The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-20

tion. In the interests Of and for the
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 signed
and submitted to yOu for suffrage
FOURTH
We demand os strict regulation rs
is possible 10 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
FiFrH:-
We dcmand the state ownership and
public management of twine factory.
an oil refinery, and the coal mines of
the state. We favor the establish.
mont of a state printing plant, IN which
ail pblic printing shall be dene, IN
cludmg state. county and other muni-
cipal records and also the publishing
of school books TO he furnished TO the
pphlic at cost thereby preventing the
exploiting of the people by the book
trust These public enterprises shall
te rnn at cost of operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs, eN-
tensions and 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
aud morals.
We dcnouncc the present tariff
schedule aud policy as conceived In
sin aud brought forth in iniqmtY
whereby It has become the progenitor
of trusts and monopolies and we To
unalterably opposed TO the nonplo-
gressive 'standpat policy OF the re-
publican party. and we believe that
the same Is misiit in our industrial
system and we therefore advocate q
total revision and reduction Of the
rates and schedule of the same, plac.
ing herewith all articles controlled by
lmonopolics 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
ilberally to the creation of a great
| fund by the federal government for
the reclamation OF arid and the drain
age of swasap lands, we demand faii
land equitable distribution of the
same. to the end that the waste lands
of Oklahoma may be made productive
! and habitable.
(a) We favor the election of al
federal Judges by the people for q
stated term of years and we favor tn,
election of United States senator's bs
direct vote of the people.
(b) We favor a graduated meomt
and Inheritance tax by the state ant
nation.
(c) we favor the adoption of th'
Initiative and referendum, for th'
nation in like form as adopted In th'
state constitution.
(d) We favor tax on nationa
banks for the privilege of running th'
same. sufficient to pay all deposi.ore
in case of suspension or failure
(el We favor the immediate sale O
all school. indemnity aud other publi
Hands, with preference right of pur
chase to the lessee, a fair APPRAISED
valuation under such rules and regn
Ilatons as viii protect alike the inter
csts Of the lessee and the school fund
and we favor the Investment of tn
proceeds as a permanent school en-
dowment under the terms and pre-
visions of Art Xf of our constitetsor
CO We favor the removal of restri,
tions ON all surplus lands belonging 4
the Indians
(g) we ravor the payment of al
just claims against the federal goA
lernment
(h) We favor permitting lessees Q
Indians lands entering into Tong teri
contracts for the same.
We oppose the republican policy
snbsidizing corporations and especial
! tho ship subsidy measure recon
mended by Roosevelt and passed b
tho House of Representatives
We favor a state mld national d.
murrage mw that VIII be equally q
! binding on the railroad company a
the shipper.
We favor and recommend that IN
rural route carriers be put On IN
+ same basis as the mounted city ca
ricrs
We appeal TO all houest citizens
| the First district TO join with ns an
/ pport tho candidate of this conNe
r tion as q hitting rebnkc io the traito
ods position now Occepied by -,
Mcclure who having been twice ele