The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-05

patients and prisoners being iarmeu
out al extrayagant cost to the tax
payers. In the brief period Of less
than three years we have nearly com
pleted the penitentiary, which will
care for twelve hundred prisoners,
and will soon have completed suffi-
Gent accommodations for our insane
SO as to cease patronizing the private
institutions owned by the old Guthrie
Territorial gang at which the tax pay
ers were paying extrayagant rates.
The attendance at the institutions
OF higher education in Oklahoma is
more than double what 1t was three
years ago.
The attendance at the Agricultural
and Mechanical Schools OF the state
is four times as great as three years
ago.
The wholesale merchandising of Ok
lahoma is three and one-half times as
great as three years ago.
The investment in manufacturing
three years ago was about sixteen
million dollars--today II is over fifty
two million dollars, In addition to
which are the two great packing
plants at Oklahoma City, among the
greatest in the world and which cost
upwards Of three million dollars each.
Oklahoma has had built within it's
borders in the last three years over
four hundred miles OF new railroad,
chiefly the M. o. & G., the Kansas,
Mexico and Orient and the Washita
Falls and North Western, and while
this Is not as large an amount Of
new mileage as we would like to see
we call attention to the fact that 1t
is far above the increase OF other
states and that in nearly every other
state In the union there has been no
development whatever due to the fact
that the financial centers OF the east
have been so depressed during all
this time that II was almost impossi-
BILE to promote new enterprises in any
OF the states Of the union.
We call attention to the fact that
when the present administration took
charge Of the reins Of government
we were living under series Of hol-
idays with ffty-five million dollars OF
deposits In the banks OF the state and
the depositor was limited to check
OF not over ten dollars per day. The
administration is drawing to close
with ninety-two millions of dollars on
deposit in the banks and every depos-
itor free TO check for his full amount,
and holidays for purpose OF protec-
iion have gone out Of fashion in Okla
homa.
So Il will be observed that Okla
homa. while II has Constitution that
protects the people and regulates the
great business interests, has ndt de-
stroyed nor even retarded business,
but has accomplished the enormous
task never equalled before, in the
uniting Of two Territories OF vast pop
ulation and wealth into what the pres
ent census will show is either the
or twentieth state in the
union, although it is the forty-sixth
state In the order OF its creation.
As heretofore stated to the people
of Oklahoma, | am not candidate
for Office. ! have served you from
the beginning of the Constitutional
Convention to the present time to the
best OF my ability, and without CIV
ing time or thought TO private busi-
ness. l have. doubtless made mis-
takes, as any human being would. but
have at all times done what seemed
TO me at the time would do the great
est good for the greatest number OF
people, and shall be content II after
the administration closes, the
honest citizens of this state look back
upon our efforts, and say: well
done. good and faithful servants"
My pride is in the continued growth
and prosperity of our state. Let 1t be
understood that only claim
my part in the drafting Of your con-
stitution, and the administration of
the first period of government. Many
others entrusted by the people with
like duties have performed them well.
and are entitled to as much credit
as myself, and It would be unfair In
me should | neglect to say that pa
triotic citizens OF our state. Republi-
cans as we'll as Democrats, have
many Of them Loyalty come to our
support whenever their services would
uphold the credit Of Oklahoma and
promote its welfare.
shall always remember with the
kindest appreciation that almost
without exception the men that the
Republicans sent to the State Senate
were loyal Oklahomans, and worried
for the peoples welfare,-shoulde to
shoulder with their Democratic cor
leagues.
AS TO the members OF the House
OF Representative during the first
and second sessions Of the Legisla-
ture, ] have the same feeling OF re-
spect and appreciation that have
sor the Senators. 1t is to be regret
ted, however. that in the third session
Of the House OF Representatives al.