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

been accomplished Ia me way of ool.
I relation OF schools, avoiding duplica.
ti0n and lhus saving many thousands
ei dollars and sc the same time maxi
ing ,hk eheols serve a much better
purpose than they heve hitherto sery-
ed Much work yet remains to be
done by this board and ! am sure that
its work, when finally completed, win
\ justify in fun measure the claim Of
merit Ia the bill contended for by It's
adyocates
Good teachers In the primary grades
of the schools are Of the first impor-
tance. The history Of education In
most states is the same The person
desiring TO teach, Unable to get em-
ployment In city schools, drifts to the
] country districts aud too frequently
Ids employment in our rural schools.
N, 1lders Of third grade certificates are
too frequently found occupying the
position Of teachers in public schools.
Graduates Of grammar grades feel that
they are qualified to become the in
structors Of children IN rural districts,
and with the result that many thus
poorly equipped are trying to teach
the youth OF this state
| suggest that you enact law that
VIII raise the standard Of teachers In
4 Oklahoma, and that yCI provide, at
the end Of period to be definitely
fixed that no teacher shall be licensed
TO teach In this state who has not iin-
ished an educational course equiya-
lent to four year high school gradu-
alton.
That the university may be fixed
upon a basis Of permanency and ac-
complish its purpose as the head Of
our educational system, it should be
placed upon a financial basis OF sup
port that viii relieve It from the nee
essity Of annually importuning the leg
lslature for appropriation. The best
state universities III the Union are
those that have fixed millage tax
levied for the support Of the univyer-
slty
recommend that such law be
passed IN this state, placing the uni
4 yersity upon this substantial basis.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
That Oklahoma may take her stand
shoulder to shoulder with other states
that are paving the way to a higher
civilization and broader humanity
respectfully recommend that you re-
peal that portion of the law providing
for the inflction Of the death penalty
for crime in Oklahoma.
BANKING.
The last legislature very wisely
amended the banking law Of this state
by providing for a banking board to
be composed Of experienced bankers.
The splendid work done by that board
In the past two years has vindicated
every claim made in behalf Of the
passage OF such legislation. The two
years of administration by the pres
ent banking board have brought its
through the most trying period In the
history Of the banking law
The immense amount of money that
has been paid to depositors is proving
serious drain upon the earnings OF
state hanks, and has put them at a ser.
ious disadvantage in the contest for
business with national banks. But for
the amount that state bankers have
had to pay into the guaranty fund. they
would have been enabled to earn much
larger dividends, and investments in
state banks would have been cores
pondingly more desirable than they
have been Several of the state banks
: In Oklahoma, feeling that the burden
was an unfair one and an unreason.
nblo ono a. xraI ho,fo fa1ynr ,,,t NJ
: tlonal bank charters and are doing bus
/ ibess as national banks
! believe that tax upon the average
] daily deposits Of banks should be lev
led each year and that that amount
should be fixed and certain, so that
the banker may know what his liabil
tiles in the way Of taxation will be
This fund should be used for the pur
, pose of liquidating deposits in state
banks; and II this fixed tax should fSi
In the future to be eufiieient to meet
the payment of deposits in failed state
/ banks, the residue should be borne BY
The state.
ELECTION LAWS.
The ballot is the most sacred thine
In American political life and the leg
islature cannot hedge it about with tor
many safeguards. A government foun
ded upon the principles that underliC
this state and republic can feel secure
only so long as the ballot is uncontam
{ mated Many Of the worst Ills thai
, have afflicted this country are directl,
traceable to corruption at the ballo
. COX A pure and unuameled elec
tolate Will insure the people wise law
and good government.
believe that our law should he s,
amended as to make IT a pegitentiar,
: offense for any man, who Is not Niali
+ fed under our laws. to participat,
either in the primary or the genera
| election laws there Is no reason VIII,
J should be visited upon the man wit
! knowingly aids or abets such disquali
+ fed voter in casting his ballot.
( I believe that ii should be made
!. penitenitary offense knowingly an,
I purR)sely to miscount ballots: O
] knowingly and purpogely to make falsi
, returns OF the result of an election
: The primary election law and thl
. general election law should both bl
{ amended so as TO make Il incnmben
j upon election officers that returns b.
7 more quickly canvassed and announces
: TO the public don't recall that Va
! have ever bad an election in this state
4 either primary or general, since state
q hood, where the results were positivel
: known within a week after the eler
u Al