The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-10-10
DEMOCRATIC TERRITORIAL
PLATFCEt

The Democrats Of Oklahoma, in ter
ritorial convention assembled. re-af-
firm their allegiance to the principles
of Democracy as expounded by Thomas
Jefferson and enforced by Andrew
Jackson and made illustrious by a
long line OF Democratic presidents, and
we heartily endorse rhe Democratic
platform adopted at our recenL nation
al convention at St Louis ard the noins
ination OF those pure. patriotic, able,
ami fearless statesmen and leaders, AL
ton L. Parker and Henry G.. Davis for
president and vice president OF these
United States. and we believe that ur-
der their leadership the government of
this nation will lie restored to Demo
cratic control and administered under
Democratic economy and fidelity.
We declare our answering fidelity
and devotion TO that fearless tribune
Of the people and champion of popular
rights, William Jennings Bryan twice
the matchless leaGer OF the party and
express our conviciioc tba; we car
safely follow where he leads in the
support of our party nominees and
platform declarations.
Joint Statehood Affirmed.
We re-aftirm the statehood PLANK Of
our platform adopted at the Enid con
vention two years ago and again de
clare that The dominant issue. as long
as We remain territory. is and must
Of necessity continue to be the state
hood question. We reiterate that we
favor The immediate creation of state
out Of Oklahoma aRd Indian territories
on fair and equal terms, because the
material interests of the people of both
territories demand it and the over
whelming majority OF the people of
both territories desire it, and the right
Of such majority TO rule Is one Of the
fundamental principles Of the Demo
cratic party. Therefore we declare that
we have right to demand Of lie ma
tional congress the immediate passage
Of such joint statehood BIT
We congratulate the Democratic
party Of Oklahoma in the successful
fight which II has made for single
statehood and in forcing the Republi-
can party Of Oklahoma to indorse the
Democratic position OF two years ago.
declaring for single statehood for Ok
labona and Indian territory.
Ne hear.ly commend the stand TAX
en- by the NATIONAL democratic eonyen-
tion az ST. Louis in adopting a plank
calling Tor single state Of Oklahoma
ard Indian territory, without cowardly
partisan reservations OF eQuivocations
In like measure We condemn the Re
publilan party for its failure to redeem
past statehood pledges. and We declare
that, by its refusal TO Incorporate a
statehood plank in its platform adopt
ed at Chicago this year, it has shown
not only that its statehood pledges for
the past twelve years are false, but
that Il intends to abandon statehood in
the hour OF its triumph
Good Roads for Territories.
We ask that our delegates in con
gress see that the Latimore Good Road
bin is amended by adding the words
and territories" after the word
states" therein. so that the appropria.
tion for good roads may be extended to
the territories as well as TO the state
Rural Mall Carriers.
We recommend that the rural mail
carriers he put on an equal basis with
he mounted Cay carriers.
Colorado Lawlessness Denounced.
We extend our sympathy TO the citi-
zens OF the state Of Colorado. who have
been unlawmlly deported therefrom.
believing that the precedent set by the