The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-01


departments
Sec, We favor the employment OF
short term convict labor on the
public highways, to the end that
the good roads movement may be
fostered and assisted.
Sec. I2,-We favor liberal home
stead and other exemption laws
and relief from general taxation OF
personal property of the heads OF
families to the value Of two hund-
and fifty dollars. We believe that
the owners Of all property which is
not exempt from taxtation by the
constitution of the state should be
compelled to contribute their just
proportion toward defraying ex-
penses of the government and to
the accomplishment of this result
we pledge the democracy to the
enactment of such laws as will
secure the just rendition of all pro-
perty for taxation at its full value
and compel the payment Of taxes
assessed against it; and TO to the
enactment OF such laws as well Sc
cure the taxation of all property,
tangible and intangible including
the franchises or intangible assets
of property of those corporations,
which, by reason of the nature or
character of their assets orproperty
escape their just proportion of tax
alton.
Sec. I4,-We are opposed to gov
ernment by injunction, whereby
the rights of the people are restrict
ed and transferred arbitrarily into
the hands of unfriendly judges.
Sec. I4,-A private monopoly is
indefensible and we favor stringent
laws and regulations which will aid
us as a people to protect ourselves
from the rapacity of the trusts
which mercilessly absorb our earn
ings and propnction and unscrupu.
lously resort to bribery and coerc-
ion thwart us in our efforts for re-
lief.
Sec. I5,-We favor the estab.
lishment and maintenance OF a
system of inspection at state ex-
pense. Of all mines, factories and
railways wherelthe lives and health
of employees is hazardous and we
insist that the position of such in
spectors be filled by men schooled
by practical experience in their re-
spective crafs.
Sec. I6,-We favor the estab-
lishment OF state Board of Arbi-
tration to adjust disputes between
employers, also law preventing
child labor in mine and mill. and
we are opposed TO the relaxation
of the Chinese migration law and
condemn the present administration
for winking at its violation.
Sec. live favor constitutions
provision for the election of all th'
state officers, including the judge:
of the supreme court and all tn
members of the railroad or othe
corporation commission by all vot
ers of the state, and condemn a:
un- American, unprecedented, and III
considerable the scheme of the Re
publican party to elect state ofic
ers by districts TO the end that the
will of the people of the state ma,
be defed and the controle of th
most important public Offices
: the state placed in the hands of
minority voter Of the state sucl
officers must serve.
Sec. Is,-We are opposed to III
: coal lands of the state falling int
the hands Of private monopolie:
and favor a system by which th
coal lands may be acquired by th
state for the benefit of the publ
school fund and the general publ
8ho are consumers oi the coal
the end that the Indians may re
ceive just and fair compensatio
for their property and the publ
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