The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-26
w. S. Oversheet On the Governor S
Message--Is it Econophobia?

III is the Akin bill in new dress. Let
| nus lift the cloak OF Brutus; and
beold the Poniard of Oklahoma city
in the hand OF the assassin in the
gLise of law, to stab and wound TO
| death ghe Educational facilities OF
our state. and clothe the edu tation-
al prosperity of our commonwealth
| in som5re shroud of ignorance. We
would ask the legislature to use the
dagger sparingly and kili but few g
nomas and 3 agriculturau ~ mos
OF our schools To kill the two pre-
paratory schools would be nothing
short Of yandalism an unnecessary
destruction OF valuable property that
cost thousands Of dollars TO the
state, and worthless for anything else
four large structures with elegant
grounds al Tonkawa, with every es-
sential equipment to con0uct sue
cessful college and it is necessary
in that part OF the state. To Kill it
would destroy the opportunity Of 500
to G00 students getting the adyant-
ages Of college service. or burden
the state university and create more
demand for room accommodations
and extra Instructors and lftle saw
ed and poor economy Let MS exam
inc and see what the cost OF these
schools are TO the state annually.
According to the report prepared BY
---tf1s-----i@nce OF the state eN-
aminer and inspectors,
I.isten--he said the cost to the
state for the IL schools STATED for
death IN the Akin bill was twenty
six and eight tenths cents on every
$l000.00 assessed valuation That is
any one was worth one thousand dol
lars he would pay (26.S) twenty-siX
and eight tenths cents to keep up
these "A schools each year
Now, to keep mp the two prepara
tory schools it would cos1 the tax
payers Of the great state Of Oklaho
ma the enormous sum of two cents
On every $l,0o1o0 Of assessable
wealth in the state or oklahoma.
Now. is not that q pitifu sum to
kill two great Institutions for? And
this is based upon the wealth of Ok
lahoma, which is one billion three
hundred and twenty-six million, eight
h1ndred and forty thousand, eight
hundred and thirty-three dollars. Ac-
cording 20 the assessed valuation Of
property report made in June 81,
l9ja, these two preparatory schools
81 tha state which I have in question
received per annmn SG5,00Q.o0 from
the state tund, and G2 cents OF eyerr
dollar OF state lax, is paid BY the |
privilege and franchise class; as the |
railroads. telegraph, telephone oil
coal and gas companies, and IS cents !
is paid by the common citizen. Now |
my dear reader. does il look 10 YOU |
like there ought to lie amy econo |
phobia fits by the legislature over
this matter OF protecting a fund |
gathered mostly from the corpora
tions OF the state and ! don't think |
there Will be. if they will use sense
instead Of prejudice, more brains and |
less gall; and exercise interest for |
the state rather than for corrupt |
city
The governor should not go into
the real estate business at the ex
peuse OF the state. He has been too
long environed by evil communica
tions. Ii has corrupted his nature. |
and to gather up the cost OF all the
schools i'm the state and hand them |
out 10 an informed public, is not
fair. and is a little like a man com |
ing TO the United states, and writ
Ing up The riots of Pittsburg, and the |
strikes of Chicago. and the explosions
OF Los Angeles. and taking It back 10 |
and say here is the history |
of the United States Nothing TO r;
! don't lelieYe in tearing down one |
SET OF people. % build up another
This is not an age of brlgandg and !
buccaneers Thank the Lord il is an /
age of Democracy. X would not be /
sood states manship 10 kill these pre- |
paratory schools, {. would be no econ |
omy. no part of wisdom. but only the
height of folly. and l doubt it being |
done legally because it is entwned |
and is Incorporated in the lands
granted for That purpose and all Vasi