The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-16
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM


inm features. It is to be done with q
View that the voter shall express nls
individual Judgment. under his con.
Science, untrammelled by partisan
declaration; and 10 that end We de.
clare vote upon an initiative or re.
lferendum proposition Is not to be q
test Of ones party fealty.
We re-iterate, that as soon as pos.
sible and practicable the lands held
by this state for educational and oh.
er purposes, should he sold upon
terms that shall be absolutely fair to
the people Of the state. reserving the
preference right to the lessee, as pro.
vided by the constitution, to the end
that 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 lands shall be faithfully preserv.
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 equitably
throughout the state and we commend
the state administration for it's 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, ard as the
people declared for statewide prohibi.
ton, we congratulate the legislature
for enacting a law vitalizing and sup
plementing in a practical way the con.
stitutional provisions relating 10 pro.
hibition. and we commend the state
administration for IFS vigorous and
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. ~
good faith, enacted such a law, with
view of not only facilitating the en-.
forcement Of prohibition. but also 10
carry out every provision of the con
stitutlon relating 10 this subject
The Democratic party. under the re-
ferendum provisions of the constltu.
tlon, has submitted the agency pro.
position for the approval or rejection
of the voters al the ballot box. We
commend the legislature, not only for
passing such law but also for submit.
ting the same TO the individual judg-
ment of the people for their ratifica.
ton or rejection.
We commend the first legislature OF
Oklahoma for the faithful fulfillment
OF It's pledges to the people. II was
not TO be supposed that at Its first ses-
sios II was physically possible or prac-
tical to pass every law necessary 20
carry into effect all the provisions OF
the constitution or that the public
necessity required, and II was not %
be expected that their work would be
that of perfection.
We pledge the people that tho Dem
ocratic party of the STATE viii continue
the enactment of laws until every pro.
vision OF the constitution Is made Of
fectiye and that wherever the laws
that may have been passed may prove
to be detective that the same will be
amended by the friends of the people
and not by their enemies.
We re-affirm the principles and dec
larations Of the state platform of 1907
adopted al Oklahoma City, and of 1905
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 admins
tration of all the state officers, the
executive. including all the depart
ments thereof, the corporation com
mission. the supreme court, and al
courts of inferior jurisdiction.