The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-24

give very little publicity or voice to
their appreciation. While the other
element, and especially the profes-
sional politician is loud in proclaiming
his disapproval presume these con
ditions confront every governor of
every state. AS the years have gone
by and men have come to understand
me and | them, have had less trou-
bic in dealing with this antagonistic
element than | had in the beginning
of my administration. Every sort OF
influence, every sort Of threat, every
sort of hope and promise of reward
was brought to bear to change my
course. imagine you will be con
frOnted in Kansas with something Of
the same, as human nature is pretty
much the same the world over.
with reference To laws that have
been passed since have been COVER
nor that are of the most moment to
the people, | might enumerate the law
creating the board of education, which
controls all of the educational and
most Of the cleemosynary institutions
of the state. This board supplanted
some six or eight boards dealing with
these institutions. The result has been
management of these institutions. The
higher educational institutions have
been placed upon a much saner and
stable basis and politics, which origin
ally ran rampant through them. has
been largely eliminated. They are
serving much better purpose now
than ever before. doubt, however,
the wisdom of including under this
board the eleemosynary institutions,
though the plan has worked admira'
bly, so far.
Amendments to the banking law
tration, and these have placed the
management of the state banks in the
hands of a board and bank commits
sioners, composed of practical and
experienced bankers. Prior to that
time our law had been administered in
way that had led il To- the verge OF
destruction. Considering the condi-
tions prevailing at the time the amend
ments became effective, those deal
ing with the problem have succeeded
in bringing about much greater con
fidence in the banking law of okla
timately work out the problem sue
cessfully.
Other Laws Passed.
"There have also been passed laws
making gambling felony and fixing a
severe punishment for all modes of
race-track gambling. These laws have
only recently gone into operation, but
have already had a very wholesome eff
feet upon moral conditions in Okla
homa. Another law that has been
passed that will be of immense bene-
fit to the people in a financial way is
the consolidation and cabolishment OF
a great many county and local Offices
This will become effective Jan. /, 1915.
and will result in a very material re-
duction in the cost of government in
Oklahoma. This consolidation should
go still further, and in my judgment
will. We have passed another law
during the last four years dealing with
the state board of agriculture, which
takes the selection of that board out
of the realm of politics, and a prac-
tical operation of this law has been
very encouraging to the agricultural
interests of Oklahoma
81 presume that great many OF
these questions have already been
dealt with in your state, but witt,
changing conditions and increasing
demands in governmental way, no
question can long remain settled in a
progressive community. / am sure
your state will be called upon to make
many changes in existing laws i'm or
der to keep abreast of the progress of
the age.