The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-25
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ENID CONVENTION.

0h Nhto ahAAN dfcait ol tue opening
Of the territory, the Democracy ol Ok.
lahoma takes pleasure In recording
IT'S genuine pride in the marvellous de.
veiopment and splendid achievement
which has characterized the FIRST thir.
teen years Of the history OF the great
est territory this nation has ever Great
ed. In this short period the territory
has been transformed from the home
= Of the COW and the coyote into the free
home of a half million sturdy, intelli-
gent and progressive American citi-
sens, owning three hundred million
dollars worth Of available assets. Sure.
" such a people ure entitled to Amer.
ican heritage OF self government And
we here and now declare our firm con.
viotion that we are entitled to TIE
rights, privileges ard responsibilities
of American statehood.
Nor are we unmindul OF our broth.
IN of the Indian territory. Appre-
siating their splendid capacity and
wonderful resources and achieve.
ments. we desire union with them in
order that Jointly we may build mp
tho greatest OF the western states. we
therefore favor the admission into
the federal union OF Oklahoma and
the Indian territory as single state
And in view OF the fact that Oklahoma
has a splendid land endowment for
its schools, we favor an adequate pro-
vision for the people Of the Indian
white and colored children, we are
opposed to mixed schools.
Resolved, rnat we are unaiterably
opposed TO any encroachment upon
The magnificent endowment Of our pub
lie schools and colleges. And we rec
ommend that the final disposition OF
the school and other lands OF the ter
ritory be left to the people OF the soy
ereign state in constitutional oonven-
tion assembled
Resolved, That we condemn the
present school land board of the terri.
tory for its harsh, unjust and oppres
sive administrator OF the school land
office and we pledge our party to pass
a fair aud equitable school land law.
Just alike TO the lessees and to the
people Of the territory.
We favor the early enactment OF a
law by the federal congress- granting
free homes to the residents OF the new
country, and we denounce the action
Of Delegate Flynn in excluding that
country from the recent free homes
act
We favor immediate statehood
alons the lines laid down In this plat.
form, in order that we may escape the
curse Of carpethag government and in
order that the people may substitute
honesty, economy and efficiency for
dishonesty and spolla.
lion OF the public, under which the
territory has been robbed and the un.
fortunate insane mistreatod In order
10 benefit a few favored Republican
grafters, and under which the people
lf the new country have been burden
ed with extravaganza and extortion.
in the administration OF their local
territory, either in lands or other re-
sources, so that both territories may
Ie placed upon terms OF equality In
he maintenance and support OF their
common schools.
We demand a just and equitable log.
slatiye aDportionment measure al the
hands Of the present congress, to the
End that the thousands Of voters 10.
he western and southwestern coun,
lies Of the teru.ory may have proper
and adequate representation T. ;ho
coming legislative session.
We condemn the unpatriotlc and un
ust attempt of Delegate Flynn TO do,
rive the new counties Of Caddo Co
nanche and kiowa from participation
n the constitutional convention or
oklahoma IN the event OF It's adnis,
ion to statehood.
We favor an organized county gov,
rnment for the be pie Of the Usage
ation.
We endorse the separate school law
nacted by the last legislative as
sembly, in so far as It covers the
round, and upon the creation OF
ew state we demand that the people
hereof shall be permitted 10 devise
nd fashion their own educational
ystem without federal interference;
nd although we favor equal educa-
onal privileges ana facilities for