The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-13

paying legitimate expenses, repairs, ex-
tensions and good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day Tor en-
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 iniquity,
whereby il 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 misht 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
monopolies on the free list
We are, unalterahly, opposed to the
so-ealled 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 fair
and equitable diHtrihntion 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 a
stated term of years and we favor the
election of United States aenators by
a direct vote Of the peor
(b) We favor gradaated income
and inheritance tax by the state and
naLon.
(c) We favor the adoption Of The
Initiative and referendum, for the
nation In shs form as adopted in the
state constitution.
(d) We favor tax on rational
hanks for tho privilege Of running the
same, sufficient 10 pay all depositors,
In case Of suspension or failure.
(e) We favor the immediate sale of
all school, indemnify and other public
valuation under such rules and regu-
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 tho
proceeds as a permanent school en-
dowmcnt under the terms aad pro
visions Of Art Xl OF our constitution
Cf) We favor the removal Of iestrie-
lions on all surplus lands belonging 70
tho Indians
(g) We ravo- the payment Of all
just claiais against the federal gov
crnment.
(hl We favor permitting lessees OF
Indians lands entering into long term
contracts for the same
We oppose the republican policy oi
lsnbsidizing corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon
mended by Roosevelt and passed by
the House of Representatives.
We favor q state and national de
lmurrage law that viii bo- 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
rlcrs.
We appeal to all honest citizens OF
the First district TO join with us and
sapport the candidate Of this CONVEX
tion as a lifting rebuke 10 the traitor
ons position now occupied by b. s.
Mcclure who having heen twice elec
ted 10 represent the people Of Okla
homa on the issues OF statehood. ia