The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-17

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tuition for the proposed state % Okla
homa az the head Of an state docu
mcnis. as the greatest and ahlcst con
siihliion ever written Tor any people
Of any state or time.
TWRD,
We denouuce the Republican rail-
road ASP Constitution" writeen by
Henri u. Asp and signed by twelve
members in the conven.
tion, IL the interests or and for the
corporations. believing that the re-
publican party Is as morally and /
Justly committed TO the policies Of |
that Instrument as the democratic |
party ig by The one they have signed /
and submitted TO You for suffrage.
FOURTH:
We demand as strict regulation as !
Us possible to eecure OF all public |
utility corporations. including rail !
roads. telegraph and express lines
until such time as public ownership
can be accomplished by systematic,
ssi,.iffc meShods in accord with
sound public poiicy
FIFTH
We demand the state ownership and
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an oil refinery and the coal mines OF
the state We favor the establish
meut OF a state printing plant, In which
all public printing shall be done, Ia
cluding state. county and other mum
cipal records and also the publishing
Of school books 20 be furnished 10 the
public at cost thereby preventing the
exploiting Of the people by the book
trust These public enterprises shall
be sun at cost of operation after
payihS legitimate expenses, repairs. ex-
tensions and good living price for
labor
We favor an eight hour day for en-
lployes OF all public service corpora
tions underground mining companies,
aud an employees ON public works of
the state and The prevention of child
labor ia factory and mine and an
other employment dangerous 10 health
and morals.
We denounco the present tariff
| lschedule aud policy as conceived ia
sin aud brought forth IN iniquity
whereby IL has become the progenitor
| of trusts and monopolies and we are
malterab'y opposed TO the non-pro
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publican party, and we believe that
the same iga msiit IN our industrial
system aud we therefore advocate a
total revision and reduction OF the
rates aud schedule Of the same. plac
ing herewith all articles controlled by
lmenopolies on the free list
We are, unalterably, opposed TO The
so.callod asset currency law. as IN
troduced In the congress and lathcred
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
land equitable distribution Of the
same, 60 the end TINT The caste lands
lof Oklahoma may be made productive
and habilable.
(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
ia direct vote of the peop'
(bl We favor a gradyatod income
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uaion.
(cl We favor the adoption Of the
initiative aud referendum, for the
nation In like form as adopted ip tho
state constitution
fd) We favor q tax on rational
banks for the privilege OF running the
same. sufficient 10 nay an depositors,
lin case Of suspension or failure
(e) We favor the immediate sale OF
all school indemnity and other public
valuation Hnder such rules and regu.
lands, with preference right OF pur.
chase 10 the lessee fair appraised
lations as will protect alike the inter.
ests Of the lessee and the school fund
and ave favor the Investment Of the
proceeds as a permanent school en-
dowment under the terms sad pro
visions Of Art Xf Of our constitution
90 We favor the removal Of restric
tions on AL surplus landC belonging 20
the Indians.
(g We ravor the payment Of All
Just claims against the federal gov
ernment
fhl Wa favor permitting lessees Of
lndians lands entering into long term
lcontractn for the same
We oppose the republican policy ol
subsidizing corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon
mended by Roosevelt and passed bj
the House OF Representative,
We favor n state and national de
nurrare law that win be equally ai
binding on the railroad COMPANY as
tho shiprer.
Va favor and recommend that th'
rural route carriers be- put on ih'
same basis as the mounted city car
. lnors.
We appeal to an nunest oinzens o
the First district 10 Join with us and
support the candidate OF this conVen
tlon avs a fitting rebuke TO the traitor
ous position now occupied BY y $
McOuire who having been twice elec
ted 90 represent the pooplp Of Okla
toma on The issues of statehood, II
each campaign and on platform and o.
the stump plegded bis undying suppor
to statehood and nuw when statehoo'
is almost an accomplished fact ant
the splendid citizenship of the ncY
state D. about 70 receive the long ex