The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-05-23
PtATFoPM or DEMOCRACY or
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Following Is the Platform Of the Dem.
ocrats Of the First Congressional
District

oerass Of the First Congressional
District
FIRST
We, the Democrats Of the First Con-
gressional District. Of the proposed
state Of Oklahoma, IN convention as
sembed, reaffirm allegiance 20 the
lime hunored principles Of the demo
cratic party as taught by that immor-
tal-anthor of the Declaration OF lnde-
pendence, Thomas Jefferson, practiced
by Andrew Jackson and elucidatea
land vitalized by the Great Commoner
of our time, William }. Bryan.
SECOND
We endorse the action of the consti,
Itutional convention aud look with
grateiul appreciation on their untiring
ehci's in the performance of their
arU4dus labors and their fidelity in
lkeeping the faith and carrying ont
Itheir pledges and promises to the
people, and we especially endorse the
convention; % in granting the lniti-
lative andTeferendun, t2), in the cstab-
! lishment OF state railway insurance
land warehouso commission. (s). in
the strict regulation of all public
service corporations and placing the
same within the control OF the state.
! 90 in the reduction Of freight aud pas
senger rates by the constitution and
the control OF such corporations by
the state, (5), IN the passage OF the
fellow servant provision (6). in the
providing for the employment Of con
lyict labor a.. IN tho protection by
liberal exemptions from taxation Of all
leX-soldiers, (Sl, in the restriction OF
lgovemment by Injunction, (0), in the
4 passage ef nihc. mill aEd factcrv in
lspeetlon and health laws. CO., and in
the recognition and protection OF labor
by a board OF arbitration and the pre-
lvention Of child labor IN mill and mine,
ltlD. in the establishment of q com
llQssioner of charities. and, (12). IN
the wise and intelligent provisions for
city government and abolition of alien
Ownership OF our soil, are measures
of progress and have set the constl.
tuition for the proposed state Of Okla.
homa at the head OF all state docu-
ments as the greatest and ablest con
lstituton ever written for any people
of any state or time.
lTHIRD:.-
/
road Approximation" writeen by
Henry r. Asp and signed by twelve
republicans, members In the conven-
ton Ia the interests OF and for the
corporations. believing that the re-
publican party is as morally and
liustly committed to the policies Of
that instrument as the democratic
Iparty is by the one they have signed
land submitted TO you for suffrage.
ifFOURTH:-
We demand as strict regulation as
Is possible to secure OF all public
lutility corporations, including rail-
roads, telegraph and express lincs
until such time as public ownership
can be accomplished by systematic.
| Isaientifc methods IN accord with
sound public policy.
lFlFTH;--
| We demand the state ownersnip and
public management Of a twine factory.
Ian oil refinery, and the coal mines of
the state We favor the establish
ment OF state printing plant, in which
Ian public printing shall be done. in.
icmdlng state. county and other mnni-
cipal records and also the publishing
lof school books TO be furnished TO the
public at cost, thereby preventing the
leXploitng Of the people by the book
TRUST These public enterprises shall
be run at a cost of operation after
lpaying legitimate expenses, repairs. ex-
tensions and a good living price for
labor.
We favor an eighe hour day for em-
lployes 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 ana all
other employment dangerous to health
and morals
We denonnce the present tariff
: schedule and policy as conceived in
sin and brought forth in inlquity.
whereby ID has become the progonitOr
of trusts and monopolios and we are
unalterably opposed 10 the non-prO.
gressiye 'stand-pat" policy OF the re-
publican party and we believe that
the same is q misiit in our industrial
system and we therefore advocate a
total revision and reduction Of the
rates aud schedule of the Same. plac-
ling Herewith all articles controlled by
monopolics on the free list
We are, unalterdbly, opposed 10 the
so-ealled "asset currency law, as IN.
troduccd IN the congress and fnthefed
by The republican party organization.
We are IN favor rf --atn 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 faii
and equitable distribution of the
same. to the end that the waste lands
OF Oklahoma may be made productive
and habltable.
(al We favor the election or an
federal judges by the people for a
stated term Of years and We favor the
election Of United States senator's By
direct vote Of the people
(hl We favor a graduated income
and Inheritance tax by the state anc
nation
(cJ We favor the adoption OF the
/ initiative ,and referendum, for the
nation Ia Ike form as adopted IN the
, state constitution
(dl We favor tax on rational