The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-12
What State Democracy
Stands For

We, the representatives nf the he.
nocfacy Of the State OF Oklahoma, 81
slate convention assembled. affirming
our belief Ia, and renewing our allegi.
ance to the principles Of The party.
cpenlzant OF the Increasing signs of
the awakening Of the public consci.
ence throughout The nation on account
OF the depredations and encr0acn.
ments OF predatory wealth not only up.
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.
test with the cause 0f the people, Tor
the remedying OF such wrongs
In the early life OF our national
existence In the contest between cen.
trali2ed power and the rights OF the
masses, the necessity for the exist
ence Of the Democratic party arose
and with the approval OF the people
Thomas Jefferson. It's founder, was
placed at the head of the administra.
ton OF our national government. an
nouncing the doctrine of equal rights
20 all and special privileges to none.
There never was time in our his
iory when the application OF this doc
irine was more necessary; and 1t can
never lie truly applied. except when
the people rule, not only in letter
hut in spirit.
lons-suTcrrnr people in the two
territories when hey came into their
own b. securing the right TO govern
themselves. in adopting The consttu-
lon OF this state. readily embraced the
opportunity 20 write IN such law. prin-
ejples hy which the people rule, and
Notwithstanding the fact that there
were prophecies OF dire commercial
and economic disasters as the result
0f IT'S adoption and application,
hoUsh colncident with such adoption
and approval. by the manipulation Of
his same predatory power, a great
pauic was precipta,ed without any
catise for existence, under the Repub'
lean administration, contrary 10 their
claim. that panics came only under
Democratic rule. yet. We are proud
- say that we have our comlnensnr-
ate share Of prosperity, under such
constitution, laws aud Democratic gov
ernment. notwithstanding such panic.
Adhering 70 tho Jeffersonian idea
that the people have tue capacity as
well as tie inherent right. to rule
tho Democratic party stands for the
election OF United States senators by
direct vote CT the people, aud In pur
suhnce of that idea the Democratic
members of the first legislature OF the
stale OF Oklahoma memoriallzed con-
gress to submit nn amendment 10 the
Constitution oT the Quilted States. re'
quifing he United states Senators
10 be 30 elected, and We rndor3s and
commend ihs Democratic members OF
the United States senate and house
Df representatives fr0m Oklahoma for
introducing measures ia each house OF
congress, submitting such amendment
and We charge the responsibility Tor
It's defeat 10 the congress which Is
now, and has been for the past four
Teen years, Hepuhlloan IN both hnnsea.
In the recent primary the pemocra
tic nominee for the United States sen
ate received more than $4,000 votes
and the Republican $4,000 votes.
The demand OK the Republicans In
.helr state platform, adopted Aug -,
o0S. to place the names OF sucn
aominees on the official ballot Is eith'
er 4 sWaggering blun or a cheap trick,
gith The sinister design and purpose
u invandRting the election this Fail
ani Withholding the electoral vote OF
Oklahoma from Mr. Bryan the splen-
aid standard lnarer Of Democracy, and
thus aiding Dr. ghe cieciiqn q Mr.. Tat,
he confessed enemy Of sell sogerr
ueft and Ae proved enemy ot ne
liIn Nho iOiis
Ne congratulate the Democratic
oariy for the inserting in our consti'
.utinp the tWo-cent fare provision on
railways in this state, and the placing
)g the same into practical operation.
Such cperatioa shows that II has
,ome to stay. The railway reports for
the fiscal year 1908 show that the pas
senEer earnings under the two'cent
basis Is IN excess OF that OF the pre-
sious year under the three-eent fare
oasis. BY this provision alone, the
Democratic party has made an annual
saving to tho people Of Oklahoma
more than the taxes necessary to sup
port the state government
We congratulate the Democratic a1-
minstrailon now in power in the state
1f oklahoma for having administer.
"a Che Affairs OF the said state al les0
han two thirds OF the expense at
which our Republican sister state,
KANSAS Is being administered, the
ieMe being practically equal in area
and population.
We point with especial pride TO the
roliowing Laws enacted By the legisla-
ture:
First-The creation OF a banking
board, aud the deposilors' guaranty
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