The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-24

HE, and on those things which are
produced by oar people. We do not
intend to encourage predatory rapi,al
In this state. We do intend 10 protect
our people In the proceeds OF their
4, rest labn We favor esp,c!a. csle
fO~ tho protection OF The rights AMI
Interests OF the laboring people such
as farmers, miners, the artisan, the
small tradesman and the women and
chillrcn OF this state
We favor tue speedy development
OF all our natural resources and especi-
ally of our oil and gas region
We favor the development Of every
form of manufacture, for which our
natural resources SO we'll qualify the
state.
We recognize the education Of the
"oplr as absolutely essential to the
e e.,.'i. cet ,. snis state. and to the
1 .h,.n0..n,. " > ~ e,s vi lie Dehl-
o. trHiir party we p..dee be party ID
\ ,rJas4 biUmoie IA every re.so'
a..o wa. oar robhc school system, ep
that this state shall stand In the iron,
rank in the educato'
We pledge the people OF this state 10
n continuance OF an economical ani
faithful administration of its affairs
and that the state taxes shall he az
low as possible for the conduct OF y
state government properly conducted
Believing In the Jeifersonian prlPai-
pie of Democracy, that the people
should rule. and pursuant TO such be-
lief. having Incorporated the principles
Of Initiative and referendum into or
organic law, and with commcndabls
lldellty, the legislature having enacted
the necessary laws to carry the sanY
into effect. not only as TO state, but
also as TO county, municipal and div
trict government. when such proyi
sions are submitted to the people
either under the initiative or referer.
dun features. Il Is to be done with u
view that the voter shall express nj
individual Judgment. under his COZ.
science. untrammellcd by partisod.
declaration; and to that end we d..
clare a vote upon an initiative or f'.
ferendum proposition Is not to be Il
test of ones party fealty.
We re-iterate, that as soon as pos.
sible and practicable the lands he'll
er purposes, should be sold upau
terms that shall be absolutely fair 4,
the people OF the state, reservlng ths
preference right to the lessee, as pr
vided by the constitution. to the e.
that such land shall become taXahl'
ana become more productive to t'A
actual owner thereof, and thereby u
crease homecoming. We pledge th..t
the funds derived from the sale II
such lands shall be faithfully preseTv-
ed and invested as provided In the
Constitution.
We believe that the present stale
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 Democratic party has ever
needed the voice OF the people as ex-
pressed at the ballot box, and as the
people declared for statewide prohibit
ton, we congratulate the legislature
for enacting a law vitalizing and sup
plemeuting in a practical way the con-
stitutionai 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.
Tho constitution already provided that
the legislature might create agencies
under the supervision Of the state, for
tho sale OF liquor for medical and
scientific purposes; the legislature, In
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