The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-18

corporations, believing that the fe.
publican party Is as morally and
justly committed to the policies Of
that instrument es the democrats
party Is by the one they have signed
and submitted to You for suffrage.
FOURTH
We demand as strict regulation 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 sysiematic.
scientific methods In accord with
sound public policy.
FIFTH.
We demand the state ownership and
public management Of a twiue factory.
an oil refinery. and the coal mineslof
the state We favor the establish
ment OF state printing plant. in whfih
all public printing shall be done. in
Guiding state. county and other mBhi.
cipal records and also the publishing
OF school books to be furnished to the
public at cost. thereby preventing the
lexploitlng of the people by the book
TRUST These public enterprises shall
be run at cost Of operation after
lpaying legitimate expenses, repairs ex-
tensions and a good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour ~ for em-
ployes of all public serfils corpora
tionc, underground mining companies.
and all employees on public works Of
the state and the prevention OF childi
labor in factory and mine and All
other employment dangerous to health
and morals.
We denounce the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived Ia
sin and brought forth IA iniqulty.
whereby It has become the progeniior
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 IA a misfit In our industrial
system and we therefore advocate a
total revision and Reduction OF the
rates aud schedule OF che same, plar.
ing Herewith all articles controlled By
monopolies on ihs free list
We are. unalteiahly. opposed to the
so.called 7asset currency law. as IN
trodnced 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
4 literally TO the creation OF great
fund by the federal governmeut for
the reclamation OF arid and the drain
age OF swamp lands, we demand efnlr
, and equitable diatribution OF the
same, TO the end 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 4
stated term OF years ard WI favor tNs
election OF United States fanators by
direct vote Of the peopr
10 We favor a eInd,rafcd income
and inheritance tax by the state and
nation.
(cl We favor the adoption ol the
initiative and referendum. for the
nation IN like form as adopted In the
state constitution.
(d) We favor tax on national
benks for the privilege Of running the
same. sufficient to ray all deposturs,
M case OF suspension or failure
(el We favor the immediate sale OF
all school, indemnity aud other public
valuation under such rules and regp.
lands. with preference right Of pur-
chase TO the lessee, a fair appraised
lations as win protect alike the inter,
ests of the lessee and the school fund
and we favor the Investment Of the
proceeds as a permanent school en-
dowment under the terms and pro
visions OF Art. Xl OF our constitution
(f1 We favor the removal OF restric
tions on all surplus lands belonging "a
tho Indians.
(gl we ravor the payment OF al
just claims against .he federal GOV
ernment.
(h) We favor permitting lessees o.
indians lands entering inp long tern
contracts for tho same.
We oppose the republican policy b
Substituting corporations aud especiall,
the ship subsidy measure recon
mended by Roosevelt aid passed b,
the House Of Representatives.
We favor state and national dc
mnrrage law tnas siii - equally q,
binding on me railroad company a.
the shipper.
We favor and recommend that III
rural route carriers be put on t.,
same basis as the mounted city car
riers.
We appeal 70 all honest citizens q
the First district TO join with as aui
support the candidate OF this congen
tiOn as a fitting rebuke 70 the traitor
ous position now occupied by 3. s
Mcclure who having been twice eiee
ted 90 represent the people Of Okla
bona on the Issues OF statehood Il
each campaign and on platfOrm and oi
the stump plegded his undylng supper
TO statehood and nov when statehoo
i8 almost an accomplished fact am
the splendid citizenship % the ne,
state Is about 10 receive the long "a
pocted relief from corporation carpet
bag oppression. Mcclure. and othe
i, land papfed officials. seeing their on
ic portunity 10 further continue thei
he hold upon the affairs OF state AZ
.s' about 20 and now as a last desperat
" act 10 continue themselves and thei
POI antocratc rule upon the people Of thl
oy fair state. appeal for help to defea
le the peoples constitution as draftcl
ne By the contention.
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