The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-26
Renubliean Platform.

hepuDlCan fldUOTf0s
We believe in equal taxation, that no
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 80 pr cen, 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
lector and administering the oath re-
| quired by law in listing property for
| saxation. and that married women
and children owning property be re-
qulred to pay taxes
| We believe that the accounts of all
persons receiving and disbursing cit'
| funds should be examined and pu)-
! lished az least quarterly, so that tho
people may know the financial condi-
| tion of the city.
/ We believe that all tax payers have
/ an equal interest in the waterworks
and street improvements, and We de-
nouuce the policy of fayoring only the
streets upon which the mayor and al
dcrmcn live
We denomce the policy of borrow
ing money at an eXorbitant 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 denounce the policy of keeping
a sinking fund now amounting 10
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 at 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 Greater Ardmore upon
an honest and economical basis wlih
all acts open and free for investiga-
ton by the public and we dcnounce as
unwarranted tEP payment of mora
than the contract price for publ'a
works as was done in the construction
of the watcrworks dam. BOmbastic,
imaginary claims Of in ',rsJ in pubic
welfare is always cos'lv t. the ta%
payer.
We denounce the act Of the city
council and mayor ia evading the law
by fixing a salary for the mayor OF
81 200 per annum upon the preteX'
that he is superintendent of water
works as an unnecessary waste of the
peoples money.
We oppose liscening vice and i'm
morality by the collection of monthly
fines, especially because 1t Is the duty
of the officers of law TO suppress sucl
crime. and not to wink at ii.
We favor equal school facilities SUI
ncient to accommodate all childrei
without regard 20 race or color, main
tanning separate schools of etiicienc
equal to the best for nine month
each year,
We maintain that all employees {
the city-teachers, fremen and labo
ers- should be paid cash, and not b
warrants for their work as in the pas
believing that the "laborer is wortl
- of his hire" without discount.
y We believe that each ward shou
- have the street tax collected there
expended within said ward, and IN
all officers who draw salaries shou
pay street tax the same as the laboril
man. and that warrants shall be a
cepted in payment for taxes
We announce these principles, wi
the assurance If successful at the el6
tiou, they will be faithfully kept, a.
we will call upon all patriotic vote
OF the city, whether Republican
not TO join with us to the end IN
Ardmcre may prosper as never befo
upon an economical honest and bu
uess-'ike basis,
~ Canpaiun HEADQUARTERS.