The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-21

been located at Enid; (by the way, il
might be well for Uncle Joe to give
some serious thought OF this home for
the feeble minded) so that Oklaho-
ma since 1t came under Democratic
rule, while it has a less number of
institutions according to the popula-
ton than Oklahoma Territory had, we
believe that every good citizen of the
state will say that Oklahoma's educa-
tional policy today Is vast improve
ment over what it was when this ad-
ministration took charge of public af-
fairs, and that the policy of taking
care of the unfortunate and helpless
children of the state is one that no
patriotic citizen will ever critcise.
Uncle Joe throws out his chest,
strikes himself on the bosom with
both fists. and says;
Just look at mel never got be-
yond the eighth grade in my educa-
tion.'
You don't need to prove that Uncle
Joe, we have meyer seen anything
about YOU to Indicate that you even
got that far
Then Uncle Joe SWels
Again, and He Says:
"See what a grand success | have
made in my business career. was a
county attorney once, and when ! fin
ished that Job | started bank"
Well maybe so, but at this time we
are not going to ask Uncle Joe how
Re got it.
Then Uncle Joe swells again, and
says:
"See what grand success | have
made of the banking businessl"
Now be cautious Uncle Joe, We have
got whole lot of the letters you
have published in the Guthrie State
Capital in the last two years, while
YOU were president of the National
Bank of Commerce, wherein you roast
ed the Oklahoma state banking law,
and you had a good reason for roast
ing It, and we are going to tell that
reason one of these days.
Then Uncle Joe dreams again, and
he says that the governor of Okla
honia absolutely controls the l.egsla-
ture by reason of the representatives
from the counties whSe these institu-
tions are located all being compelled
20 do just what the governor wants in
order to get their institution favored
Now let us see whether Uncle Joe
was fooling himself. or fooling his au-
dience To get at the bottom of this
LET us count the representatives, and
see who the representatives are from
the counties where some of these in
ttulions are located:
~ Supply insane asylum. one Re-
publican.
AIya Normal one Republican
Alfalfa County A. & NJ. District
sct uol one Republican.
Ton'nwa University Preparatory
ar 90 Two Republicans.
saltwater state A. & M. college,
TWO Republicans
state Feeble Minded Institution,
Frii two Republicans
q Co,ored Agricultural Normal school,
I.angston, three Republicans.
Edmond Normal, Oklahoma county,
two Republicans.
Broken Arrow, District A. & NJ.
school. Tulsa county, one Republican.
] Muskogee County Blind Asylum,
District A. & NJ college. and Colored
Orphan, Blind and Deaf Mute Indus
trial institutin, three Republicans.
Normal school at Tahlequah, one
Republican.
A total number OF Republican rep
4 resentatives from counties where
state institutions are located, nine
teen.
Take the journal of the house OF
Representatives for the last session
of the legislature, and You will find
that these Republican representatives
voted against practically every bill
! that the governor recommended and
we will guarantee that not one Of
these Republican representatives will
say That tlle governor ever lseld ans
club over their heads or threatened