The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-22
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OF initiative and referendum into puf
organic law. and with commendahIe
fidelity, the legislature having enacted
the necessary laws to carry the same
! into effect not only as TO state. but
also as TO county municipal and dis.
. trict government. when such prnyi.
sions are submitted to the people
( either under the initiative or refercI,.
4 dun features. u is to be done with a
view that the vCter shall express mis-
individual Judgment. under his con
science untranmelled BY partisan
I declaration; aSJ to that end we de-
clare q vote upon an initiative or re-
ferendum proposition Is not to be a
test of ones party fealty.
We re-terate, that as soon as pos
sible and practicable the lands held
by this state for educational and 9th
er purposes. should be sold upon
terms that shall be absolutely fair 10
the people Of the state, reserying the
preference right to the lessee, as pro-
pided 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 IT
such lands shall be faithfully presery-
cd aud 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 its zeal
Gus EFFORT to organize the common
schools 10 the remotest districts OF
The state.
The Remocratic party has ever
heeded the voice OF the people as ex-
pressed at the ballot box, and as the
people declared for statewide prohibi.
tion. we congratulate the legislature
for ennetlng a law yltalizmg and sup
plementlng In practical way the COM
stitutional provisions relating TO pro-
hibition. and we commend the state
administration for its 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, In
good faith, enacted such a law. with
view Of not only facilitating the en-
foFcement OF prohibition. bur also 10
carry ont every provision of the con
stitnticr elaiing TO this subject.
The nocratic party. under the re-
fefendun, provisions OF the constitu
iion. has submitted tho agency pro
position for the approval or rejection
OF the voters at the ballot box. We
commend the legislature. not Only for
passing such law, but also Tor submit
ting ihe same to the individual iudg
ment OF the people for their fatiicq
lion or rejection.
We commend the FIRST legislature OF
oklahoma for fhe faithful fulfllmeni
OF its pledges 10 The people Il was
not TO be supposed that at It's FIRST ses
sion q vas physically possible or prac
hcal go pass every law necessary 20
carry into effect an the provisions of
the constitution or that the public
necessity required, and it WAS not %
be expected that their work would be
that Of perfection.
We pledge the people that the Dem
0cratic party OF the state VIII continae
the enactment Of laws until every We
vision OF the constitution is made ci
fective aud that wherever the laws
that may have heen passed may prove
to be defective that The same will be
amended by the friends OF the people
and not by their enemies,
We re-afflrm the principles and dec
larations of the slate platform OF 1907
adopted at 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 81 oklahoma upon the admins
tratiOa 0C all The state officers, The
executive including all the depart
menis thereof. the corp0fation com
mission. the sepreme conri, end All
ronrts OF Inferior jurisdiction.