The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-12-19
URGES AKIN
TO BACK UP
ON HIS BILL
Economy and Welfare Ol
Schools Urged by
Mr.. Wells

Hpeelal 10 EApfcS3.
Oklahoma city. Dec. i9.-J K.
Wells, prominent real estate man
and political leader IN this city today
gave out the following letter
Hon. Oliver n. Akin, Moore, Okla.
Dear sir In the interest Of har-
mony in the democratic party, econ.
omy and to relieve The people OF
bitter and prolonged strife that will
follow the calling of an election upon
your initiative petition, wish to sug-
gest TO you that You agree to with.
draw your petition as Il has been
filed with the secretary Of state.
While win admit that there IS
some merit in your proposition, as We
will all agree. that there are TOO many
educational institutions In this state
and the expenses OF maintaining same
falls too heavily upon the tax payers.
who at this time, under the present
conditions are not IN a position to
support all Of the institutions in the
manner they should be supported.
yet believe that the responsibility
Of abolishing ali Of these Institutions.
or any of them. should fan upon the
legislature ana the governor, where
Il belongs. II these Institutions are
10 be abolished al al that should be
done on the merit system. l.e. let
that institution that costs the state
the most and renders the least good
be abolished first and so on until We
have no more institutions in this
state than we can properly support
and the state absolutely needs.
To hold an election on your propo-
siiion win cost lhe state hos less than
fifty thousWd dollars and viii be the
cause Of more strife and bitter feel
ing than has been engendered in any
state over any political question since
the ciyii war.
The viii OF a majority Of the peo-
pie OF any commonwealth should be
the law OF the land. yet the people
Of this state, suffering from a failure
Of crops for snree successive years.
with an increase IN their taxes. are
IN frame Of mind to abolish the
supreme court n submitted to them IN
an initiative petition, n told 10 do so
would decrease the expenses OF the
state government and reduce their
taxes.
doubt the wisdom Of any measure
that seeks 70 abolish our institutions
with broad-aye II they are 10 be
abolished let's DO 80 one at a time.
Let each institution stand on its own
merits and g u does not render ade.
quate service for The money expend-
ed let's demand Of the legislature
and the governor that that partieu-
lar Institution be abolished.
Let's submit this proposition to the
wisdom Of the nest legislature and
our Governor and let them ascertain
which educational institution Is the
most expensive and does the least
good to the end that the people may
know which Institutions should be
abolished and which should be sup
ported and encouraged
In behalf Of economy, In behalf Of
harmony in our party and welfare
Of the institutions Of the state al
large. ! suggest thar You withdraw
your petition. for calling an election
on this proposition, to the end that
the farmer. merchant, banker. labor
er and professional men may each re
turn to their respective vocations anG
strive to build un IN this state th'
best. not the most, educational insti
tutions Of any state in the union. tina
shall be a monument to our wisdom
and the pride Of every patriotic citi
zen N the state.
As the public "a more or less in
terested in this question ! shall TAX
The liberty Of giving this letter 10 tn
pressa
Respectfully.
K WELLS.