The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-12
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM



fidelity. the legislature having enacted
the necessary laws 70 carry The same
into effect not only as TO state. bht
also as to county municipal and dis
lfict government. tNhen. such prof.
Aions ard sublhltlt4t 'fio the people.
|ekther unahr ~ inhiatfee or reselen
|dum featdres. II Is 10 be DONE With
view that the Voter shall express mis-.
individual judgment. under his con-
science. untrammelled by partisan
declaration: and to that end we de-
clare vote upon an Initiative or re-
ferendum proposition is not to be a
test OF ones party fenlty.
We re-iterate. that as soon as pos
sible and practicable the lands he'd
BY this state for educational and OH
er purposes. shodld be sold upon
terms that shall he absolutely fair TO
he people of the state. reserving the
preference right to the lessee, as prn-
vided 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 )f
such lands shall be faithfully preserv-
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 it's zeal
Gus effort to organize the common
schools TO the remotest districts OF
the state.
The Democratic party has ever
heeded 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.
plementing in practical way the con-
stitutional provisions relating to pro
hibition. and we commend the state
administration for its vigorous and
rigid enfcrcement of sIua law1 and
pledge the continuance of the same.
The 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
lsumtion relating to this subject.
The Democratic party. under the re-.
ferendum provisions OF the conshtn.
don. 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
passing such law. but also for submit
ting the same TO the individual judg-
ment of the people for their ratifea'
tion or rejection.
We commend the first legislature OF
Oklahoma for the faithful fulfllment
of lis pledges to the people. 1t IVES
moi TO be supposed that at its first ses-
sion il twas physically possible or prac-
| tlcal 10 pass every law necessary 20
carry into effect all, the provisions of
the constitution or that the public
necessity required. and IL was not %
be expected that their work would be
that OF perfection.
We pledge the people thai the Dem
ocratic party OF the state viii contin1e
the enactment OF laws until every pro
vision OF the constitution Is made e.
fectve and that wherever the laws
that may have been passed may prove
TO be defective that the same VIII be
amended by the friends OF the people
and not by their enemies.
We re-affirm the principles and dec
larations of the state platform of 1907.
adopted at Oklahoma City, and Of 1908
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. including all the depart
ments thereof. the corporation CON
mission. the supreme court, and all
courts OF inferior jurisdiction
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