The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-30
Republican Platform.

We believe in equal taxation, that no
/ discrimination should be made be
/ tween the homo 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
mcut.
We believe in the assessor and col
iector and administering the oath re-
CURED by law in listing property for
+lXatiou, and that married women
and children owning property be re
Wircd to pay taxes.
We believe that the accounts OF Az
persons receiving and disbursing cit;
funds should be examined and pa
lishcd at lclst quarterly, so that tl'
people may know the financial condl-
/ ton of thc city.
! We believe that al, tax payers have
an equal interest IN the wdtcrworhs
and street Improvements, and we de.
nuuncc the policy of iayOring only the
streets upon which ,hc mayor and al
/ dormcn live.
We dcnumyc the policy OF borrow
ing money at an cNortiiant rate OF
interest to run the city government,
and only maintaining a seven months
school. when more han fifty thousand
dollars per annum are collected by
.aNation
We dcnomnc the policy oi keeping
a 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
/ timo borrowing money at a large ratio
Of interest from the same banks.
We oppose giving away The valuable
franchises Of the City to people for
/ speculation. thereby preventing capt
talists from deycloping our resources
and from Investments.
/ We favor a Greater Ardmore upon
an honest and economical basis with
all acts open ana free for inyoatiga
ton by the public, and we donounca as
uuwarrantcd tns payment Of NOR
| than the contract price for publia
works as was done in the construction
of the watorworlls dam. Bombastic,
/ imaginary claims of in'n's, in pubh'
welfare Is always costly - 'ho TAI
payer.
We dauounce the act Of the city
council and mayor in c}ading the law
by GNug a salary for Tho mayor OF
, $1,000 per anmm upon the preteH'
that he is superintendent of Tater
works as an unnecessary waste of the
peoples money.
We oppose usccnng vice and I'M
morality by the collection Of monthly
fines, especially because it Is the duty
of the cmccrs of law to suppress such
crime, and not to wink at il.
We favor equal school facilities suf'
Gcipnt to accommodate all children
without regard to race or color, main.
tanning separate schools Of efficiency
equal to the best for nine months
each year
We maintain that all employees OF
the city--teachers. lremoa and labor.
ors-- should be paid cash, and not by
warrants for their work as in the past
believing that tho "laborer Is worthy
~ his hire" without discount.
wo believe that each ward should
have The Streoa tax collected therein
evpsnacd within said ward ana that
"A officers who draw salaries should
pay stree, tax the same as the laborins
man. and that warrants shall be ac
cented in payment for taxes.
We announce these principles, with
the assurance. if successful at the elec
ton they will be feithfnlly kept, and
we will call upon all patriotic voterl
of the city, whether Republican oi