The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-07


so believing we express our conviction
that all those opposed to rcpubl' cauisrn
as cNemp'ihed i'm The MCKINLEY admin
istration should cooperate on couahie
has I'm order that the principles OF fhs
Chicago platform may bc triumphant IN
Oklahoma territory and every county
therein.
As means Of eduaEzing the burdens
Of government and checking the concen.
tration Of wealth we favor the imposf-
ton of an income tax, and pledge our
selves to labor asslduously to secure such.
/ legislation as will inaugura1e and make
effective this method Of taxation
We condemn the law recently passed
10y congress giving the national banks
the control Of the money supply Of the
country and placing so far as the repub-
lcan party is able to do so, our currency
iwctoUiably upon n single gold standard
and believe that this law i'm times of
hnincial peril creates a power which will
be used 10y the unprinclpcd hand Of plu-
tocracy to the detriment Of the laboring
and producing classes
We extend our gratitude % tho con-
Gress Of the United States FOR the pas
sage Of the non-partsan Free Home law,
which has given to the settlers Of the
states and territories just compensation
for hardy toll and endurance incident
to the opening OF a new country, and
most cordially thank In democratic and
populist members Of congress who sup
ported at each and every step the act
which gives free homes to the settlery
Of Oklahoma, and condemn the replbli-
can party for its action i'm the hfty-6ffh
congress, which under the. leadership Of
Mr.. Dingley, opposed and defeated the
measure.
We demand statehood for Oklahoma.
and condemn the attempts OF a ,republi-
can congres to fasten upon the people
Of the territory the machinery Of thefr
political party, and we also denounce as
partisan and unpatriotic the present
Flynn statehood bill. which seeks to in
sure the election of two United States
senators by the present Legislature elect
ed at time when the question OF the
selection Of Unitd States senators is not
before the people OF the territory.
We condemn the abolition OF the Usage
council by the department Of the interior
as it takes away from the Usage people
the last vestige of representation, ana
leaves the disposition OF their vast inter-
est entirely to the recommendation OF Of
fcials Of the executive branch OF the
government without regard to the wishes
Of those most interested, and whose de-
sires ought. at all times. be given great
weight and consideration.
We favor the organization of Usage
and Kansas reservation into one county
to be called Usage county. and that said
Osage county be accorded all the rights
and privileges enjoyed by other counties
in the territory.
We condemn the licensed trade system
in vogue in the Usage country as perni-
cious and detrimental to the people Of
the Usage nation and border counties,
and recommend that free trade system
be instituted in lieu thereof
We invite every voter of past party
affiliation to unite with us at the ballot
box and help to drive from power the
party which has violated the constitu-
tion. abrogated the money power, and os-
tensibly attempted to ally this country
with England TO the end that the Am
eric6n union may be restored to its priS-
tine vigOr, greatness and purity.