The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-02
What State Democracy
Stands For
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A We. the representatives OF the pe
mocracy OF the State of Oklahoma. n
state convention assembled, affirming
our belief in. and renewing our allegi.
ance to the principles of the. party
cognlaant of the Increasing signs OF
the awakening OF the public consci.
! ence throughout the nation on account
OF the depredaiicns ard encroacn.
ments OF predatory wealth not only mp.
on the political but also economical
and Industrial rights OF the people,
! take pride In that. the Democratic par
! ty of the Republic has aligned itself
In the pending national political con-
tcst with the cause Of the people, for
the remedy!ny OF such WRONGS
In the early life OF our national
existence in the contest between cen
] tralized power and the rights of The
masses, the necessity for the exist
ence OF the Democratic party arose
aad with the approval Of the people
| Thomas Jefferson. It's founder. was
1 placed at the head of the administra-
/ lion oil our national government, an
uounc.ng the doctrine OF equal rights
20 all and special privileges to none.
There never war time in our his
! tory when the application OF this doc.
ttrine WAS moro necessary; and il can
never he truly applied, except when
Tie people rule, not only in letter
hut ia spirit.
A iDngsufcTihg people IN the two
| territories, when hey came into their
own, by securing tho right to govern
themselves. In adopting the constitu.
ton Of this state, readily embraced the
opportunity to write In such law. prin
ciples by which he people rule. aud
notwithstanding The fact that there
were prophecies of dire commercial
ana economic disasters as the result
cf It's adoption and application.
though co.incidcnt with such adoption
and approval 10y the manipulation of
this same predatory power, great
panic WAS prrciritalcd without any
sausc for existence. under the Rcpub-
iic3n administration. contrary TO their
cIaim. that psnics camc only under
Democratic rule yet, We are proud
20 say That We have our cOmmensnr-
ate share Of prosperity, under such
constitution. laws and Democratic GOV.
erumeni, n0twithstanding such panic.
Adhcring 10 tho Jeffersonian Id "a
that the people have tho capacity as
VOL as tho Inherent right, 10 rule,
tho Democratic party stands for the
election OF United states sepators bX
direct vote CT the people. aud In puf
saauce Of that idea the Democratic
members of the first Legislature Of the
state OF Oklahoma memorialized con-
zrcss 10 submit an amendment 10 the
lCopsiitution OF the United States, re-
qulrlng tho United States Senators
to be 50 elected; ami We endorse and
ecmmend the Democratic members Of
the United States senate and house
oe representatives from Oklahoma for
Introducing measures IN each house OF
congress, submitting such amendment
and we charge tho responsibility for
It's defeat to the congress which ls
now, aud has bean for the past four
| teen years, Republican in both houses
In the recent primary the Dcmocra.
tic nominee for The United States sen
ste received moro than 10000 votes
and the Republican $4,000 votes.
The demand oi the Republicans in
their state platform, adopted Aug. 20,
1908. to place the names Of such
nominees on the official ballot is eth.
er staggering BLUM or cheap trick,
with the sinister design and purpose
OF invalidaung the election this Fan
and withholding the electoral vote OF
i 0klahoma from Mir. Bryan the splcn-
did etandsrd boarcr OF Democracy. and
thus aiding IN the election Of Mr. Taft,
the confessed enemy OF self govern
ment and the proved enemy Of the
man who tells.
We congratulate GBe Democratic
party for tho Inserting in our consti'
luiion the two-cent fare provision on
railways In this state, and the placing
OF the same iu(o practical operation.
Such operation shows that 1t has
come TO stay. The railway reports for
the fiscal year 1908 show that the pas
sengcr earnings under the two-ccnt
basis is Ia excess Of that of the pro-
yious year under the three-cent fare
basis By this provision alone, the
Democratic party has made an annual
sayins TO the people OF oklahoma
more than the taxes necessary to sup
port tho slate government.
We congratulate the Democratic ad-
! ministraiion now in power in tho state
OF Oklahoma. for baying administer.
cd the affairs Of tbe said state a. less
than two thirds of the expense at
1 which our Republican sister state,
| Nansas, is being administered, tho
same being practically equal in area
and population
We point With especial pride to tho
following laws enacted By the lcgisla.
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