The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-02
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
AT ENID CONVENTION.

Ou tuls anniversary OF the opening
Of the territory. the Democracy Of 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 half million sturdy, intelli.
gent and progressive American citi.
Zens, owning three hundred million
dollars worth of available assets. Sure
~ such a people are entitled to Amer
ican heritage of self government And
we here and now declare our firm con-
viction 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
ments, we desire union with them in
order that Jointly we may build up
the 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 an 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, That we are unalterably
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 SOW
ereign state in constitutional conven-
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 and equitable school land law,
just alike to the lessees and to the
people Of the territory,
We favor the early enactment of e
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
from the recent free homes
act
We FAVOR immediate statehood
along the lines laid down in this plat 4
form, in order that we may escape the
curse of carpet-bag government and in
order that the people may substitute
honesty economy and efficiency for {
extravaganza, dishonesty and spolia- 3
lion of the public, under which the
territory has been robbed and the un- 4
fortunate insane mistreated in order =
10 benefit few favored Republican
grafters. and under which the people
'f the new country have been burden
ID with extravaganza and extortion
IN the administration Of their local
affairs.
We condemn the unpatriotic and un " v
ust attempt of Delegate Flynn to de. "
)riye the new counties of Caddo, Co &C
nanche and kiowa from participation
IN the constitutional convention of
Oklahoma in the event Of its admis- IL IL
lion to statehood. a
We favor an organized county gov
'rnment for the pc, pie Of the Usage n
lation. fr
We endorse the separate school law
enacted by the last legislative as
Isembly. in so far as it covers the
ground, and upon the creation of a
lew state we demand that the people
hereof shall be permitted to devise
md fashion their own educational
ystem without federal interference; L
md although we favor equal eduea A
iSnal privileges and facilities for A
White and colored children, we are A
opposed to mixed schools.
We demand just and equitable leg L
slstive apportionment measure at the A
lands OF the present congress. to the
md that the thousands of voters in L
he western and southwestern coun- A
les Of the terrl,ory may have proper &