The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-31
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ENID CONVENTION.

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On this anniversary OF the opening
OF the territory. the Democracy " Ok
lahoma takes pleasure in recording
its genuine pride in the marvellous de-
velopment 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.
zens, owning three hundred million
dollars worth of available assets. Sure
ly such a people are entitled to Amer
ican heritage of self government. And
we here and now declare our firm con-
pie.ion that we are entitled to the
rights, privileges and responsibilities
of American statehood.
Nor are we unmindful of our breth.
rem of the Indian territory Appre-
ciating their splendid capacity and
wonderful resources and achieve
menta, we desire union with them In
order that Jointly we may build up
TIE greatest OF the western states. We
therefore favor the admission into
the federal union of Oklahoma and
the Indian territory as a single state.
And In view OF the fact that Oklahoma
has a splendid land endowment for
its schools, we favor al adequate pro-
vision for the people of the Indian
territory, either in lands or other re-
sources, so that both territories may
be placed upon terms of equality in
the maintenance and support of their
common schools.
Resolved, mat we are unalterabiy
opposed to any encroachment upoa
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 SOW
ereign state in constitutional conven-
ton assembled.
Resolved, That we condemn the
present school land board of the terri
tory for its harsh, unjust and oppres
sive administrator or the school land
office, and we pledge our party to pass
a fair and 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 home.
act.
We favor immediate statehood
along the lines laid down in this plat
form, in order that we may escape the
curse of carpet-bag government and il
order that the people may substitute
ho4cs.y, economy and efficiency fol
extravaganza, dishonesty and spola
ton of the public, under which the
= territory has been robbed and the un
fortunate insane mlstreated in ordel
to benefit a few favored Republican
grafters, and under which the peopl,
of the new country have been burden
ed with extravaganza and extortior
in the administration of their loca
affairs,
We condemn the uDpatriotic and un
just attempt of Delegate Flynn to de
prive the new counties of Caddo, Co
manche and kiowa from participation
; in the constitutional convention o
Oklahoma in the event of its adhis
sion to statehood.
We favor an organized county gov
ernment for the people Of the osag
I nation.
We endorse the separate school lay
enacted by the last legislative as
ssembly, in so far as it covers tn
; ground, and upon the creation of
a new state we demand that the peopl
5 thereof shall be permitted to devils
9 and fashion their own educatlons
, system without federal interference
It and although we favor equal educ'
l. tional privileges and facilities fc
q white and colored children, we al
y opposed to mixed schools.
y We demand a just and equitable lei
, isiative apportionment measure at th
n hands of the present congress, to th