The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-11


moeracy ~ the State Of Oklahoma n
stare convention assembled afirmihe
our belief IN. and renewing our All4gl-
ahoe 10 the principles Of the party.
cognizant OF the increaalng signs Of
The Awakening OF the public consci-
ence throughout the nation on account
OF the depredations ard encroacn.
ments OF predatory wealth not only up.
on the political but also economical
and industrial rights OF ;he people.
take pride In that, the Democratic par
| ~ OF the Republic has aligned Itself
in the pending national political con
test with the cause Of the people. for
the remadying OF such wrongs
In the early HE OF our national
existence in the contest between cen
tralized power and the rights Of the
masses, the necessity for the exist
erce Of the Democratic party arose
and with the approval OF the people
Thomas Jefferson. its founder, was
placed at the head OF the administra.
| tion OF our national government. an
nouncing the doctrine of equal rights
to all and special privileges to none.
There never was a time In our HIS
tory when the application OF this doc
trine was more necessary and IT can
never lie truly applied. except when
the people rule not only In letter
| but in spirit
a long, suffering people in the two
territories, when they came into their
own. by securing the right 10 govern
themselves. IN adopting the consiitu-
ton OF this state. readily esnbraccd the
opportunity TO write in such law. pr "
cipies by which the people rule and
lnotwilhstandlng the fact that there
we're prophecies OF dire commercial
and economic disasters as the result
OF It's adoption and application,
though co.incidcnt with such adoption
and approval. BY the manipulation OF
his same predatory power a great
panic was preeipitatcd without any
cause for existence. under the Repuh-
lcaa administration. contrary TO thcir
claim. that Dauics came only under
Democratic rulc, yet we are proud
to say that we have our commensur-
ate share OF prosperity, under such
conssitniion laws and Democratic gov
ern,nent. Notwithstanding such panic.
Adhssing TO the Jeffersonian idea
that the people have the capacity as
weil as the inherent right, 70 rule,
the Democratic party stanoS for the
election OF United States senator's by
direct vote OF the people, aud in pur'
suance OF that idea she Democratic
members Of the first legislature OF the
state OF Oklahoma memofialized con-
sress to submit an amendment TO The
Constitution OF The United States, re-
uIrlng The United States Senators
10 be SO elected; aud We endorse aud
g.. Aa IA la nlAmh4ffl
the United States senaie and house
of representative from oklahoma for
Introducing measures 10 each house oi
congress. submitting such amendment,
and We charge the reapOnsibiliiy Tor
;is defeat TO the congress which Is
now. and haa been for the past four
teen years, Republican In both houses.
In the recent primary the Democrt
Tic nominee Tor the United States sen
ate received more than 10000 votes
ara the Republican 10000 votes
The demand OF the Republicans In
their state platform, adopted Aug. ~,
| laos 10 place the names OF such
nominees on the official ballot IS eith-
or a swaggarlng blnff or a cheap trick.
with the sinister design and purpose
OF lnyalldatlng the election this Fah
and Withholding the electoral N3te or
Oklahoma from Mr. Bryan the splen'
| aid standard bearer OF Democracy, ana
thus aiding in the election OF M.. TAN,
| the confessed enemy OF self govern
ment and the proved enemy OF the
man who tolls.
| we congratulate the Democratic
lparty for The inserting In our consti,
tution the two-cent fare provision on
! railways in this state. and the placing
of the same into practical operation
| Such operation shows that II has
| come TO stay. The railway reports for
| the fiscal year 1868 show that the pas
senger earnings under the two-ceni
/ basis IS in excess OF that OF the pre-
] yious year under the three-cent fare
basis. BY this provision alone, the
II Democratic party has made an annual
saving TO the people OF Oklahoma
more han the taxes necessary 10 SUP
port the state government
we congratulate the Democratic al
minlstratlon now In power in the state
OF Oklahoma. for having administer
ed the affairs OF the said state AT less
than Two thirds OF The expense al
which our Republican sister state
Kansas, IS heiHg administered. the
same hcing practically equal in area
and population
We point Nith espccia, pride to the
following laws enacted by The legisia
mre
First-Thc creation Of a banking
board, and The depositors' guarsnts
fund. making bauk deposit 10 th,
state OF oklahoma as good as cash
lin hand. aud thereby bringing into
this state from nelghooring states, de
posits equal TO 10 per centum or al
OF the money owned by the peopi.
of our state.
Second Making provision for th'
loan OF school moneys OF the stat'
upon high class securities. aud giving
preference for the same 70 the farmel
OF our state.
Third--rhe enactment OF a stat'
4 printing board aud state printing sys