The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-06-23
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Delegates TO National convention
Northern district, w. C. Rogers, SRia-
took; Western district, Robert Reed,
wetumka; Central district, c. A.
Skeen, Wapanucka; Southern district,
Thomas L. Wade, NARROW.
Delegates-at-large-L. VI. Poe, Tul-
sa, and II. j. Stanley, Purcell.
Altenates- james Giyens Musko-
gee; 5. NJ. Rutherford, Muskogee; f.
NJ. McConkey, Peoria, l. T.. T. j.
Watts, Muldrow; J. T. Blanton, Pauls
Valley; T o. Ainsworth, MeAlester.
The delegation TO St Louis goes un-
instructed Opinion is divided among
those who attended as 10 the senti-
ment Of the convention as 10 Parker
or Hearst.
The Platform.
REPORT or RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE.
To the Chairman and Members Of the
Territorial Democratic Convention:
We, your committee on resolutions,
beg leave TO submit the following:
Section /. We, the representatives
Of the democratic party Of the Indian
Territory In convention assembled at
Durant, Indian Territory, this the
18TH day Of June, 1904, do declare our
firm allegiance to the grand and eter-
nal principles Of self-goyernment as
enumerated In the Declaration OF In.
dependence; a strict construction Of
the Constitution Of the United States;
the strong and basic principles Of
truth, honesty and justice upon which
the democratic party has stood and
the government was founded We be-
lieye that all powers not specified In
the Constitution are reserved 20 the
states and to the people; that the best
government Is attained when the least
possible restraint IS thrown around
the states by the federal authorities;
that the laws should be made for the
people, and that they should not be
sacrificed upon laws Of inequality.
Sec. ?. The liberties OF the people
have always been safe In the keeping
Of the democratic party, and We de.
nounee the attempt Of the republicans
to fasten the burden Of q military des.
potism upon them. 4 great standing
army is incompatible with the peace,
liberty and happiness Of a nation. We
realize the justice Of the principles
which actuated our forefathers to spill
their blood upon freedoms battle
ground and liberate themselves from
the tyrany Of King George III, There
fore, We deuounce the last two admin.
istratIons for holding people contrary
TO their wills as unjust 70 their liber-
ties and in violation OF the principles
of our institutions
See. 3. We believe IN the Monroe
Doctrine, and we deprecate tie ten.
deney Of the present administration
TO entangie this government in the
affairs Of other nations, aud denounce
its brazen rascality Ia It's unjust treat.
ment Of weaker nations. We favor an
inter-oceanie canal, but do not con.
done the notorious and scandalous In
trigue Of tie administration In secuf.
ing the right-of-way.
Sec 1. We demand a tariff for rev.
enue only, and the enforcement Of
such antitrust laws as now exist and
the enactment of more radical meas
ures, II necessary, as the only means
by which these commercially brutal
combinations can be made subseryient
to the will Of the people.
Sec. ). Economy In the adminlstra-
ton Of the affairs Of the government
is necessary % the welfare OF It's citi-
zens, but il Is unknown 10 the present
administration. We declare the sys-
TEN Of graft, theft and extravigance
Of the republican party degrading 10
the body polite, ruiuous 70 the public
morals and destructive 70 our national
credit We emphatically denounce
the fraudulent userpation of power By
the executive authorities Of this gov
eminent with unlawiully Increasing
the pension rolls for purely political |
purposes.
Sec. j. We advocate tie election Of
United States senators By a direct
vote Of the people
Sec. z We denouuce the present
rule of hungry carpetbaggers and 20
litieal Kultures sent here from states
which know them nOt, q feast upon
tie wealth of our eounB 81 means oi