The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-14


paving legitimate expenses, repairs, ex-
tensions and GOOD living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for ON
ployes of all public service corpora
tions, 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 to health
and morals.
We denounce the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived in
sin and brought forth in iniauity,
whereby il has become the progenltor
of trusts and monopolics and we are
unalterably opposed to the non-pro-
gressive 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 a
total revision and reduction Of the
rates and schedule OF the same plac.
ing herewith all articles controlled by
monopoles on the free list
We are, unaiterably. opposed to the
so-called asset currency law. as in
troduccd 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 great
fund by the federal government for
the reclamation OF arid and the drain
age of swamp lands. we demand a fair
and equitable distrihutiOn of the
same, 10 the 9nd that the waste lands
of Oklahoma may be made productive
and habitable
(a) We favor the election OF all
federal judges by the people for a
stated term OF years and we favor the
election of United states senators by
direct vote of the peop'
Oh We favor a graGodted income
and inheritance tax by the state and
nalion.
(cl We favor the adoption Of the
initiative and referendum, tor The
nation in like form as adopted in the
state constitution.
td) We favor tax on national
banks for the privilege of running the
same, sufficient to pay all depositors,
in case Of suspension or failure.
(e) We favor tho immediate sale of
all school, indemnity and other public
valuation under such rules and regu-
lands. with preference right of pur-
chase TO the lessee, a fair appraised
lations as will protect alike the inter
ests of the lessee and tho school fund
and we favor the Investment OF the
proceeds as a permanent school en-
dowment under the terms aad pro
visions Of Art. XI Of our constitution
% We favor the removal Of iestric-
lions on all surplus lands belonging 70
tho Indians.
ca We ravor the payment Of all
just claims against the federal gov
lernment
(h) We favor permitting lessees OF
Indians lands entering into long term
contracts for the same.
We oppose the republican poiicy OF
subsidizb corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon-
mended by Roosevelt and passed by
the House Of Representatives
We favor a state and national dc
lmurrage law that viii be equally as
lbinding on the railroad company as
the shipper.
We favor and recommend that the
rural route carriers be put on the
same basis as the mounted city car
ricrs.
We appeal TO an honest citizens oi
the First district to join with Us and
support the candidate OF this conyen
tion as a fitting rebuke 20 the traitor
ous position now occupied by b. s.
MCGUIRE who having been twice cleo
ted 70 represent the people Of Okla
lhoma on the issues Of statehood. In