The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-11

departments Of educational work. each
having its pccuiar idea OF the fitness
Of things educational and no two agree
ms IN detail or purpose, are creating Il
state of confusion in this department Of
government that viii soon he unboar
able Ihcre is no correlation among ou"
hiehcr educational schools, ana Will oc
mono under prcsen: conditions The re-
SUIT Is duplication Of work ana waste
fp eNIayagance that should he speedily
checked. The only hope can See for
correction of these conditions lies in the
creation OF board of education and
vesting II with adequate powers to deal
wi.h an matters educational I realize
that an honest attempt on your part to
deal with this subject viii meet with
stubborn ana serious opposition Ger
tain locslitch, prohtng by the present
system, VIII oppose any change, ana
Fl change does come will try to So mod
fv the law as to make it ineffective.
bat tie interest Of all the people should
prevail rather than that special favor
should he shown to the few Now is
tho time to act in this matter Delay
has already seriously crippled the elu.
cational interest of the state ana furth@
delay is likely to prove ruinous. There.
fore in the interest of the 100000 schoo',
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general welfare OF the public school
system Of Oklahoma, I beg you to pass
a law creating board Of education, as
the constitution provides This board Of
education, when properly clothed with
authority, can work out an adequate
sy"tem Of consolidated rural high
school system that must prevail in
this state X any adequate measure of
justice Is mcted out to the rural portion
Of cur population.
Election Laws
ne present primary and general cleo
tion laws were passed by the FIRST state
Legislature, and a: that time were evil
dealy thought to be adequate to the
ueofs Of tho people Two unsuccessful
attempts have since been made to
amend or modify these laws. Unmerc-
ml ana unjust criticism has been hurled
at these laws until deep seated dissatis-
faction prevails among our people, and
tho demand for changing these laws
comes from all classes and all political
PARTIES Too much care cannot be exer-
eisod in framing a law to properly pro-
ieci and maintain the integrity OF our
elections lI6wever, would not have
yoa think that l believe a law can pos
shlv be drawn that will meet with. no
criticism No matter how perfect it may
lie it will nnd its critics Immediately
following the first e.ecton held there
under; and these critics viii. in a large
measure, be confined to the list of de-
feated Candidates It has become almost
universal custom for a defeated candi-
date e. charge his defeat, either to the
rascalty of his successful opponents or
to the imperfec ton or unfarness of the
election law. 1t is rare indeed that the
/ unsuccessful! candidate is willing to aC-
triputc his defeat to its real cause.-the
desire Of majority Of tho voters to
have some other candidate than himself
Gll the office to which lie aspired SO
you need not hope to pass a law that
VII escape criticism, but you can enact
ono that will meet with the approval OF
vast majority of the voters of the
state; and after al it is the voters in.
tcrests that are to be looked after,
rather than the candidates desires.
In forming new election laws, or
amending the present laws suggest
I thai you simplify The laws as much a.
possible writing it in as little space ans
/ as clear language as you can, So thai
The masses can read and understand it
j Knowing fun wen that YOU can frame
/ no law that will not in some instance.
I he violated, | would ask that you attacl
severe penalties for its violation, 50 tha
adequate punishment may be meted on
10 tho person who violates it.
Banking.
No radical changes are needed or de
manded in the banking laws Of this
state. Our laws have been built arounC
the fundamental idea of protecting tn,
depostor who commits the safety OF
his money to the keeping of our stat
bankers We have tho best law unde
which to build a sale and sound bank
ing institution that has been passed il
tho republic. There Is one amendment
however that I urge you to make il
the interest of better banking conditions
in the state. The real results to he OBJ
tanned from any law, lie in the prope
administration of that law. No matte
how much of merit a law possesses,
Il be inperfectly administered abuse
are liable TO prevail Tho present law
are under the administration Of a bank