The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-23
What State Democracy
Stands For
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preston OF the. viii of the people.
Slxth--Thc Initiative and Referen-
ton into law.
flushed product OF tho kind ever writ.
dun Act is the most complete and
Seyenih-The anti-lobbying law
which prevents and Furnishes corrup
tion before legislatures. board of coun
ty commissioners, city councils and
school boards.
Eighth-To make ample provisions
for the punishment of public officers
for accepting passes and other favors
from railroads. telegraph, express and
other companiss in this state.
Ninth-The graduated land tax pre-
vents land monopoly In the 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 thc
eight hour provision for labor in the
public service.
Thirteenth-For having provided
for a full state government and the
purchase OF state supplies at one-half
the cost OF the state Of Kansas for
inferior service.
Fourteenth--Fo 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
Jaw which provides for separate
schools for the white and negro races.
We further indorse the provision per
mitting the negroes TO select THEFT
own school trustees from tho own
race, for their own separate schools;
at the suue time the converse 10 be
natural that the white race, which pn-
der our law includes the Indian race.
are permitted to select their own
trustees for their schools.
We favor the purchase OF the seq
gregated coal and asphalt lands at a
fair price, to b. agreed upon between
the said state authorities and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub
lcct to the approval of the people OF
This state, at the ballot box, before the
contract of purchase shall become ef-
fective.
We favor the fullest developments
OF such land in the interest If the
schools and charitable institutions ana
in the production Of the cheapest fuel
for the people OF such state.
We favor, as soon az possible and
practlcable, he sale OF the surface II
such segregated cod and asphalt
lands in small tracts to actual settlers.
We strongly oppose the passing OF
the timber lands and other natural
resources OF this state into the hands
of private monopolies.
We believe that the various federal
bureaus In this state should be i'm
mediately terminated.
We believe that the estatos of those
mentally incompetent, OF whatsoever
race, should be protected by our
state courts.
We believe that 1t is OF the grea
est Importance in the development. oi
our state TO give perfect safety aud
assurance to invested capital, and that
where complete security is Afforded
capital will gladly seek Investment al
( the lowest rate OF interest. We draw
broad line Of distinction between
capital invested in honest enterprises
and predatory capital engaged in con
spiracy against the people and .he
proceeds OF the labor OF the American
people We oppose those crafty cor
porations which are art9ully contriv
ing TO destroy competition and thus fi'
larbitrary prices on the ne -essities q