The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-29

FOR The punishment OF public ofiioers
fcr accepting passes and oiller favors
from railroads, telegraph. express and
other companies IN this state
Nlnth--The graduated land tax pre-
vents land monopoly In the state.
Tenth--The graduated inheritance
tax. placing proper burdens upon large
estates.
l1ieyenlh-The enactment Of the
gross receipts tar upon oil. gas ex.
press. telegraph, telephone und other
( comnanles ownins !ntanglble property
and Incomes, required taem to pay
their just portion OF revenue.
I TWelfth-Frr the enactment et the
4 eight hrur provision for labor in the
! public service.
Thirteenth For having provided
( for full state government and the
! purchase Of state supplies at one-half
/ the cost of the state OF Kansas for
/ inferior service.
Fourteenth-For having enacted q
complete system OF agricultural and
mechanical education l1r the children
Of tho state. TIE same bclng the most
complete and thorough OF any state
IL the Union
We commend the legislature OF Ok
lahoma for passing the separa e school
law which provides for separate
schools for tho white and negro races.
We further indorse the provision per-
mitting the negroes TO select their
own school trustees from their own
race, 10, their own separate schools;
at the same time the converse To be
natural that the white 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 sthe seq
gregated coal and asphalt lands at
fair price. 10 be agreed upon between
the said state authorities and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub
iect 10 the approval OF the people Of
this state. at the ballot box, before the
contract OF purchase shall become ef
sective.
We favor the fullest developments
OF such land in the Interest N The
schools and charitable institutions and
IN the production OF the cheapest fuel
for the people OF snch state
We favor, rs soon az possible and
prat Gcahlc, the sale Of the surface y
such aggregated loil anG asphalt
lands IN small tracts TO actual settiers.
We strongly oppose the passing of
the tlmncr lands and other natural
resources OF this state into the hands
OF private monnpoiles.
We believe that The various federal
bureaus n this stale should be i'm
medietely terminated.
We believe that the estates % those
mentally inconncieitt, OF Whatsoever
80, IN Nv
state courts.
We believe that It Is OF the great
est Importance IN The development of
onr state TO give perfect safety ed
nssprauce to Invested capital, AID that
whore complete security Is airoe1cd.
capital viii aindiy seek in,estnen, Al
the lowest rate Of interest. We draw
q broad llne OF distinction befwecr
capital Invested IN honest enterprises
.and predatory capital engaged IN tom
apirecy against the people and he
pracee6s of the labor Of tie American
people, We oppose those crafty cor
poratiOns which are artgul,y conlrir
Ing 20 destroy competiton9nd thus ia
arbitrary prices on the ne csslties "A
ille and on those things witch are
produced by otr penple. We do not
lnWlui 10 rtHtpNfnhr ~ t'tfll'kt '"EAF"f
IN this siatc We do inpnd 20 protect
our people IN the pracec'is Of Heir
h. hr,l lab We favor csrc.a' Gale
To- The protection cf The rights an
interests OF the laborlng people such
as farmers, miners, the artisan, The
smal, tradesman and the women and
chiliien of this state.
We favor the speedy development
OF all our natural resources and especi-
ally of our oil and gas region.
We favor the development Of every
form OF manufacture, for which our
natural resources 50 well qualify the
state.
We recognize the education OF the
people as absolutely essential to the
development Of this state, and 10 the
continuance OF supremacy OF the Dem
ocratic party, We pledge the party IoI
vigorously promote in every rea1l
able way our public school system 90
that this state shall stand in the front
rank in the educatirfa
We pledge the people Of this state 10
continuance OF an economical ana
faithful administration OF its AFFAIRS
and that the state taxes shall be as
low as possible for the conduct OF a
state government properly conducted.
Believing In the Jefiersonian prlnoi-
pie OF Democracy, that the people
should rule, and pursuant 70 such be'
lief. having Incorporated the principles
81 initiative and referendum into or
organic law, and with coInmendable
fidelity. the legislature haying enacted
the necessary laws TO carry the same
/ into effect, not only as tc state, bat
also as TO county, municipal and dis
/ itrict government when sach provi-
sions are submitted TO the people,
either undcr the initiative or referen,
dum features, il is 60 be done with q
view that the voter shall express ois
individual Judgment. under his con-
science. untrammelied by partisan
declaraiion; and 10 that end we de-
clare vote upon an initiative or re-
iereadum proposition IS not 70 be 8
test of ones party fcaliy.
! We reitelatc. that as soon as pos.
sihle and practicable tie lands he'd
I hy this State for educational sad OH
or purposns Should he sala upon
+ tnrms thai shall lie absolutely fair 90
\ the people 0l fhe state. rcscrriRs the
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