The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-21

and submitted 20 you for suffrage.
FOUR1Hs--
we demand es strict rerplatIon as
Is possible TO secure OF all public
utility corporations. including rail-
roads. telegraph and express lines
until such time as public ownership
can be accomplished by systematic.
scientific methods in accord with
sonnd public policy
FIFTH
We demand the state ownership and
public management or twine factory,
an oil refinery, and the coal mines OF
the state We favor the establish.
ment OF a state printing plant, in which
all public printing shall be done. In.
cluding tate. count and other mnni.
clpal records and also the publishing
of school books to be furnished to the
public at cost. thereby preventing the
exploiting OF the people by the book
trust These public enterprises shall
be run at cost Of operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs. eN-
tensions and good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for EN-.
ployes OF all public service corpora
tlons, underground mining companies.
and all employees on public WORKS Of
the state and the prevention OF child
labor in factory and mine and all
other employment dangerous b health
and morals.
We denounce the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived in
sin and brought forth In ipiquity,
whereby IL has become the progenitor
OF trusts and monopolies and we are
unalterably opposed to the non.pro
gresslye 'stand-pat' policy OF The re
publican party, and we believe that
the same Is a misfit in our industrial
system and we therefore advocate q
total revision and reduction of the
rates and schedule OF the same, plac
ing Herewith ali articles controlled by
monopolies on the free list
We are, unalterably, opposed 10 the
so-called asset currency law, as In
troduced In the congress and fathered
by the republican party organization
We are In favor OF state and national
good road laws.
Our territory having contributed
literally to the creation OF A. greai
fund by the federal government for
the reclamation OF arid and the drain
age Of swamp lands, we demand fail
and equitable distrlbution OF the
same TO the end that the waste land.
OF Oklahoma may be made productive
and habltable.
(a) we favor the election OF al
federal judges by the people for {
stated term Of years and we favor th'
election Of United States senators b.
direct vote OF the peop'
Oh We favor a graduated income
aud inheritance tax by the state ani
naiIon.
(c) We favor the adoption OF III
Initiative and referendum, for th'
ration In like form as adopted In tn
state constitution.
(d) We favor tax on nationa
banks for the privilege Of running th
same, sufficient to pay all depositUs
lin case OF suspension or failure
(e) Wo favor tho immediate sale o
all school, indemnity and other publ
valuation under such rules and regu
lands. with preferences right OF pui
chase TO the lessee, a fair appsaise
lationE as will protect alike the intei
ests of the lessee and the school funt
land we favor the investment OF tn
proceeds as permanent school ef
dowment under the terms ard Pre-
visions of Art. XI OF our constitution
(f) We favor the removal OF fesirls
lions on all surplus lands belonging \
tho Indians.
ca We ravor tho payment OF al
Just claims against the federal GOV
ernment.
(h) We favor permitting lessees @
Indians lands ,entering into long teri
contracts for the same.
We oppose the republican policy q
lsubsidizing corporations and especial
the ship subsidy measure recon
mended by Roosevelt and passed b
the House OF Representatives.
We favor state and national d'
murrage law that win be equally a
binding on the railroad company a
tho shipper.
We favor and recommend that tn
rural route carriers be put ON th
same basis as tho mounted city en-
riers.
We appeal TO all honest citizens
the First district TO Join with Ms an
support the candidate OF this conyel
tion as a ntting rebnke 10 the traito
ous position now occupied by B.
Mcclure who having been twice ele
! ted to represent the people OF okll
: bona on the issues Of statehood,
: each campaign and on platform and o
J the stump plegded his undying suppo
TO statehood and now when statehoc
Is almost an accomplished fact an
e the splendid citizenship OF the ne
state IS about TO receive the long e
b pected relief from corporation carpe
3 bag oppression, Mcclure, and oth'
! land papfed officials, seeing their o
G portunity to further continue the
9 hold upon the affairs OF state, al