The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-15

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from railroads. telegraph, express and
] other eoml..nles in this state.
Ninth-The graduated land tax pre-
vents land moisn1oly nithe state.
Tenth--The graduated Inheritance
tax. placing proper burdens upon large
estates
Eleventh-The enactment of the
gross receipts tax upon oil, gas ex'
press, telegraph, telephone and other
companies owning intangible property
and incomes. required them to pay
their just portion Of revenue.
Twelfth-For the enactment of the
eight hour provision for labor in the
public service.
Thrteenth--For having provided
for fun state government and the
purchase Of state supplies at one.half
1.-THE cost Of the state of Kansas FOR
Inferior service.
Fourteenth-For having enacted a
complete system OF agricultural and
mechanical education for the children
of the state. TIE same being the most
complete and thorough of any state
in the Union.
! We commend the Legislature of Ok
lahoma for passing the separate school
law which provides for separate
schools for the white and negro races.
We further indorse the proyision per-
hitting the negroes to select their
own school trustees from their own
| race for their own separate schools;
at the same time the converse TO be
natural that the white race. which un-
der our law includes the Indian race,
arc permitted to select their own
trustees for their schools
We favor tho purchase Of the seq
gregated coal and asphalt lands at
fair price, to be agreed upon between
the said state authorities and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub
iect TO the approval OF the people Of
this state, at the ballot box, before the
contract OF purchase shall become ef-
fectiye.
We favor the fullest developments
of such land in the interest 5f the
schools and charitable institutions and
in the production of the cheapest fuel
for the people OF such state.
We favor. as soon as possible and
practicable, the sale OF The surface If
such segregated cod and asphalt
lands In small tracts TO actual'seitlefs.
We strongly oppose the passing of
the timber lands and other natural
resources OF this state into the hands
Of private monopolies. Ii
We believe that the various federal
bureaus in this state should be I'M
mediately terminated. Sd
We believe that the estates OF those
mentally incompetent. OF whatsoever
race, should be protected by our
state courts.
We believe that II Is of the great
est Importance in the development Of
our state to give perfeet safety aud
assurance TO invested capital. and shat
where complete security Is Afforded,
capital will gladly seek Investment at
the lowest rate of interest. We draw
broad line of distinction between
capital invested in honest en.erDrises
and predatory capital enga ged IN con
spiracy against the people and he
proceeds of the labor Of the American
people We oppose those atafly cor
borations which are afttul,y oontriy'
ing 10 destroy competition and thus fix
arbitrary prices on the ne -csslties of
lie, and on those things which arc.
produced by Our people, We do not
intend to encourage predatory capital
in this state. We do intend 10 project
our people in the prnceeds Of their
h. nest labar We figor especia riG Z
TO- the protection CT tho rights anl
interests of the laboring people, such
as farmers, miners, the artisan, the
small tradesman and the women and
children Of this state
We favor the speedy development
l,.f a. .,1 QpH pGnari-
ally OF our oil and gas region.
We favor the development Of every
form Of manufacture, for which oar
natural resources SO well qualify the
state.
We recognize the education OF the
people as absolutely essential 10 the
development of this state, and TO the
continuance OF supremacy Of the Dem
ocratic party. We pledge the pariysto
vigorously promote in every reason
able way our public school system, &C
that this state shall stand in the front
rank in the educational cpluGna
We pledge the people OF this state 20
a continuance of an economical and
faithful administration OF It's affairs
and that the state taxes shall be as
low as possible for the conduct OF a
state government properly conducted
| Believing in the Jeffersonian princi-
pie OF Democracy, that the people
should rule, and pursuant TO such be.
| lief, having incorporated the principles
OF initiative aud referendum info our
organic law, and with cotnmendable
| fidelity, the legislature having enacted
the necessary laws to carry the same
into effect, not only as TO state, but
also as 10 county municipal aud dis
ltrict government. VIXEN sach pNoYi'
sions are submitted tof the people,
either under the Initiative or reteren,
dun features. il Is to be dbne with a
Wow that the voter shall express Nils
individual judgment, under his con
science. ontrammelled by partisan
declaration; and to that end we de-
clare vote upon an Initiative or re-
lerendum proposition is not 70 be a
test OF ones party fehity,
We rc.iterate. that as seon as pos
slble and practicable the lands he'd
by this state for educational aud OH.
ef 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, 10 the end
that such land shaft hnromo faxabIe