Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-16

as such and divorced from the nan
agement and control OF producing
companies, so that they may not nave
common officials.
I accordingly recommend the pas
sage OF such necessary legislation, and
all other legislation essential for the
conservation OF the natural resources
ut the state.
A smaller Legislature aud shorter
Sessions.
As to the legislature, recommend
the submission OF y constitutional
amendment. providing CD that the
senate shall consist OF "a members
and the house OF 20 members, pro-
Vidlng that by legislative enactment
the membership in either or both
bodies may be reduced, aud ca that
a regular session shall not exceed
fifty days, and an extraordinary ses-
sion not to exceed thirty days.
Judges to BE Reduced.
Under section 10 OF article 2 of the
constitution, twelve petit Jurors are
required in courts OF record other
than county courts and six petit
jurors In county courts. and a grand
curry is to be composed OF twelve
Jurors As provision Is contemplated
for the comforting Cf the jurisdiction
Of the county court upon the district
court | recommend that provision be
submitted to amend sections is and
10 of article . of the constitution so
that eight jurors shall constitute all
petit iuries I'm courts of record. and
provide that juries may be ]empaueled
In the Justice court under rules and
regulations prescribed by law, but
without cost to the state, county or
municipality and further provide that
provision may be made by the lcgis-
lature for jury fees to be required to
be paid by "litigants.
Special Charters for municipalities
and Countie-PolitiCs To BE
Eliminated.
As local government under the eX-
ercise of the police power is made to
respond TO the needs and conditions
Of the people its administration be
comes more complex. Fixed and gem
eral rules for the administration OF
counties or municipalities as a rule
are not adequate for such conditions.
Hence the necessity for the framing
Of special charters by local municipal
tiles. In the evolvement OF such gov
eminent the electors in their local
governmental capacity should he given
great latitude In the framing Of chart
ers. This should be done to the eX-
tent OF eliminating nominations by
political parties, thereby reducing to
strictly q business proposition the ad-
mi~nistration of local government I'm
the sphere where political parties
should operate, for political parties
exist for the purpose OF promoting
principles and measures and good gov
ernment. What IL essential for local
government in n community might
not be proper in another community.
SO a political party as a party In a
state should have no particular office
as to such matters. One OF the card
inal principles of the Democratic
party Ia local self-government. II the
electors Of the municipality desire to
provide for the selection of their Of
ficials without party nominations so
hat efficiency may be promoted with
out party machine impediments, such
subdivisions should have that power.
Oftimes local officers are Indifferent
as TO the success Of the party In the
state, where great political principles
are at issue, being absorbed In per-
sonal local matters. But II these local
officers are efficient and do not meet
the required duty, the party I'm the
state has to bear the odium Of such
deficiencies.
l accordingly recommend the sub
mission of an amendment to section
& OF article 8 OF the constitution OF
this state so as to permit municipal
tiles in framing such charters to dis
pense with political nominations and
also to authorize counties to adopt
special charters for their county gov
ernments and therein eliminate party
nominations.