The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-28
PLATFORM or DEMOCRACY or
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Following - the Platform Of the Dem
oorats Of the First Congressional
District

oorats Of the First Congressional
District
FIRST
We, the Democrats OF lbe First Con
gressional District, OF The proposed
state OF Oklahoma, IN convention as
scmbled, reancirm allegiance to the
time honored principles of the demo
cratic party as taught by that lmmor-
tai auihor Of the Declaration OF 1nde-
pendence. Thomas Jefferson, practieed
by Andrew Jackson, aud olgcidated
and yitalized by the Great Commoner
OF our time. William j. Bryan.
sECOND.-
We endorse the action Of the consil.
tutional convention and look with
grateful appreciation on their unuring
efforts in the performance of their
ardgous iabors and their fidelity in
koeping the faith and carrying out
their pledges aod promises to the
people. and we especially endorse the
convention: CD. in granting the initi-
atiye and referendum. CD in the cstab-
lishment OF q state railway Insurance
and warehouse commission, Cd, in
the strict regulation of all public
service corporations. and placing the
same within the control of The state.
ca in the reduction Of freight and pas
'sengef rates By the constitution and
the control of such corporations BY
the state, 60. In the passage OF the
fellow servant provision co.. In the
providing for the employment OF con
vict labor ca. in the protection by
liberal exemptions from taxation OF all
.eNsoldiers. (S), in the restriction Of
government by injunction, (9l, in the
passage Of mine. mill and factory in
spection and health laws. O0), and in
the recogm, 'on and protection of labor
by q hoard of arbitration and the pre-.
vention of child labor IN mill and mite,
.GD. in the establishment of com
missioner OF charities, and. (i2). in
the wise and Intelligent provisions for
city gnv@-nment and abolition of alien
ownCeFll'r n our soil, are measures
of yca,pc acN have set the consti-
tuition ~ We Jr0posed state OK Okh.
homa at the llead Of all state docu-
ments. as the greatest and ablcst con
stitution ever written for any people
of any state or time.
THlRD:-
We denounce the Republican. rail
road "Asp-Constitution, wl4teen by
Henry E. ASP and signed by twelve
republiCans. members in The conyen-
ton, in tho interests or and for the
corporations, believing that The re-
publican party is as morally and
justly committed 10 the policies Of
that instrument as the democratic
party Is by the one they have signed
and submitted to you for suffrage.
FOURTH
We demand 3s 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 systematic.
scientific methods in accord with
sound public policy.
FIFTH
We demand the state ownership and
public management of twine factory,
an oil refinery. and the coal mines OF
the state. We favor the establish.
ment of a state printing plant. Ia which
all public printing shall be done, in
Guiding state. county and other muni-
cipal records and also the publishing
of school books to be furnished 10 the
public at cost, thereby preventing the
exploiting of the people by the book
trust These public enterprises shall
be run at a cost o. operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs, ex-
tensions and a good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for em-
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 aud policy as conceived in
sin and brought forth IN iniquity,
whereby 1t has become The progonitor
OF trusts and mOnopolles and we are
nnalterably opposed TO the aon-pro-
sressive stand-pat policy OF the re-
publican party, and we believe that
the same Is a misiit i'm our industrial
system and we therefore advocate "A
total revision and reduction Of the
rates afd schedule Of TIE same plac-
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