The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-28
Republican Platform.

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discrimination should be made be-
tween the home of the humble and the
banking institutions by taxing the
former - per cent OF its value. and
the latter less than ~ per cent as is
now done.
We believe in a higher valuation and
less taxation as the best advertisement
to secure foreign capital for invest
ment
We believe in the assessor and col
lccror and administering the oath ro-
quired by law i'm listing property for
t,Natlon. and that married womo"
and children owning property be re-.
quircd 70 pay taxes.
We believe that the accounts Of al
persons receiving and disbursing cit5
funds should be examined and pu
li,hcd AZ least quarterly, so that thg
people may know the financial condi
lion Of tine city.
We believe that all tax pay yors have
an equal interest In the wa'crworks
and street improvements, and we dc.
ucmce the policy Of fayoring only the
streets upon which the mayor and al
dormrn live.
We dcnuuncc the policy of borrow.
Ing money at an cXorbitant rate Of
interest to run the city government,
and only maintaining a seven months
school. when more than fifty thousand
dollars per annum are collected by
taxation.
We dcuomce the policy of Keeping
sinking fund now amounting TO
more than thirty thousand dollars, in
favored banks without interest when
the law requires that outstanding
bonds shall be purchased with same
and interest stopped, and at the same
time borrowing money al large rate
of interest from the same banks.
We oppose giving away the valuable
franchises OF the city to people for
speculation, thereby preventing CAPT
ta,ists from developing our resources
and from Investments.
We favor a Greater Ardmore upon
an honest and economical basis with
all acts open and free for invcstiga.
ton by the public, and we dcnounce as
unwarrantcd tnh payment of more
than the contract price for publ'a
works as was done in the construction
of the waterworks dam. Bombastic,
imaginary claims Of in's,rst in pubic
welfare IS always cos'ly u The taa
payer
We denouncc the act of the city
council and mayor in cyading the law
by fixing "A salary for the mayor of
81 200 per annum upon the preteNl
that he is superintendent OF water
works a. an unnecessary waste Of the
peoples money.
We oppose lisccning vice and i'm
morality by the collection of monthly
fines. especially because il is the duty
( Of the officers Of law to suppress such
/ crime. and not 10 wink at il.
We favor equal school facilities suf
| Gcicut to accommodate all childrer
without regard TO race or color main
tanning separate schools of ehicioncl
equal to the best for nine mouths
each year.
We maintain that all employees o
The city-teachers, fromen and labor
evs- should be paid cash, and not b.
warrants for their work as in the past
believing that the 'laborer is worth!
of his hire without discount.
We believe that each ward should
have the street tax collected therein
expended within said ward, ana ina
| u officers who draw salaries shoul,
p. pay street tax the same as the laborint
man. and that warrants shall be az
copied in payment for taxes.
We announce these principles, wit
he assurance, II successful at the ele'
Ion. they viii be- faithfully kept, an
We win call upon all patriotic voter
If the city, whether Republicon o
not. TO join with us 90 The end tina