( where all lcssees arc upon thn SAM
basis without regard 10 political fay
critics. aud whore today tho achOo
children Of Oklahoma are rccelvin
+ from these lands rcuts more than q
per cent net money annually lh eS
cess Of the best year OF tcrrtorla
4 government
4 Public institutions.
Oklahoma territory had fohoNe
the policy o. falllng 20 provide an
Institution for the insane, deaf duml
blind orphans or lhe state convict
except by contract with other state.
or private institutions within the stat
conducted 10y political flyorites 0
members of tic dominating 0fIicia
family at an extogtlonate rate
a notable instance is TO the keel
ing OF the insane az a private instltl
lnan al Norman az such eXtfayagan
hrates thst the stock ownership q
that institution was considered o SD
cIal privilege 10 the favored few {
the dominating clique
The prisoners ol the territory wtN
iarDed out 70 4 nclghborlug state y
4 an cxtrayagaft rate producing en0fil
Gus profits to'that state, and correi
nondlng loss to The paxpaycrs Of Ol
lahona These methods and unwa
rauted conditions In the face Of tn
fact that the public building land ha
already accumulated approximate
/ six hundred th0Gsund dollars ni fund
from which these institutions shOul
have long prior thereto been consiru'
cd and placed on basis OF efflclenc
aud economy bu the Democratic pa
Is lonnd tbls fnul unused except b
feg banks. euiOglng special tay0l
at q nominal rate Of interest
Schools,
Layishaess In education Is econom
The Democratic party has ever bee
the friend cf efficient public schoo
realizing that an educated cltlzgrshi
lnsures the perpetuity ol free goyer
ment We take pride in the edueaii0
II system ID operation in THIS stat
! and pledge ourselves 10 It's furthr
/ development aud Improvement 7
THIS end we favor law that viii pr
vide q school fund raised by the stat
! sufficient, when added 90 she ntere
Of on y7ested school fund and ron
ais On chnOl lands. lp provide NJ
less ihan live monthg free school
. eaeb district la The state
W. also favor makina proFision Z
the establishment Vi gr1ded r0iisQ
], satef rural srhuuS 70 iir end ihl
children liYug m rDuuiry disiwc
nay fseeiye the benptlH ~ q biz
school education iu c9llnnBiil'
Nhefe they I've
The Democratic party In pr0yida
/ Institutions oi higher cdncniiohg ia
bu deali iuatly With the eastern ha
81 The state in securing ior lt the .
eessafg Industrial and preparat0
schools necessary 70 provide for tb
par1 oF tho pew slate and ln pr9fi
ing district agricultural anl niechai
eel colleges thioughclt tbe eat!
( state
The Democracy q proud oi u
II educational progress m4dc ana pieh'