The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-17
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM
State and School Land
and School Funds.

State and School Land
and School Funds.
We believe that rs soon as posi-.
md practicable the lands held by the
state for educational purposes should
De sold upon terms that shall be ap-
5olutely fair to the people of this state
preserving the preference right to the
essees, guaranteed by the enabling
let, to the end that such lands should
)ecome taxable and be made more
aluable and productive by the actual
owner thereof.
That anything that adds to the
value of said land and costs time, la
Dor or money, shall be classed az an
improvement.
improvements on said land shall
be appraised at such sum as they
add to the value OF land for the pur.
pose OF sale.
In drafting the constitution of the
state of Oklahoma, the Democratic
.arty forever guaranteed protection
0 the school lands and school funds
+ the state and unlike a multitude
Df older states, the principal of this
.und will forever remain sacred and
;ecure from any loss or depletion.
II provides that the principal of the
und shall never be diminished. and
n the investment Of the permanent
school fund, We point with pride t.
The fact that the agricultural inter
sts of the state the principal indus
try upon which the prosperity and
comfort Of Oklahoma depends, should
nave the first right TO the use of these
public moneys upon good farm Sc
cur.iy. and at q fair rate Of interest
The result Of this policy has been
TO reduce the rate of interest on farm
mortgage loans throughout the state
by reason of the state competition
with farm mortgage companies.
The management OF the school land
leasing department. assumed by The
Democratic Administrations from thf
territorial condition of negligence
tavoriiism and Encouragement. hai
Ia the brief period ef state govern
meul, grown la elscieacy 10 where
complete record OF the location, char
acter. dc8, iplion and values Of ihes,
lands are 4 matter Of record. anC
whore all lessces are upon the sam,
basis withori regard TO political fav
critics. arl where today the schoo
children OF oklahoma arc receiyiDI
from these lands rents more than g.
per cent net money annually in OK
cess Of the best Year OF tcrriioria
government
public Institutions.
Oklahoma territory had follo-e'
the policy OF falling TO provide an,
Institution for the insane, deaf dumb
blind orphans or the state canvicts
except BY contract with other states
or private institutions within the stat'
conducted by political fayorltcs o
members Of the dominating Dfficla
family at an ext0rtionaie rate.
A notable instance IS 70 the keep
Ing Of the insane ai private lnstitu
tnOn at Norman. at such extravagan
rates that the stock owr arship o
that Institution was cor idpret spe
cial privilege TO the favored few 0
TIC dominating clique.
The prisoners Of the territory wcr'
fafmed out 10 neighboring state A
! an extrsy8gant rate producing enorni
oug profits 70 that stasel and 4 CORES
ponding loss 70 the paxpavers ot Ot
lahoma These method aud uuwur
ranted conditions In the t3ceof TN
fact that the public building land hs>
\ af~c-Sv rrrv.~f,'@*cf ~rr-r~f.w~trf- y
( six hundred thousand .lDllaIs OF fund
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