The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-07-07

This currency law destroys the full /
money power of the silver dollar. pro-
vides for the payment of all govern
ment obligations and the redemption
Of all forms of paper money in gold /
alone retires the time honored and /
patriotic greenbaclts, constituting one
sixth Of the money in circulation and |
surrenders to the banking corpora
tions the function in issuing all paper
money; thus enabling these corpora |
tions to control the price of labor and
property by decreasing or diminish
ing the volume of money in circula-
ton, thus giving the banks the power
to create panics and bring disaster up
on business and enterprises.
The provision Of this currency law
making the bonded debt Of the repub.
lie payable in gold alone changes the
contract between the government and
the bondholders to the advantage Of
the latter. and is i'm direct opposition
to. the declaration of the Mathews res
olution passed by congress in 1873.
for which resolution the present re-
publican president. then member Of
congress, voted as did also all leading
republicans. both in the house and in
the senate.
We declare it to be our intention to
lend our efforts to the repeal OF this
currency law which not only repud-
iates the ancient and time honored
principles of the American people be-
fore the constitution was adopted. but
Is violative of the principles of the
constitution itself. and we shall not
cease our efforts until there has been
established in it's place a monetary
system based on the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold into
money at the present legal ratio Of 16
to 1 by the independent action of the
! United States, under which system all
paper money shall be issued by the
government and all such money coin
ed or issued shall be full legal tender
in payment of all debts. public and
private, without exception.
We are in favor of a graduated tax
on incomes and If necessary to ac-
complish this we favor an amendment
to the constitution.
We believe that the United States
senators ought to be elected by di-
rect vote of the people, and We favor
such amendment of the constitution
and such legislation as may be neces-
sary to that end.
tension wherever practicable of
merit system in the public service, ap-
pointments to be made according to
fitness, comparatively asecrtained, and
public servants to be retained in office
so long as shall be compatible with
the efficiency of the service.
Combinations, trusts and monopo-
lies contrived and arranged for the
purpose of controlling the prices and
quantity of articles supplied to the
public are unjust, unlawful and op-
pressive. Not only do these unlawful
consipiraces fix the prices of COM
mod.ties in many cases but they in
wade every branch of the state and
national government with their pollut
ing influence and control the actions
of their employees and dependents in
private life until their influence act
ually imperials society and the liberty
of the citizen. We declare against
them We demand the most stringent
laws for their destruction and the most
severe punishment for their promoters,
maintainers, and the energetic en-
forcement of such laws by the courts.
We believe the Monroe doctrine to
be sound in principle and wise ma
!
adherence thereto We condemn acts
inconsistent with it and that tend to
make us parties to the interests and
to involve us in the controversies of
the European nations; and the recoe-
milton by the pending treaty of the
right of England to be considered in
the construction of an interoceanic
canal. We declare that such canal,
when constructed, ought TO be controll-
ed by the United States in the inter
ests Of American nations.
We observe with anxiety and re-
gard with disapproval the increasing
ownership of American lands by
aliens, and their growing control over
our international transportation, ma
tural resources and public utilities
We demand legislation to protect our
, public domain our natural resources
our franchises and our internatona
commerce, and to keep them free and
| maintain their Independence of al
4 foreign monopolies, Institutions ano
7 influences. and we declare our oppo-
5 sition to the leasing Of the pupnt
lands of the United states whereby
= corporations and syndicates will be
= able to secure control thereof and thus
2 monopolize the public domain, lh'
= heritage of the people.
1 We are in favor Of the principles o.
| d re- leg islation.
e In view of the great sacrifices made
4 and patriotic services rendered, VIZ
e are in favor of liberal pensions to de
= serving soldiers, their widows, orph
!, ans and other dependents. We belieV'