The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-09-18
THE OFFICIAL PLATFORM
Passed by The Democratic Convention At
vi Reno


prove the platform adopted by the
national Democratic party In Chicago
on the eth day Of July, 1896, and
heartily indorse the nominees of said
| national Democratic convention
Second--Jhat we unsparingly con.
denim the platform adopted by the
national Republican party in the city
OF St Louis as being declaration OF
principles in favor Of the classes and
against the masses of the people OF
this great republic, as being in the
interest of the powerful and wealthy
at the expense OF all the producing
millions of our people, and as being
un-American, unpatriotic and un-
worthy OF support of any citizen who
earns his living other than by scalp
Ing coupons or charging usurious i'm
terest
Third-we favor the enactment Of
law by our Rext territorial legisla-
ture prohibiting the giving of rail-
road passes to any legislative, judicial
or executive officer of this territory,
aud condemn the practice of giving or
accepting such passes by or from rail
roads or other corporations as being a
menace 10 the general welfare of the
people Of this territory; that we also
favor the enactment of a law by
our next territorial legislature requir-
ing railroads and other corporations TO
pay all damages caused TO persons or
property by reason of the negligence
of such corporations, or any of their
agents, servants or employees
Fourth-That we favor statehood
at the earliest possible moment, but
we are opposed to the formation of
state from the territory of Oklahoma
as now bounded, believing the creation
of the state under the present terri
torial lines would be a menace to the
prosperity Of the people, and in the
future doom them to the burdens of
excessive taxation. We are therefore
opposed TO the policy Of the Republican
party in the territory, which proposes
and urges the passage Of the Flynn
statehood bill, measure most
significantly marked with political de-
signs, as well as capital booming
schemes. We look upon such bill as
the vicious outgrowth of the most
partisan spirit calculated II adopted
TO place the people OF the territory at
the political mercy OF coterie OF Re.
publican politicians, who are attempt
ing TO fasten themselves irrevocably
upon the people. Aud we believe the
state when formed should include
with the territory OF oklahoma the
entire Indian territory.
Fifth-We favor the appropriation
of all government lands ia the
territory of Oklahoma to the estab-
| lishmeut of homes TO American citi-
zens, free of any cost except land
Office fees. BY the term of govern
ment lands we mean all lands in the
territory for which patents have not
been issued.
Sixth-That we favor long leases of
the school lands of this territory, and
that laws be passed or rules be made
to find the value Of each tract of land;
and that uniform prices be fixed as
near as may be done; that persons
leasing school lands have the prefer.
ence over all others when they comply
with the rules and regulations govern
ing the leasing Of said school lands;
that for all Improvements made by
-saes of said school land they shall
Demoerassonable pay for the
CHICAGO, Sept 15-Chairman Jona'
OF the Democratic national committy
has perfected arraRger,~ I'D
establisbmg- 8 49, -air 10 the school
conneeti The parties leasing.
senth-That we are opposed TO the
agents, aud faver the appointment of
all Indian agents and their subordi
mates from citizens OF Oklahoma terri !
tory. We also favor repealing the law
prohibiting half breeds Of mixed Indian
blood from equal rights of trading and
other privileges of the full blood In
dians; and that we favor the immedi-
ate opening to bona 6de settlers all
unoccupied Indian lands to free home
stead settlement where treaty between
tde Indians and the United States has
been made.
Eighth That we condemn the last
Republican legislature for it's numer-
GUS acts of vicious legislation, among
which W rs the repeal of the nsury Law,
thus allowing rates of interest amount
ing TO legal robbery; also the Fegan
bill by which the salaries of county
officers are nearly doubled, while wit |
nesses are compelled to attend upon
the court without compensation unless
they will humiliate themselves by sub
scribing to pauper's affidavit.
Ninth-That we favor fair revision |
of the laws regulating fees and salaries
to the end that public expenditures be |
reduced, and at the same time allow a
fair compensation for all necessary |
public services.
Tenth-That we condemn the anti
fusion law, prohibiting fusion by
which the name Of a candidate is not
permitted upon more than one ticket,
as being partisan measure Of the
Republican party.
Eleveuth--We favor the enactment of |
general law prohibiting the education
Of white and negro children in the
same schools, but we favor equal sepa-
rate educational facilities for the chill
dren of both races
Twelfth-Resolved, That the Demo
cratic party OF Oklahoma, in con
yeution assembled, favor a coali-
tion of the democratic and Popu-
list parties OF Oklahoma on q candid
ate for delegate to congress aud on a
platform consistent with the declara-
tioRs Of the national Democratic plat
form adopted at Chicago, July 7, 1896,
and that we favor a union OF the
Democratic and Populst parties of Ok
lahoma, and recommend the nomina-
ton OF a candidate for such delegate
TO congress on what shall be known as
the free silver ticket" and that we
recommend that the Democrats and
Populists Of the different council and
representative diatricts of Oklahoma
use all honorable means to perfect
coalition of the two parties on legisla-
tive candidates.