The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Building Company from any further
obligation In the matter oi selling sne
lands. ana the state rs To take title 70
the lands proposed TO be donated ana
dispose Of them as heilegislature may
direct The hundred Thousand dollars
is to become the property Of tne state.
/ The cash payment, Immediately after
its receipt by me, was deposited IN
three banks in 0klahona city and has
been drawing interest at the rate OF
three per cent sincs about We first o.
June, 1912.
/ recommend to the legislature that
4 II accept this proposition and make
an appropriation to 90 forward with
the building Of d capitol The site that
is proposed for capitol purposes is one
well suited TO the location OF cur state
buildings. BY proper handling OF the
lands donated more money can be real
/ lied to the state than would have been
possible to have realized had the same
been sold according to the terms OF the
original contract and by the legisla-
4 ture accepting this proposition and
taking hold OF the matter and hand
ling 1t in a business way, we will come
nearer procuring for the people Of Ok
lahoma free capitol than could have
been done under the proposition az eed
to by the former legislature.
i recommend also that the legisla-
ture make an appropriation sufficiently
large TO build a state capitol such as
viii meet the requirements OF the
state, and that it arrange for the ia-
suance and sale Of bonds, bearing not
more than four per cent interest, the
proceeds of which are to be used in
the erection of the building. 1t is b
matter Of good business to proceed
without further delay At present the
state departments are scattered an
over Oklahoma City and the best sew
vice cannot be rendered to the peo-
pie under these conditions The Ques-
lion Of rentals is an important item
for consideration, and until we have
erected and furnished state capitol,
this burden will be an added load to
The people
REAPPORTIONMENT.s
It becomes the duty Of this leeisla-
ture to redistrict the state Of Okaho-
ma for congressional purposes.
TAX PENALTIES.
A most inexcusable outrage being
perpetrated upon the taxpayers OF
Oklahoma under the guise Of law is
the exorbitant and usurious penalty
Imposed for the non-paymep. OF tax.
es. Oklahoma has loaned millions of
dollars OF money at five per cent in
terest. When it settles one Of its OBJ.
legations in the form of a warrant
the warrant only draws six per cent
Interest. We have gone further, and
In our law provide that no individual
or corporation loaring money or ex-
tending credit can. without ihcurrlng
severe penalty, collect a greater rate
Of interest than ten per cent, and yet
this state violates the very essence and
spirit OF this law and INDUCES in the
most heartless species of usury wheI
1t compels the taxpayers, who are so
unfortunate as not to have the ready
cash to pay their taxes with when
the time for their payment is due, to
pay penalty Of eighteen per cent.
recommend that you reduce the
penalty not to exceeG ten per cent.
The history OF damage suits shows
that only about one-haif Of the money
paid by corporations for personal m.
jury inflicted upon employees finds it's
way into the hands OF the injured
party, or in the event OF his death
into the hands of those to whom the
compensation should go.
Certainly modern civilization can
devise better plan for settling these
differences between employer and
employee Several of the states CT
she Union have adopted Workman s
Compensation Act. which undertakes
definitely to assess the amount OF
damages to be received In cases OF
personal injury and death; the
amount to be governed by the extent
OF the injury This act Is working
satisfactorily both to employer and EN-.
ployee in the states taat have adop.
ted it. The only one who has suffered
loss by reason of the adoption OF this
lact Is the attorney who formerly rep.
resented the plaintin in damage suits.
1t can hardly be cOHteEdei that he ia
entitled to consideration at the hands
Of the legislature in a matter of this
kind
I recommend that you give to the
people law upon the subject. framed
with the view Of lealing ont absolute
justice . the crployer and employee
alike based upon the experience
gained from other statss in the
1 Union that have adopted s4ch o meas
ure.
In this message I have gone very
much into detail. believing Il 10 be
the duty Of the governor to furnish
whatever support he can III tie way
Of statenient ana argument IN refer
tnce TO the recommends tion8 male.
have not uuedrtaken ID .01ea all b
the subjects that you viii brohabl,
llegislata nlAn. ha,a deal. only with
those that consider the most inpor
tant. The recommendations | have
made ia many instances have beer
recommendation would NOT have
made two years ago. At that time
my experience with government was
that Of the average citizen Who e2th
ers his experience ra.hpr as spec
tator than as an actual participant
In governmental affairs Two wears
OF close application and study Of ths
problems Of government have wrought
many changes in my ideas What
have ayoeated ia this message 10 yes
Is what } candidly and honestly be
lleve shoHld be enacted in4h law 49,