The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-07-02


homs the best State Cousiiution
that has ever been written and ia
asking the suffrage of the patriotic
| citizenship OF uhis state, we firmly
stand upon this Constitution in its
entirely as our platform.
In this splendid organic law we
have carried out In perfect good faith
| every pledge made by us to the peo-
pie OF the state and have drawn a
| constitution which not only protects
the right TO life, liberty aud the pur-
| suit of happiness of the citizen, hut
| the constitution that takes the most
advanced ground of any orgaaic law
| in existence for the protection of the
/ property rights of the people against
the stealtiy hand of ingenious mod
ern monopoly
School Landu.
We believe that as soon as possible
| and practicable the lands held by the
, state for educational purposes should
be sold upon terms that shall he alb
somtely fair to the people OF bhis
/ stale, preserving the preference right
| TO the lcssees, guaranteed. hy the Gu
abling act. to the end that such lands
| should become taxable and be made
more valuable and productive by the
actual owner thereof.
We believe that the funds derived
! from the sale of such lands should
be faithfully preserved aad invested
as provided IN the constitution.
We believe that the present state
schools should be maintained and
that other necessary schools and
state Institutions should be cstah-
llshed equitably throughout the
state,
Coal and Asphalt Lands.
We favor the PURCHASE Of the seq
regaicd coal and asphalt lands at a
| fair price to be agreed upon between
the state authorities and the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw governments
subject TO the approval by a vote of
! the people of this state before the
contract Of purchase shall becokue
effective
We favor the fullest development
of such lands IN the interests of the
and the prOdVetion of cheap fuel for
the people Of this state
We favor the immediate sale OF
the surface OF such segregated coal
and asphalt lands in small tracts to
actual settlers.
We strongly oppose the passing
of the timber land and other natural
resources OF the state into the hands
of great private moaopolies.
Removal Of Restrictions.
| We believe the people Of this
sovereign state should have the full
measure Of liberty enjoyed by citi-
zens of other sovereign states.
We believe that the yarious fed
eral bureaus established in this state
should be Immediately terminated
and that the basis of this bureau
/ government the restrictions on the
sale and lease Of lands OF our citi-
zels should be removed summarily,
except as 10 hOmestdads Of full
bloods: and we favor the immediate
J settlement Of tribal affairs and the
Immediate disirbdtion of all tribal
iunde
We belieye that the estates of
those mentally incompetent Of what
ever race, should be protected by
our state probate courts We Will
take care Of our own def ives of
| whatever race or color and will not
rely upon the federal government to
discharge this proper fuaction of our
state.
Invested Capital.
We believe that Il IS OF the greatest
Importance to the development Of
cor now sta:e TO give perfect safety
and assurance TO invested capital,
and that where complete security is
afforded, capital viii gladly seek
Investment al the lowest rates OF in
terest.
We draw broad line of distlnc
tion between capital invested In hon
est enterprise and predatory capital
( engaged in conspiracy against tho
proceeds Of labor Of the American
people We oppose those crafty cor
porations which artiuAy contriye n
destroy competition and thus fix ar
biirary prices on the necessities o
life and on those things which are
produced by our own people. We d,
not intend 20 encourage predatorl
capital ~ this state We do intehf
70 protect orr people IN the proceeds
of their honest labor We favor
especial care fer the protection O
the rights and Interests OF the labor
ing people. such as the farmers, the
miners. the artisans, the small trades
man and the women and children o
this state.
Natural Resources.
We favor the speedy development
OF an our natural resources and es
pecially of ouy oil and gas region.
We favor acknowledgment OF ever!
form Of manufactgPe, for which on
: natural resources go well qualify M
! state
Good Roads
We pledge the paasage Of ioal
; law that viii enable lhe pe0ple 4