The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-06-20


public MANAGEMENT OF a twine factory.
an oil refinery and the coal mines Of
the state We favor the establish
ment Of q state printing plant IN which
all public printing shall be done. in.
lcluding state. county and other muni
cpal records and Also the publishing
OF school books to he furnished To the
public at cost. thereby preventing The
lexnloitnr Of the people by the book
trust These public Enterprises shall
be run az cost OF operation after
paying legitimate expenses, repairs, ex.
tensions and good living price for
labor.
We favor an eight hour day for en-.
nloyes Of all public service corpora
lions. underground mining companies.
and all employees on public works of
the state and the prevention OF child
labor in factory and mine and all
othcr employment dangerous 20 health
and morals.
We denounce the present tariff
schedule and policy as conceived IN
l,n and brought forth IN inlauity,
whereby Il has become the progenitor
Of trusts and monopolies and we are
uuatorably opposed TO the non pro.
gfesslye stand pat" policy 81 the re-
publican party, and we believe that
tho same Is a mistlt in our industrial
system and We therefore advocate a
total revision and reduction of the
rate id schedule Of the same. plac
ing t,..srewiih all articles controlled by
lmonopolies on the free list
We are. unalterably. opposed TO the
so-callcd asset currency law. as in
troduccd In tie congress and fathered
by the republican party organization.
We arc 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 di3trlbutlon Of the
same, to tho end that the waste lands
OF Oklahoma may be made productive
and habtabc
Cal We favor the election OF all
federal judges by the people for q
stated term of years and we favor the
election of United States senators by
| q direct vote Of the peor'
OBJ We favor gradaated income
and inheritance tax by the state and
nmion.
(cl We favor the adoption OF the
Initiative and referendum, for the
nation in like form as adopted in the
state constitution.
(d) We favor tax on national
banks for thc privilege Of running the
same. sqilaiABt 20 pay all depositors.
in case of suspension or failure.
(c) We favor the immediate sale Of
all school, indemnity and other public
velnation under such rules aud rogu-
lands, with praferenoe right OF pur.
chase 10 the lessee. fair appraised
latious as viii protect alike the inter.
ests of the lessee and the schpol fund
and we favor the Investment of the
proceeds as permanent school on.
dowment under the terms and pro.
visions OF Art HI OF our constitution
% We faScr the removal Of iestric
lions on all surplus lands belonging 50
tho Indians.
(g) We ravof the payment OF all
lust claims against .he federal gov
ernmept
-(he We favor permitting leasaes of
Indians lands entering into long tern
contracts for the same.
We oppose the republican policy OF
lsubsidizing corporations and especially
the ship subsidy measure recon.
mendcd by Roosevelt and passed by
| the House Of Representatives.
We favor state and national do.
murrare law that will be equally as
binding on the railroad company as
tho shipper.
Wo favor and recommend that The
rural route carriers be put on the
same basis as the mounted city car
rlers.
We appeal to all honest citizens of
the First district ~ join with u8 and
support the candidate of this conyen-
ton as a fitting robtike TO the traitor.
GUS position now occupied by 3. $,
Mcclure who having been t,sice olcc-
I'd 70 represent the people OF Okla
bona on the issues of statehood IN
each campaign and on platform and on
the stump pleEded his undying support
to statehood and now when statehood
Is almost an accomplished fact and
tho splendid citizenship of the new
state rs about 10 receive the long eX-
lpected relief from corporation carpet.
bag oppression Mcclure and other
land ~ pied officials. seeing their op'
portunity TO further continue their
hold upon the affairs OF state. are
about to and now, as a last desperate
act TO continue themselves and their
sutocratic rule upon the people Of this
fair state. appeal for help 10 defeat
the peoples constitution as drafted
| by the convention.
On every school house, and from
each public building. stream the lusiy
/ faida Of our beloved national emblem,
/ the American flag. waving a beckon.
ing message of onlightenment, union
ana liberty to an the world. In the
glory field Of hiBe shine the forty-iiyo
/ ldaaems Of our sister states. In this
constellation arises the last the most
glorious and brightest Of the train,
/ the STAR or OKLAHOMA. The
democracy Of the state proud Of ita
pcesase. pledec5 It's sacred honor 70
me defense of that nag and VOWS
eternal vigilance In placing and keep
ing that star in SIS just and rshtful
station in The galaxy Of The nation
/ may ito bauirn rays nnlighten the GOT