The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-27
DELEGATES
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tocratc and lmporalistic principles now
being attempted TO be engrafted upon this
country BY the Mckinley and Mark Han
ma administration
We denounce the tendency and purpose
OF the Mckinley administration to estab-
lish a militarism in the United states by
large standing army as q menace to
the liberties OF the people and dangerous
TO our government as its free institu-
tions
We denounce as infamous the secret
alliance as abundant evidence proves, OF
Eng and aud the republican odministra-
tion at Washington against the patriotic
Boer government.
We denounoe the vascilatng and cow
ardiy conduct OF Mckinley and his re-
publican congress for their outrage upon
the people OF Porto Rico In the enact
ment Of the Porto Rican tarin bill In vio-
lation OF the constitution, and IN subser-
vience to the sugar and tobacco trusts
in whose interests the bill was passed
we denounce the Mckinley administra-
ton a. The protector OF the trust systems
which are robbing the common people un-
der the form Of law, and demand tNat all
articles, the price of which. is controlled
by the trusts. be placed upon the lree
dist
We declare our sympathy with all OPP
pressed people who love liberty and are
struggling to preserve their rights and we
recognize the great and fundamental
principles enunciated In the American
Declaration OF Independence as the true
and only foundation Of democratic gov
ernment
That the democrats OF Logan county
in convention assembled declare their en-
tire and complete confidence IN that
matchless champion OF the people and ex-
ponent of democratic principles, william
Jennings Bryan and that the delegates to
the El Reno convention be ana are
hereby instructed 10 vote for no man u
the national convention at Kansas City
who will not pledge himself to vote first
and last for him as the democratic stand
ard bearer FOR the presidency.
We re-affirm our allegiance in toto to
the great principles enunciated in the
Chicago national platform. and denounce
the republican party as the champion and
promoters Of legislation for the plutocrat-
10 classes as against the masses
We re-affirm the democratic doctrine
that labor Is the foundation on all pros
perity, and that the great laboring classes
of this country and all other countries,
are entitled to and should receive the rro
lection OF the government upon whose
labor and fidelity It IS builded, sustained
and defended.
we favor the election Of Uni.ed states
senators by popular vote OF the people.
We denounce the republican admnistra-
tion for placing the power in the hands
OF the national banks to regulate the vol
ume OF currency Of the country. making
II possible for them to contract or ex-
pand the money circulation without re-
gard TO the needs OF the people.
We invite attention to and denounce the
present territorial administration as bur
lesque upon popular government, and
by-word and shame to the territory OF
Oklahoma, and declare that II Is a stencil
in the nostriIs OF decency whose orenses
are measured only by Ats capacity to take
advantage of its own opportunities, a re-
cital OF which is too we'll known 20 re
quire particularization.
we denounce as unjus tand unfair TO
the people OF this territory the inequali-
ty Of the assessed valuation OF railroads
for taxation purposes as compared with
the assessed valuation OF other property
for similar purposes, and declare that ua-
der the present republican administration
this discrimination is not only unjust but
ii Is criminal, and tnat 50 long as the
vicious system OF free transportation Is
extended by the railroads and accepted
by the territorial Officers who fix their as
sessed valuation for taxation purposes,
this discrimination and favorit.sm viii
continue
we denounce the republican county ad-
ministration for IT'S many crimes against
the rights OF the people, especially FOR
the foolish and outrageous raise OF the
valuation of farm and other property OF
% per cent over last years assessment,
an act wholly and absolutely unneces-
sary from any existing condition.
We re-affirm the time honored doctrine
OF the democratic party that the public
domain belongs to the people, ana that
the government has no right 70 speculate
upon the people in the disposal or the
public lands but that they should be
given to them Tor homes for Themselves
and families, and we pledge ourselves
90 continue he hght for free homes until
that boon II secured 70 the people OF OK
lahoma.
That we heartily endorse the early con-
sideration Of the Nicaraguan canal and
insist that 1t shall be an American en-
terprise owned and controlled by this
government from any interference or
control by England or any other Europ-
can power.
We invite every voter irrespective OF