The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-27

4 and upon having as their Socialist stand
! ard bearers these eminent champions OF
the rights OF humanity Eugene Y. Deos
| of Indiana. and Job Hartman Of Califor-
MA; and we pledge them our highesr
moral superiority regretting THAI. Ike
| the people OF Porto Rico Hawaii and the
! Philippines. we are denied a voice at the
/ ballot box
I'VE recognize that liberty and pres
perity can never forsake people who
| know their rights and dare maintain
| them. That absolute security in al the
| fruits OF their labor is the first right OF
| those who toll with hand or brain.
! Thai capitalism. the private ownership
| OF the means OF the production and dis
| tributiou Of wealth, by a denial OF this
right is responsible for the insecurity OF
subsistence the poverty. misery and de-
| graduation of the every-growing majority
of eur people; and,
THAT TO the obvious fact Of our des-
pottc system Of economies being the direct
opposite OF our democratic system OF
politics, can plainly be traced the exist
ence OF a privileged class that has cor
rrpted our government and converted all
public property. franchises and functions
into mere instruments Of private gain.
The same economic forces which have
produced and now intensity these condi-
tons viii compel the adoption OF Social
ism, the collective ownership OF the
means Of the producti1 IN and distrlbu,ion
Of wealth. for the general good and wei
fare. The Socialist party OF Oklahoma
believes that the highest 1uty 81 an cItl-
zens is 70 aid fl the establishment o.
such a system OF public co-operation.
through the restoration - the people ~
all the means of production and distri-
button TO 30 administered by organized
society IN the interest Of the whole peo-
pie.
Pending the accomplishment az this.
our ultimate purpose, we pledge every
effort OF the Socialist party of Okla
bona for the immediate Improvement OF
the condition OF labor. also for the secur-
ing Of its progressive demands: and we
commend the action % the laborlRg men
OF this territory IN their movements OF
labor organization IN Oklahoma.
IAN citizens OF Oklahoma chaang
under territorial limitations. yet con
scious Of the greater burden 81 double
statehood. and believing in the larger
destiny Of Oklahoma. we favor the con-
solidation OF the two territories into ono
state and It's early admission into the
Union.
we pledge the citizens of the Indian
territory the same rlshts In framing the
constitution. selecting site % state capital
and locating public institutions. that We
claim for ourselves: Provided. They shsn
make a proper reservation o. lands for
p1olic school purposes.
we demand that che constitution %
the state y Oklahoma contain the f0i-
lowing provisions:
One That the suffrage shau vest ~
ali native or nauralize8 pers3ns ~ legal
age. Irrespective az sex. color ~ creed
= That the state ~ Oklahoma ami
all rs cIrn subffFlfiana shall 30 govern
Ell BY. first. the principle - district ler-
ielation By the citlzenahlp through The
Initiative and referendum ze-end fhe
abolition - the veso power 90 nc exc
cutive wherever found aus '}irs the
direct responsibility o. sr Pubic officers
20 their constituents druuga tae lrper
alive mandate
"s That freedom - thought freedom
= speech freedom of press che rfahf
d. puhllc asseruolaee ani TIE unabrsieea
right y combination ahsil - E8s rsutsel
b az persons. 81 al traez su6 sn a1
places. within tba lgr,alietl5u ~ ths state
3f Oklabarsa
- That ~ Ca-zsn saau seTer snF Gre
y fuHpraoarntnf- or ae rsstrasns1 lr ffs
'er=9n ~ his arope-f except &c 80 ~
lrdsres py r 3srr as his noars. STEER
a.r sus irDps ~ trfaf
Tat al ue~ersafn Bzf- srofrfer
Is usi9 by a Gi-eot graduated tax % az
.Fcperty t-snrhisfs incomes arg E-As-ft-
.nses. Pra71s~s Thsf sf- rsera9-rf
raperfv aH6 inaie58ssI i~etr1es fAer>
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isa: ard rpea earn bore a. 81 fns1le--
no ao-a~Tsesd rzht rsasaasass -.
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