The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-30

inR Herewith an articles controlled BY
.monopolies on tho free list
We are, unalternhly. opposed TO the
so-called asset crrfency law, as In.
PRODUCED Ia the congress and fathered
BY the republican party organization.
we are in favor of state and national
good road laws.
Oar territory having contributed
literally TO the creation Of great
fund by The federal government for
the reclamation Of arid and Ore drain
aee Of swamp lapds. we demand a fair
and equitable disiribation of the
same, to Tie end that the waste lands
of Oklahoma may be made productive
and hahtahle
a) We favor the oleoilon Of all
federal Judges by the people for
stated term of years and we favor the
election of United states senators by
= direct vote OF the people
thl We favor a graduated income
and inheritance tax by the state and
nation
(cl We favor the adoption Of The
initiative and referendum. for tho
nation in like form as adopted in the
state constitution
td) We favor tax on rational
banks FOR The privilege Of running the
same sufficient to pay all dep0sitors,
in case OF suspension or failure.
(e) We favor the immediate sale of
IAN school Indemnity and other public
valuation ~nder such rules and regu-
lands, with preference right Of pur.
chase 20 the lessee a fair appraised
ladons as viii protect aiike the inter-
esis of the lessee and the echooi fund,
and we favor the Investment OF the
proceeds as a permanent school on.
dowment under tho terms and pro.
visions Of Art NI of our oonstitQdon
(fl we favor the removal 81 restrio,
tions on all surplus lands belonging 90
lhe Indians
60 We Tavor the payment Of ar
just claims against the federal gov.
ernment.
th) Wc favor permitting lessees OF
Indians lands entering into long term
contracts for the same
We oppose the republican policy Of
Isuhsidizing corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon.
meniad By Roosevelt and passed BY
the lIonse OF Representatives.
We favor a state and national de.
lmurraEe law that will be equally as
binding on the railroad company a.
the shipper.
We fayef and recommend that the
/ rural route carriers be put on the
same basis as the mountel city car
riers.
We appeal TO all honest citi2enG OF
tho First district TO Join with us aud
Support the candidate Of this convon.
lism as a citing rehuke TO tho traitor.
oHs position now occupied by 81 S.
McGuira who having been twioe cleo.
ted to represent the people OF Okla.
honla ON the Issues OF statehood. In
each campaign and on platform and on
the stump plegded his undying support
! TO statehood and now when statehood
| IS almost an accomplished fact aud
lihe splendid citizenship of tho new
state Us about 10 receive the long ex.
lpected relief from corporation carpet
bag oppression. McGhire, and other
land pap-fed officials, seeing their op.
porunity to further continre their
| holl sfn0n the affairs OF state, are
about to and now as a last desperate
act 10 continue themselves and their
aHtocratlc rule upon tho people OF this
/ fair state, appeal for help 20 defeat
1.-The peoples consultation as drafted
by the convention.
On every school house. and from
each public building, stream the lusty
folds Of our beloved national emblem,
tho American flag, waving a beckon-
I ing message Of enliehtenmeut. union
and liberty TO al the world In the
lglory field Of blue shine the forty-nvC
idi1dems Of our sister states. In this
constellation arises the last, the most
glorious and brightest of the train,
the STAR OF OKLAHOMA. The
democracy Of the state, proud OF rs
lpeeyage. pledges It's sacred honor 10
the defense of that flag and vows
1 eternal vigilance in placing ami keep
/ ing that star in its Just and rlghtful
station in the galaxy Of tho milton
may rs benign rays enllghten the sor
did preiuaices Of the enemies OF slate
hood into an intelligent love OF home
lrule and self government.
The democracy OF Oklahoma de
clares rs unnounded confidence IN tho
statesmanship aud leadership OF tho
Hon. William Bryan No other name
appeals 70 us for presidential pref
erence We cordially endorse ouI
great commoner William J. Bryan fQi
I the democratic nomination for the