The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-29

for state xarrxnts. This Is simply /
one Of the many critical times when |
the Governor has had to conduct him
self like a Bull Headed CxaE' In or
der TO keep Joe w. McNeal and his |
combination from prohting at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers OF the STATE. |
This is probably what Joe McNeal
would call snore business and less
politics. But II any man has at
any time received less than one hun
dred cents on the dollar for his cur
rent expense state warrant 1t Is SIM
ply because he has not called It to my
attention aud has permitted himself TO
be fooled by someone telling him that
he could not get par for his current
expense state warrant.
STATE DEBT.
Reader, the funded state debt Is
not three million dollars and never
was, and as ali such matters are
shown upon the public records Joe
w. McNeaI knew his three million
dollar statement was false when he
made 1t. The funded stare debt Is
exactly one million, four hundred
sixty thousand dollars.
McNeal tells you these bonds were
issued and sold to pay the expenses
OF state government. This is also
false and is matter or record known
to Mr.. McNeal and he, therefore,
knew he was deceiving the people
when he stated ii was for expenses OF
state government.
The facts are that one million, two
| hundred twenty-eight thousand, two
hundred twenty-five dollars was the
warrant, contract and appropriation
Indebtedness Of Oklahoma Territory
this being the principal to which was
added about seventy-four thousand
accrued interest (some Of the Terrts
tory debt being quite old had a large
amount Of interest accrued thereon)s .
so that out of the bond issue Of ond
million, four hundred sixty thousand
dollars total Of one million, three
hundred two thousand dollars was
for the debts Of Oklahoma Territory
and only one hundred fifty-seven thou
sand, seven hundred dollars was ex-
pense money for the state govern
ment The proof Of my statement
will be found in the Session Laws or
the First Legislature on pages one
hundred fifty-six and one hundred
fifty-seven, and to show that the Re-
publicans In the Legislature con-
ceded that the statement above made
was proper and correct you will find
by reading the published journals Of
the House and the Senate that only
: four Republican members voted No
on the approval of that schedule OF
: Territory Indebtedness.
Joe w. McNeal says that the issue
Of one million, four hundred sixty
thousand dollars Of state bonds was
: in violation of law because the Con-
, stitution says that state indebtedness
in excess Of four hundred thousand
dollars shall not be created without .
vote OF the people.
Again. Joe w. McNeal knows this
statement to tn public is misleading
for the following reason:
OF all this indebtedness, except one
, hundred fifty-seven thousand. seven
hundred dollars, being for the pay
2 ment of the debts Of Oklahoma Terri
+ tory the people by express provision
: Of the Constitution did. in adopting
: the Constitution, vote for the assump
ton and payment by the state Of the
debts Of Oklahoma Territory and
: therefore, 1t did not require second
! vote by the people as would be the
!, case If an indebtedness Of four hun
! dred thousand dollars or more would
I have been created for the expense oi
I state government.
Joe w. McNeal knows of these
I facts and knows that II the people be
2 lieve his statements they would bt
? grossly deceived.
Joe w. McNeal tells the people also
4 that there was more cash turned ovel
: to the state for general expense &C
= count by the Territory than thu
!. debts of the Territory amounted to.
Let US see-The records OF the
? btate Treasurer's Office show that he
!, received little less than three hun
= dred fifty-eight thousand dollars o.
!, general expense fund from the Treas
? urer of Oklahoma Territory. This fac
: Is also well known to Mr.. McNeal, an(
: hence he knows the truth to be tha
:, instead of there being more none,
. , than there was debts that In fact ther,
= dollars more debts OF Oklahoma Ter
:. ritory than there was cash on .hant
: from Oklahoma Territory.
- lneTG Wdb dibO All Lno Treasury y
= Oklahoma Territory about five hun
I, dred seventy-four thousand dollars &C
: cumulated rentals upon the public
= building lands but this money wal
= applicable only to the building OF pub
e lie buildings and institutions ant
! : could not be used for the payment o.
= the expense of Territory or state gov
! eminent
= Where this money was kept during
y Territorial days and how Joe w. Nc
= Meals combination grated the tax
= payers of the Territory by the us'
= of this money will be told in anothe
:, chapter. You can then see what Jo'
2 w. McNeal means by wanting "mor'
:. business and less politics" Joe's kin,
u y of business has made Joe rich bu
the taxpayers have borne the burden
:. We will add that these old Terri
= tory debts we're costing the people 0
Y the state six per cent interest; tha
: since we replaced them with the stat
= bond issue bearing only four per cen
= interest and that our State Treasure
y in selling these bonds at four per cen
= interest secured cash premium 0
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