The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-27

people mas nceH MANY tunes Fephlu
ly Increased volume ana stability OF
business. aud that the practical oner4
itIpn Of our banking systcm has chatl
enged the admiration of The busl.
ness world
usury,
We fayor an effective usury Law
With penalties to Insure q proper
Of the same.
state and School Land
and School Funds,
aud pructicnble the lands cld BY thr
state fot educational ptrI.oses should
be sold upon terms that shall be ab
solutely fair 10 the people OF this state
the preference right to the
lessees, guaranteed By the enabling
act, TO the end that such lands should
become taxable and be made more
and productive hy the actual
owner thereof,
Tllat anything that addl to the
value Of said land and costs time Ia
Dor or money. shall be casscd as an
Improvement
improvements on said land shall
be appraised at such sum as they
add to the value OF lapu for the pur.
pose OF sale.
IN drafting The constitution Of the
state of Oidahonia. The Democratic
party forever guaHnlrcN proloctIQn
TO the school lands and sonoul funds
Of the state. aud Unlike a multitude
Of older states, the principal OF THIS
fund Win forever remain sacred aud
secure from any loss or depletion.
It provides that the principal OF fhc
fund shall never be diminished; and
Ia the investment OF the permanent
school fund, we point With pride to
the fact that the agricultural inter-
ests Of the state, the principal indus
try upon which the prosperity and
comfort OF Oklahoma depends should
have the first right TO the use of these
public moneys upon good farm Sc
curty. aud at a fair rate OF interest
The result OF this policy has beer
TO reduce the rate OF interest on farm
mortgage loans throughout the state
by reason OF the state competition
with farm mortgag companies.
The management OF the school lane
leasing department assumed by th'
Democratic administration from thu
territorial condition OF negligence
fayoritism and mlsnanngcment. hu'
In the brief period of state govern
ment. grown In efficiency TO wher'
complete records OF the location, char
actcr, description and values Of thes'
lands are matter ot record. am
where all lcssecs are upon the sam
basis without regard to political IA,
oritles. and wherc today the scboo
children of Oklahoma are recclyln
from these lands rents more than q
per cent net money annually IN e,
cess of the best year Of tcrrltoria
/ government.
Public Institutions.
Oklahoma territory had follove
the policy OF failing to provide an
institution for the insane, deaf duml
blind orphans or the state convict
except by contract with other states
or private Institutions within the stat
conducted by political layorltes {
! meinbers OF the dominating ofslcII
family at an cxtortionnte rate
| A notable instance Is to the keeI
Ing OF the insane at private inslitl
tnon at Norman, at such extrayagaI
rates that the stock ownership
that institution was considered a 50
4 cinl privilege TO the favored few I
+ the dominating clique.
4 The prisoners Of the territory wei
farlned out to neighborIng stale
an extravagant rate producing enorr
Gus profits to that state. and corfc
pondIng loss to the paxpayers Of o
. lahoma. These methods and iinwa
ranted conditions In the face OF Il
fact that the public building land hi
already accumulated approximate
six hundred Thousand dollars OF flln'
from which these institutions shou
: have long prior thereto been constru
, cd and placed on 4 basis Of efficen'
aud economy, bui the Democratic ps
n ty found This fund unused except
u few banks enjoying special faYO
at q nominal rate Of interest
/ Schools.
Layishness Ia education Is cconon
The Democratic party has ever be
} the friend Of efficient public schof
. realizing that an educated citizensll
/ insures the pcrpetuity OF free goyei
! mcnt We take pride IN the educate
!. al system IN operation In this sta
1 and pledge ourselves To It's fnfth
I development and Improvement.
: this end We favor law that will y
/ vide a school fund raised BY the sta
: sufficient, when added TO the inter'
o Of our invested school fund ami re
4 rs on school lands. to provide d
/, less than five months free school
G each district 10 the state.
= We also favor making provision
= the establishment of graded conss
c dated rural schools. to the end II
children living In country dlsfril
may receive the benefits or q bi
Q school education In communit
1 where they 1--we.
e The Democratic party in proyidi
Il institutions OF higher education,
o but dealt Justly with the eastern b
OF the state ID securing for II the
+. cessary industrial aud prcparatt
!: schools necessary TO provide for Il
y part Of the new state, and, in prov
g Ing district agricultural and meeha
4 cal colleges throughout the cnt
D. state.
+ The Democracy Is proud OF
T. educational progress made aud plet
I'll its continued support 10 cncour;
all OF these institutions. and calls VI
our advcrsarics TO point out wh
II ono OF the institutions OF this ets