The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1905-03-29

W. 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
he latter less than 80 per cent as is
now done
We believe in higher valuation and .
loss aNajiun as the best advertisement (
10 secure foreign capital for invest
mcnr
We nc'icyn m the a-so,snr and col
l,ctor and administering the oath re-
ouiroi boy law i'm listing property Tor
.lzatou. and I-at married women
and children owning property be rc-
CURED to pay taxes
We believe that the accounts Of 81.
persons receiving and disbur,ing cit'
funds should be examined and pu e.
u.hcd az least quarterly So that il'.
people may know thy financial condi-
,iuu of the city.
We believe thgt all tax payers ha."
an cpuol interest in the waterworkS
and street improvements. and We de
uounce The policy of iayoring only tho
streets upon which the mayor and al
d,rmru live
We donounco the policy OF borrow
ing money at an cNorbitant rate Of
interest to run the city government.
and only maintaining "A scyen-months'
school. when more than fifty thousand
dollars per annum are collected by
taNation.
We dcnouncc 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 at q large rate
Of interest from the same banks.
We oppose giving away the valuable
franchises OF the city 10 people ior
speculation, thereby preventing capt
,a'ists from developing uur resources
and from Investments.
We favor a Greater Ardmorc upon
an honest and economical basis wi,h
all acts open and free for inyestigi-
tion by the public, and we denounce as
unwarrantcd trP payment of more
than the contract price for public
works as was done in the construction
of the watcrwurks dam G}ombastic,
imaginary claims of in'H."at in publ?
welfare is Away cos'!y T. IL" tAA
payer
We denounce the act Of the city
council and mayor in evading the law
! by fixing Il salary for the mayor OF
! $1,000 per anuum upon the preteN'
/ that he Is superintendent Of water
! works as an unnecessary waste of the
! peoples money.
We oppose iiscening vice and i'm
morality by the collection Of monthly
fines. especially because it is the duty
Of the officers of law to suppress suct
crime, and not TO wink at it,
we favor equal school facilities sui
ncient To accommodate all childrel
without regard to race or color, main
tanning separate schools of eihcienc.
equal to the best for nine month
each year.
We maintain that all employees q
the city--tcachers, fremen and labor
ers- should be paid cash, and not b.
warrants for their work as In the pasl
believing that the "laborer is worth
Of his hire" without discount.
We believe that each ward shoul
have the street tax collected therei
expended within said ward, and Una
Ill officers who draw salaries shoul
pay street tax the same as the laborin
man, and that warrants shall be az
cepted in payment for taxes.
We announce these principles, wit
the assurance, if successful at the elel
ton, they will be faithfully kept, an
we will call upon all patriotic voter
Of the city, whether Republican {