The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-11-14

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been accomplished in the way OF cor
relation of schools avoiding duplica'
ticn and thus saving many thousands
OF dollars and at the same time max.
Ing tha schools serve much bettcr
purpose than they have hitherto eery-
ed Much work yet remains TO be
done by this board and | am sure that
its work when finally completed. VIII
Justify in full measure the claim ~
merit in the bill contended for by S
advocates
Good teachers in the primary grades
Of the schools are of the first impur.
tance The history OF education IN
most states is the same. The person
desiring "a teach unable 10 get ems
ployment in city schools drifts TO the
country districts and too frequently
finds employment in our rural schools.
Holders of third grade certificates are
too frequently found occupying the
position of teachers in public schools.
Graduates OF grammar grades leel 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 thai YOU enact law that
viii raise The standard OF teachers IN
Oklahoma and that you provide az
the end of a period TO be definitely
/ fixed. that no teacher shall be licensed
to teach in this state who has not hn-
ished an educational course equiva-
LENT 20 a four year high school gradu-
alton
That the university may be fixed
upon basis of permanency and ac-
complish its purpose as the head OF
our educational system, 1t should be
placed upon a financial basis OF sup.
port that will relieve it from the nee
essity OF annually importunine the Les
isature for appropriation The best
state universities in the Union are
those that have a fixed millage tax
levied for the support of the univyer
sity,
recommend that such a law be
passed in this state. placing the uni
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 higher
civilization and broader humanity
respectfully recommend that YOU re
peal that portion of the law providing
Tor the infiction Of the death penalty
for crime ia 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 yindicated
every claim made In behalf of the
passage Of such legislation The two
years OF administration by the pres
ent banking board have brought us
through the most trying period in the
history Of the banking law
The immense amount of money that |
has been paid 10 depositore is proving |
serious drain upon the earnings Of |
state banks. and has put them a a ser |
ions 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 haye 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 |
able one as well have taken out ma |
tional bank charters and are doing bus.
mess as national banks
] believe that tax upon the average |
daily deposits Of banks should be lev
II.
should be fixed and certain, so thai Il
the banker may know what his liabil 4
tiles in the way Of taxation will be
This fund should be used for the pur Il
0ose Of liquidating deposits in state I
banks and if this fixed tax should fajl 4
in The future 70 he euiIicient 10 meet
the payment Of deposits n failed state
banks. the residue should be borne by
The state.
ELECTION LAWS.
The ballot is the mos sacred thing
In American political life and the leg
stature cannot hedge it about with too
many safeguards a government eonn-
led upon the principles that underlie
his state and republic can feel secure
lnly so long as the ballot is mcontam
mated, Many of the worst ills that
rave afflicted this country are directly
raceable TO corruption at the ballot
)ox a pure and untramelIed cleo ]
orata will insure the people wise laws
md good government
| believe that our law should be so
meuded as 10 make fl a penitentiarv
Hense for any man who is not quail.
,u1 under our laws. 10 participate
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