The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-10-18

requisite of a convention delegate. af.
ter that integrity conservatism and
I the desire to sincerely and honestly
serve the people of the whote state
without regard to the promptiugs Of
any cliques combines or unholy cabals
or mahas
knowing that the Democratic can
didates I'm the three shoestiinged dis
tricts OF this county possess the re.
quired requisites. what other argu.
ment should we bring forth as en-
phasis for their election. on import.
ant questions affecting the interests
OF the state how win they vote? What
do they champion now? Let us see
First. they adhere to the Jcncrsonian
ideas of government and believe in
the absolute sovereignty of the peo-
pie AID oppose the policy and system
ot any party that i'm principle o. prac-
tice authorizes or permits. 10y law or
by license. any person or corporation
to gain or acquire any special favor
advantage or privilege over others in
any manner, or for any purpose. and
demand that free. open and untram.
meled competition be preserved
among the people in an lives of in
du-try and enterprise
They favor the Incorporation into
o5r state constitution of the necessary
provision providing for the initiative
and referendum aud the right of ne.
call, believing as they do in preserving
power ia the people.
They oppose the alien acquisition,
con- r. Jr ownership of real estate in
the state or Oklahoma.
They favor separate schools for the
education of the white and negro
children
They favor the election of United
States senators by direct vote of the
people.
They favor the right for the accused
! to a uial by jury in all contempt pro
,cedings
They favor such constitutional pro.
visions as viii forever keep the mill
tary power of the state subordinate
and ubseryieut to the civil authon-
ties.
They favor constitutional pro
vision requiring an property nclud-
ing railroad aud other corporate
/ property to be assessed for taxation
al it's actual value The state to re-
serve the right TO enter into any i'm
dustry manufacture on enterprise
They favor a con titpuonal proyls-
ion making railroad, express tele-
graph telephone and pipe line com
panies, and all persons, companies
and corporations engaged in the car
( riage transportation and transmission
OF property. persons or intelligence as
/ common carriers, be so regulated and
controlled as to prevent any discrimi-
nation directly or indirectly between
patrons thereof. in any way or to any
extent, and be prevented from issu-
ing or granting any rebates, franking
privileges and passes 10 any person,
except such persons as are directly
engaged In the management and opor-
alton OF the company or corporation,
ministers Of the gospel officers and
employees of eleemosynary institu-
tions. and that all such corporations
he prohibited from owning, controll-
ing or operating any industry or en-
terprise not necessarily and directly
connected with the operation of it's
business as common carriers. and be
prohibited from owning any real
estate except such as is reasonably
necessary for the conduct cf its bust
ness; that a commission to be elect
ed by the people be created with the
power to fix rates and charges for
servicos perfoimed aud generally
supervise the operation of all public
service corporations.
They favor the acquisition by tine
state by the power of eminent domain
of sutfcient oil gas, coal and mineral
land as viii at an times guarantee TO
the people an adequate supply of these
necessary commodities at reason
able price
They favor tho state supplying text
books for the use of children in the
common schools at their actual cost
ci publication
They favor the state reserying the
right to enter any industry manulac-
ture or any public enterprise.
They favor the nomination OF can
jidates to be voted for by a well regu-
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