The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-10

Iorganlc laN. and With c0mmendable
9deiity, thel1Sa is lpi iys9a fhAvsGg enNetea
The necFssatY laWA 10 carry the sa1it
into AFFECT Bot ofiay as To- state. but
Also as to county, municipal and ais.
trict government wileh siAch prnsi-
siohs are submitted to the people.
either under the initiative or feferen.
DUN features. Il Is to be done with a
view that the voter shall express mis-
individual Judgment, under his con.
science, untrammelled by partisan
declarations; and io that. end we de-
clare O vote upon On initiative OF re.
ferendufn proposition is not to be
test OF ones party fealty
We reiterate, that as soon as nos.
sible and practicable the lands he'd
By this state for educational and 9th.
or purposes. should be sold upon
terms that shall be absolutely fair 10
the people of the state. reserving the
preference right to the lessee as pr1.
vided by the constitution, to the end
thai such land shall become taxable
and become more productive to the
actual owner thereof. and thereby in
crease homecoming We pledge that
the funds derived from the sale If
such sshds shall be faithfully presesy-
ed and invested as provided in the
Constitution
We believe that the present state
schools should be maintained and that
other schools and state institutions
should be established eQuiiahiy
throughout the state and we commend
the state administration for its zeal
GUS effort to organize the common
schools to the remOtest districts OF
the state
The Democratic party has ever
needed the voice Of the people as ex-
pressed at the ballot box, and as the
people declared for statewide prohlbi.
ton. we congratulate the legislature
for enacting law v lizing and sup
plenenting In practical way the con.
stitutional provisions relating to pro-
hibition. and we commend the state
administration for its vigorous aud
rigid enforcement OF such law and
pledge the continuance OF the same.
The constitution already provided that
the legislature might create agencies
under the supervision of the state. for
the sale of liquor for medical and
scientific purposes; the legislature. IN
good faith, enacted such law, with
view OF not only facilitating the en-
forcement OF prohibition. but also 10
carry ont every provision of the con.
stituiiop relating to. this subject.
The Democratic party. under the re.
ferendum provisions OF the congtitu.
ton. has submitted the agency pro
position for tho approval or rejection
OF the voters al the ballot box We
commend the legislature, not only for
passing such law, but also for submit.
fing the same to the Individual judg
mant of the pebple for their ratihca,
tlon or rejection.
We commend the flrst legislature OF
Oklahoma for the faithful ful1llment
OF its pledges 10 the people II was
not TO be supposed that at It's first aes-
sion It was physically possible or prac.
tlcal 10 pass every law necessary o
carry Into effect all the provisions OF
the constitution or that the public
necessity required. and It was not %
be expected that their work wonld be
that OF perfection.
We pledge the people that the Dem
Ocratic party Of the state will contlnle
the enactment OF laws until every pro-
vision Of the constitution Is made cf-
fectiye and that wherever the laws
that may have been passed may prove
to be detective that the same viii be
amended by the friends OF the people
and not by their enemies.
We re-affirm the principles and dec
laratlons of the state platform of 1907,
adopted at Oklahoma City, and Of 1908
adopted at Muskogee and endorse the
National platform adopted at Denver
in July last.
We congratulate the people Of the
state OF Oklahoma upon the adminis'
tration OF all the state officers. the
executive. including all the depart
ments thereof, the corporation com.
mission. the supreme court, and all
courts of inferior jurisdiction.