The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-01

ment Of a state printing plant, in which
all public printing shall be done, in
GLIDING state, county and other muni-
cipai 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 a cost Of operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs, ex-
tensions and good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for en-
ployes Of all public service corpora
tions, underground mining companies.
and all employees on public works of
the state and the prevention oG child
labor in factory and mino and all
'othor employment dangerous TO health
and morals
We denounco the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived in
sin and brought forth in iniquity.
whereby It has become the progenitor
of trusts and monopolies and we are
unaltcrably opposed TO the non-pro-
gressiye '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, pac-
Ing Herewith all articles controlled by
monopoies on the free list
We are, unalterably. opposed to 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 great
fund by the federal government for
the reclamation of arid and the drain.
age of swamp lands, we demand a fair
and equitable digtribution of the
same, to the end that the waste lands
of Oklahoma may be made productive
and hahtable.
(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
a direct vote Of tho people
(b) We favor graduated income
and Inheritance tax by the state and
nation
(c) We favor the adoption of the
Initiative and referendum, for the
nation In Ike form as adopted in the
state constitution.
(dl We favor tax on rational
banks for the privilege of running the
same, sufficient TO pay all depositors.
IN case OF suspension or failure.
(e) We favor the immediate sale of
all school, indemnity and other public
valuation under such rules and regu-
lands, with preference right of pur-
chase to the lescae, a fair appraised
lations as will protect alike the inter
osts 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
0) We favor the removal Of iestric-
tlons on all surplus lands belonging 90
tho Indians
ca We ravor the payment of all
just claims against the federal gov
ornment.
(h) We favor permitting lessees Of
Indians lands entering into long term
Contracts for the same
We oppose the republican policy Of
subsidizing corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon-
mended by Roosevelt and passed by
the House OF Representatives.
We favor state and national de
murrage law that will be equally as
binding on the railroad company as
tho shipper.
We favor and recommend that the
rural route carriers be put on the
same basis as the mounted city car
riers.
We appeal TO all honest citizens OF
the First district to join with Us aud
support the candidate OF this conyen-
tion az hitting rebuke 20 tho traitor
ous position now occupied by r. S.
Mcclure who having been twice cleo
ted 70 represent the people OF okla
homa on the issues Of statehood. in
each campaign and on platform and on
tho stump plegded his undying support
10 statehood and now when statehood
Is almost an accomplished fact and
The splendid citizenship of the new
state Is about to receive the long exc
pecied relief from corporation carpet
bag oppression. Mcclure. and other
land papfed officials, seeing their op.
p0rtunity TO further continue their
hold upon the affairs OF state are
about 10 and now. as a last desperate
act 20 continue themselves and their
aafocratic rule upon the people OF this
fair state appeal for help 20 defect
the peoples constitution as drafted
by the convention.
On every school house, and fsom
each public building, stream the lnsty
folds nf nnr beloved national emblem.
the American flag. waving beckon-