The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-11
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM


individual Mdgmeni,i under his CON
soiendA iiilrammqlitd ity narllk2h.
deciafal ions and 10 thatlien md We de-
clare 4 yete upon an Initiative or RE-
ferendum pfopotffion Is not TO be a.
test Of ones party fealty.
We regferate. that as soon as pos.
sible and practicable The lands he'd
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-
vided by the constitution. ~ 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 fiom The sale IL
such lands shall be faithfully presery-
ed and 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 to 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
tion. we congratulate the legislature
for enacting 4 law vitalizing and sup.
Iplementing IN a practical way the con-
stitutional provisions relating to pro-
hibition. and we commend the state
administration for its vigorous and
rigid enforcement of such law. and
Dle.ige the continuance OF the same
rhe constitution already provided that
the legislature might create agencies
under tine 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-
forcement OF prohibition. but also 10
carry out every provision OF the con-
stituiion relating TO this subject.
The Democratic party. under the re-
ferenduni provisions of the ccnstitu-
lion, has submitted the agency pro-
position for the approval or rejection
Of the voters at the ballot box We
commend the legislature. not only for
,assing such law but also for submit
Ing the same to the individual judg-
nent of the people for their ratiiic1'
ion or rejection.
We commend the first legislature CT
Oklahoma for the faithful fulhllmeat
Of it's pledges to the people. 1t was
not to he supposed that at It's FIRST ses-
sion il was physically possible or prac-
tical TO pass every law necessary 20
carry into effect all the provisions OF
| the constitution or that the public
necessity required, and II was NOT q
be expected that their work would be
that OF perfection.
We pledge The people that the Dem
lcratic party of the state viii contlnae
| the enactment of laws until every pro
Vision Of the constitution IL made ei-
'ectiye and that wherever the laws
bat. may have been passed may proye
o be defective that the same VIII be
! tmehded by the friends OF the people
md not by their enemies.
We re-afflrm the principles and dec
arations OF the state 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 OF Oklahoma upon the admins
tration OF all the state officers, the
executive, inclading all the depart
ments thereof. the corporation com.
mission, the supreme court. and all
courts OF inferior jurisdiction.