Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
The Platform

'rcoiu' we conucinl Ine NepuDll-
y cah arly NaIlonally Tor lts Un- Ameri-
) can attempt TO take from the people
} the populnr fnrm of Govorn,ar.
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Tresluenl ana Cabinet, thereby in
augurating reign OF imperialism
which bestuWs more considerations and
care on foreign Princes and Polenta-
tes than on the welfare of the people
OF the United States.
Third: We condemn the Republi-
can Party for refusing admission of
this Territory into the Union, for DO
litical reason only, when it is an un-
disputed fact that she has threetimcs as
many in population, six times as
much taxable property, ten times as
large school fund, more school house,
and teachers, more miles of railroad.
more education and less illiteracN
than any other Territory at the timu
of its admission into the Union as Il
state
fouflh' we condemn IN unmeas-
urea ttriHs the actlon OF the Republi-
eau DeIeSate 10 Congress, Dennis |
lynn Iot MS ulstardly attempt, IN
ms statehood Dlll To deprive Caddo |
county OF representation In the State |
h0od convention, and being respon-
SIDE ior ihe locaIlon OF the Land
Once al FL feno instead OF Anadarko
"hcre II Should IN all reason have
oeeh 9laceu'
Filth: and we condemn the Re-
publican Party in our own midst, who
having had full control of our City
and County affairs, from August 9TH
1901 until November 2nd 1901 during
which time they abused their power,
they squandered the public money de-
prived from the lot sale, to the
amount o! Thirteen Thousand Dollars
Eight Hundred Dollars of this was
for the policing of AnadarkU during
said time, and for their utter failure
in providing any kind of sanitary
regulations at a time when such reg .
ulatlons were necessary, thereby en-
uanSerlhg the heaith Oh our cOmmuni-
W ana soWing tne seeds OF PeStllence
anu ueath' helr actS III tnls regard
''hount'nE u crl'nlhal careleSShess.
SIX: we commend the Democratic
Mayor ana CITY Council OF Anadarlio .
Tor their splendid achievements in
converting our city from the unheath-
iul ana hlthy condition in which it
was at the time OF their taking con- c
trol TO heallhful well regulated sani-
tarE clty ana heartily endorse the
Democratlc members OF the City ad- !
mlnlstratlon Tor the faithful perfor- =
nance OF the many arduous duties i'm 4
posed upon them in laying out the \
ground work OF new city govern
meht ana contrast their economical
administration OF city anairs with the
anu extravaganza OF the |
republican county administration. c
seventh: we favor the municipal (
ownership OF Electric lights and water
works ana all public utilities and OPP
pose the granting OF public franchise
10 individuals or corporations and
commend our present council for the
stand they took in S
protecting the peoples rights in this =
regard.
Eight: We condemn the republi-
cans of Anadarko in convention as
sembled for their Endorsement of
their present platform and assert that
In their said platform theyhave shown
insincere, untruth unfair.
aud hypocritical in this to-
wit: they claim 10 be in favor OF muni-
'ipal ownership of public utilities and
1t the same time turn down for re-
election the two republican members
If the council which stood like stone
vail for these very principles. They
Condemn the manner in which the laws I
# the city were enforced and they re- ,
ominate the same Police Judge whom
hey claimed failed to enforce these
avs and who in fact is the only mem