The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-22

people haS Detn many llmea repaid /
by Increased volume and stability OF (
business, and that the practical oper
alton Of our banking system has chal
lenged The admiration OF the busi- /
neas world
Usury.
We favor al effective usury law
With penalties TO insure proper
enforcement Of the same,
State and School Land
and School Funds.
We believe that as soon as possi-
and practicable the lanas held by the
state for educational purh. les should
be sold upon terms that snail be abb
solntely ialr to the people of this state
preserving the preference right 10 the
lessees, guaranteed BY the enabling
aci, TO The end that such lands should
become taxable aud be made more
valuable and productive by lhe actual
owner thereof,
That anything that adds 10 thr
value OF said land ana costs time, Ia.
bor on money shah be cassed as an
Improvement,
improvements on fgld land shall
be appraised at such sum as lhey
add tu the value OF land for the pur.
pose ul sale.
IN drafting the constitution Of the
state of Oklahoma. the Democratic
party lorevof guaranteed protection
10 tie school lanls and school innds
Of the state, and unlike multitude
Of Older states, the principal Of this
fund viii forever remain sacred aud
secure from any loss OF depletion
Il provides that the principal OF the
fund shall never BE- diminished; au
IN Il Investment OF The permanent
school fund, we pulni with pride to
the fact That the agricultural inter
ests OF The state. The principal Indus
try upon which the prosperity aud
comfort oI Oklahoma depends. should
have lhe fist right 10 ihr use ai these
public moneys upon good farm se,
cnrity. and al 4 fair rate Of inteiesI,
The result Of ihla policy han been
Ca reduce The rate Of interest on larm
mortgage loans throughout the state
BY reason of The state competition
wltli farm mortgage coInpsniea
1
The managemelt OF the school land
leasing department assumed by tue
Democratic administration from the
territorial condition OF negligence
.fayotitlsm and mismanasemeni has
In the brief period Of state govern
ment, 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 10 political fay.
! critics. and whore today the school
children OF Oklahoma are receiving
from these lands rents more than 90
per cent net money annually In ex.
cess OF the best year OF territorial
government.
Public Institutions.
Oklahoma territory had followed
the policy Of failing to provide any
Institution for the insane. deaf dumb,
/ blind orphans or the state convicts,
except by contract with other states
or private institutions within the state
conducted by political fayorIteR or
members OF the dominating official
family AZ an extortionate rate.
"A notable instance Is to the keep.
ing OF the insane at a private insiiu-
tnon at Norman, at such extrayagant
rates that the stock ownership OF
that institution was considered spe.
cial privilege TO the favored few OF
the dominating clique.
The prisoners oil the territory were
farmed out TO q neishboring state at
an extrayagant rate producing enorm'
GUS profits to that stale. and a cores
pondIng loss to the paspayers OF Ok
lah0ma, These methods and nnwar'
ranted conditions In the face OF the
fact that The public building land hg/
already accumulated approximately
six hundred tllonaand dollars OF funds
from which tliese Institutions should
have long prior thereto been construct
ed and placed on q basis Of efficiency
aud economy. but the Democratic par
ty found this fund unused, except BY
a few banks, enjoying special fayorl
az a nominal rate Of Interest.
Schools.
l.ayishncss IN education Ii economy
The Democratic party has even been
the friend Of efficient public schools
realizing that an educated cltlzenshn
ingnres the parpetulty OF free govern
meDt. We fake pride IN the education
al system IN operation In this state
and pledge ourselves to Is further
! detelopment aud Improvement. "
, this end we favor q law thai Will pro
yile q schloi tnnd rdiaeI b. he gtlts
, snflicieni. when added 10 the lnteres
, NJ our invested school fund aud rent
I ais on school lands. 10 provide no
lOss than five months free aohool u
-,ch d.stfici 10 The state
d We alNo favor making provision 10
The establishment % gfsatd eonaolI
: dafsi rlfal gchoola, - The snd tina
cbildie0 living IN country district
may receive the benefit of q hlgl
5choul education IN f1inmunliIel
/ WnsIg lney I'VE
) 1hs Democratic patty in prDyidini
! Institutions of higher education. h1
; bur iealt hittly with the eastern hal
81 the state in securing for Il the ne
+. ceseafe indusffial ard pfeparaior'
schools necessary 10 provide for tha
I part of the nsS sraie, and. 10 progid
: inc district agricultural and mechanl
) cal colleges throughout the shtlr
i state.
! The Democracy Is proud of Ia
i educational progress made and pledg
I its continued support 10 enconfag
all OF these institutions. aud calls upol
our adyersaries TO point out whic
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