The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-23
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM /


of Initiative and .eferendtni Into oar
organic Law and with cOfuniendable
iidelity. the legislature having enactaa
the Necessary laws to carfy The same
into effect. moi only as TO state. but
also as to county. municipal and dis
tilct government. when such provi-
sions are submitted to the people.
either under the initiative or referen.
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
declaration. and 10 that end we de-
clare vote upon an initiative or re-
ferendum proposition is not to be a
test OF ones party fealty
We re-lterate. that as soon as pos
sibie and praciicables lands he'd
by this state for educational and o.h-
err purposes, should be 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 owntr thereof and thereby in
crease homecoming We pledge that
the funds derived from the sale Of
such lands shall be faithfully prcsery-
Constitutions
We believe that the present state
schools shoHld be- maintained and that
other schools and state institutions
should he established equitably
throughout the state and we commend
the state administration for It's zeal
ous eifOri Ia organize the common
schools 10 the reinotesi dlairicia ~
the state.
The Democratic party has ever
Needed thA voice Of the people as ex'
pressed al the ballot box. and as The
people declared tcF state wide prolibi
tiun. We congratulate the Legislature
for enacting a law vltaiizing and sup
plementing in practical way the con
stitutional provisions relating 10 pro.
hibitlon. and we commend the state
administration for It's vigorous and
rigid enforcement Of such law, and
pledge the continuance OF the same
The constitution already provided that
the legislature might create agencies
lnder the supervision OF the stale. for
the sale or liquor for medical and
scientific purposes; the Legislature, Il
food falih enacted such o law, viii
1 view oil not only facilitating the en-
orcement of prohibition, but also {,
AIRY out every provision Of the cor
'utation relating to this subject.
The democratic party, under the re
srendum provisions of the constitu
ion. has submitted the agency pra
,osiilon for the approval or rejec.io,
tho voters al the ballot box. W.
commend the legislature, not only foi
,asslDg such law, but also for submit
ing the same to the individual indR
nent nf the people for their ratlfica
ion or rejection
We commend The frst legislature 0
Oklahoma for the faithful fuldllmen
of It's pledges TO the people II wp,
not 10 lee supposed that at It's first ser
sion it was physically possible or pras
iical 10 pass every law necessary s.,
carry into effect all the provisions
the constitution or that the publ
necessity required. and Il was not
be expected that their work would b
that Of perfection.
We pledge the people that the Dem
ocraic party OF the state will contlnIC
the enactment OF laws until every pr,
Vision OF the constitution Is made q
fectye and that wherever the law
that may have been passed may prove