The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-29
platform OF DEMOCRACY or
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Following ls the Platform Of the Dem
ocrats of the First Congressional
District

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FIRST
We. The Democrats OF the First Con
Igressional District. of the proposed
state of Oklahoma, In convention as
sembled, reaiiirm allegiance to the
time nonored principles OF the demo
cratic nerty as taught by that immor
tai author OF the Declaration OF Inde
pendence Thomas Jefferson. praeticed
by Andrew Jackson. and elnaaated
and viiallaed by the Great Commoner
Of our time, William J. Bryan.
SECOND
We endorse he action of the constl
tutionai convention and look with
grateful appreciation on their untirine
efforts IN he performance of their
.ardrous lahofs and their fidelity In
keeniue the faith and carrying out
their pledges and promises to the
people. and we especially endorse the
convention: (ll. in granting the initi-
.ative and referendum. (2), tn the estab.
lishment of q state railway Insurance
and warehouse commission (3). IN
the strict regulation of an public
service corporations, and placing the
same within the control of the state.
t),in the reduction Of freight and pas
senger rates hy the constitution and
the control of such corporations by
me state. l5l in the passage of the
Fellow servant provision, (6), In the
providing for the employment of con
Wet labor (0. in the protection by
liberal exemptions from taxation OF an
ex-soldiers, 80, in the restriction of
government by injunction. (gl. in the
passage Of mine. mill and factory In.
speciion and health laws. 0W. and I'M
the recognition and protection OF labor
py a board of arbitration and the pro-
vention OF child labor in mill and mine.
Nl). in the establishment 4f a corr.
missioner Of charities, and. Cf2) IN
The wise and intelligent provisions for
city government and abolition Of alien
ownership OF our soil. are Measures
or pOgress and have set the consti-
tuition for the proposed state ot Okla
homa at The head OF al state iocn.
ments, as the greatest and ablest con
stitution ever written for any people
of any state or time.
THIRD
We denounce the Republican. rail.
road. Approximation" writeen bv
Henry L. Asp and signed by twelve
republicans. members in the conyen.
tion, In the interests OF and for the
corporations, believing that the re-
publican party Is as morally and
Justly committed to the policies of
that instrument as the democratic
party IS by the one they have sipnod
and submitted to yon for suffrage.
FOURTH
We demand as strict regulation a.
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 systematie.
scientific methods in accord with
sound public policy.
We demand the state ownership and
public management Of a 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 state, county and other mani
cipal records and also the publishing
of school books to be furnished 10 the
public at cost thereby preventing tho
exploiting of the people by the book
trust These public enterprises shall
pc run at a cost OF operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs. ok
tensions and a good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for en-
ployes OF all public service corpora
tons, underground mining companies.
and all employees on public works of
the state and the prevention Of child
labor in factory and mine aud all
other employment dangerous to health
and morals
We denounce the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived IN
SIN and brought forth in iniquity.
whereby II has become The progcnltor
OF trusts and monopolies 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 misnt in our industrial
system and we therefore advocate a
total revision and resnction of the
rates and schedule Of The same. plac-
Ing herewith an arhci controlled by
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