The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-24

What State Democracy
Stands Fr


preston Of the will of the people.
Sixth-The Initiative and Referen-
ten into law.
finished product of the kind ever writ
dunn Act Is the most complete and
Seyenth-The anti-lobbying law
which prevents and Furnishes corrup.
tlon before legislatures, board OF coun-
ty commissioners, city coupeils and
school boards.
Eighth-To make ample provisions
for the punishment Of public officers
for accepting passes and other favors
from railroads. telegraph, express and
other companies in this state.
Ninth-The graduated land tax pre-
vents land monopoly in the state.
1'enth-The graduated inheritance
tax, placing proper burdens upon large
estates.
IGlevcnih--The enactment OF the
gross receipts tax upon oil, gas. eX'
press, telegraph, telephone and other
companies owning intangible property
and incomes. required them to pay
their just portion Of revenue.
Twclfth-For the enactment OF the
eight hour provision for labor in the
public service.
Thirtccnth-For having provided
for full state government and the
purchase Of state supplies st one-half
the cost of tho state Of Kansas for
Inferior service.
Fourtcemlh--F For having enacted q
complete system OF agricultural and
mechanical education for the children
of the state. Ttc same being the most
complete aud thorough OF any state
in the Union.
We commend the legislature Of Ok
lahoma for passing the separate school
law which provides for separate
schools for the white and negro races.
We further indorse the provision pe,~
mlti.ng the negroes to select theii
own school trustees from thD.- own
race. for their own separate schools;
at the same time the converse 10 be
natural that the w.htc race, which un-
der our law includes the Indian race,
are permitted to select their own
trustees for their schools.
We favor the purchase Of the seq
gregated coal and asphalt lands at
fair price, TO be agreed upon between
the said state authorities and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub
iect TO the approval of the people of
this state, at the ballot box, before the
contract of purchase shall become ef-
fective.
We favor the fullest developments
OF such land in the interest II the
schools and charitable institutions and
in the production OF the cheapest fuel
for the people Of such state.
We favor, as soon as possible and
practicable, the sale of the surface u
such segregated cOn and asphalt
lands In small tracts to actual settlers.
We strongly oppose the passing oi
the timber lands and other natural
resources of this state into the hands
Of private mOnoDOlies.
We believe that the various federal
bureaus in this state should be i'm
mediately terminated
We believe that the estates OF those
mentally incompetent, OF whatsoever
race, should be protected by our
state courts.
We believe that It is of the great
est importance in the development oi
our state 10 give perfect safety aud
assurance to invested capital, aud mat
where complete security Is Afforded.
capital will gladly seek Investment at
the lowest rate of interest. We draw
A broad line OF distinction between
capital invested in honest enterprises
and predatory capital engaged IN con-
spiracy against the people and he
proceeds of the labor OF the American
people We oppose those crafty cor
poratlons which are artful.y contriv-
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arbitrary prices on the ne -essities 81