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


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We. ihe Representatives Of the De-,
mocraty ~ Ne state Of oaiA3Smas "a
state cohyeutiol assembled, afnrmina
our belief III. and renewing omf allegi.
ance 10 the principles df ihe party,
lcognizant Of the increasing signE OF
The awakening Of the public consci.
ence throughout The nation on account
Of the depredatiJns and encroacn.
Tnents OF predatory wealth not only up.
on the political but also economical
and Industrial rights OF the people,
AXE pride in,ihat. the Democratic par
~ OF the Republic has aligned itself
In the pending national political con.
ties, with the cause of the peoplc. for
the remedying OF such wrongs
In the early life OF our national
existence in the contest between cen.
fralized 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, its founder. was
placed al the head Of the administers.
lion 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
Tory when the application OF this doc
irine was more necessary; and II can
never tc truly applied. except when
the people rule. not only IN letter
but IN spirit.
A lonR-suffcring people in the two
territories, when they came into their
own. by securing the right TO govern
themselves. in adopting the constitn-
ton of this state. readily embraced the
opportunitylto write IN such law. prin-
clples by which the people rnlc, aud
Notwithstanding the fact that there
were prophecies of dire commercial
and economic disasters as the result
% its adoption and application.
though co-incident with such adoption
and approval, by the manipulation OF
his same predatory power. . great
panic was precipitaed without any
eease for existence, under the Repub-
lican administration. contrary TO thelr
claim. that panics came only under
Democratic rule. yet, we are proud
20 say lhat we have our comniensur-
ate share Of prosperity. under such
constitution. laws and Democratic gov.
.ernment. Notwithstanding such panic.
Adhering 70 the Jeffersonan idea
ih1i INV Ut-DIi' H&NN AAl' NAHA'iAf
wen as the Inherent right. 10 rule
The Democratic party stands Tor the
election of United States senators by
G.rret vote OF the people. and in puf
saAnce OF that idea the Democratic
members of the flrst legislature of the
ltate Of Oklahoma memorialized con
sr-ss to submit an amendment 10 the
Constitution OF the United States, re-
Quiring the United States Senators
70 be SO elected; and We endorse and
commend the Democratic members ot
the United States senate and house
OF representatives from Oklahoma for
intfoducing measures In each house Of
congresr submitting such amendment,
and we charge the responalbillty for
lis defeat TO the congress- which ia
now, and has been for The past four
teen years. Republican IN both houses.
In the recent primary the DemocrI-
tic nominee for the United States sen
ate received mere than 4G,O)O votes
and the Republican 26.0O0 votes.
The demand OF the Republicans IN
their state PLATFORM adopted Aug. 90
1908, 10 place the names Of such
nominees on the official ballot is eth
eF a swaggerlng biuff or cheap trick,
with the sinister design and purpose
OF lnvalidattng the election this Fall
and Withholding the electoral vote of
Oklahoma from Mr.. Bryan the splcn-
did standard bearer Of Democracy. and
thus aiding In the election OF Mr. TAFT,
the confessed caemy Of self govern
Inent and the proved enemy OF the
man who tolls
We congratulate the Democratic
party for the inserting in our consti-
tuition the twO,cent fare provision on
railways IN this state and the placing
OF the same into practical operation.
Such operation shows that 1t has
come to stay. The railway reports for
the fiscal year 1908 show that the pas
aenger earnings under the twO-cent
basis Is "a excess of that OF the pre-
vioas year unSer the three.cent fare
basis ~ this provision alone the
Democratic party has made an annual
saving 10 The people Of Oklahoma
more than the taxes necessary 10 sup
port the state government
We aengiRtulate The Domocraiic al.
mlnisirasion now In power IN the state
OF Oklahoma. for having administers
Ell tl7a affairs OF ne said stats 81 less
than two thirds OF The expense az
which oar Republican sister state
Kansas, Is being Administered. the
same being practically equal IN area
aud population.
We point With cspecia; pride TO the
following laws enocied by the leyisla,
turc:
F.rsi-The creation Of banking
board. apd the deposltcra guaranty
ft.uI making "a nnUN dpnOsit IN the