The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-19
STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM |
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OF initiative and referendum into or
organic law, and With commcndable
| tl6elity, the legislature having enacted
I the necessary laws TO carry the same
/ into effect, not only as to state. but
also as to county. municipal and dis
I trict government. when such proyi.
sions are submitted to the people,
either under the Initiative or referen.
| dun features. il Is to be done with n
view that the voter shall express mis-
individual judgment. under his con
science. untrammeled by partisan
declaration: and 10 that end we de-
clare a vote upon an initiative or re-
ferendum proposition IS not 20 be 4
test Of ones party fealty
/ We re.iterate, that as soon as pos
sible and practicable the lands held
| by this state for educational and OH
er purposes. should he sold upon
terms that shall be absolutely fair TO
/ the people Of the state, reserving the
/ preference right to the lessee, as prD-
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 Jf
such lands shall be faithfully presery-
Cd 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 10 the remotost districts Of
the state
The Democratic party has ever
needed the voice of the people as ex-
pressed nj the ballot box. and as the
people declared for statewide prohibit
lion we congratulate the legislature
for enactlng law vitalizing and sup
plementinE In a practical way the con
stituiional provisions relating TO pro-
hibiilon. 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
the sale of liquor for medical aud
scientific purposes; the legislature. In
good faith, enacted such law. with
view of not only facilitating the en-
forcement Of prohibition. but also 10
carry out every provision OF the con-
stitution relating to this subject.
The Democratic party. under the re-.
rcrendum provisions Of the constitu.
ton. has submitted the agency pra.
position for the approval or rejection
OF the voters at the ballot hox. We
,.,,,,..,I ~, laofc1aftra mt only enr
passing such law, but also fer submit
ting the same 10 the individual iudg
merit OF the people for their ratitic1-
ton or rejection.
We commend the first legislature OF
Oklahoma for the faithful ulnllment
of its pledges to the people II was
not to be supposed that at its first ses-
sion Il was physically possible or pr1c-
ticai to pass every law necessary o
carry into effect all the provisions OF
the constitution or that the public
necessity required. ard II was not .
be expected that their work would be
that of perfection.
We pledge the people that the Dem
ocratic party OF the state viii continue
the enactment OF laws until every pro-
vision OF the constitution is made IT.
fective and that wherever the laws
that may have been passed may prove
10 be detective that the same VIII be
amended by the friends OF the people
and not by their enemies.
We re-afirm the principles and dec
iarations OF the stale platform OF 1907,
adopted at Oklahoma City, and Of 1898
adopted at Muskogee aud endorse the
National platform adopted at Denver
in July last.
We congratulate the people o. the
state of Oklahoma upon the admins
tration OF all the state officers. the
executive. including all the depart
meats thereof the corporation con-
mission, the supreme court, pnd all
courts of inferior jurisdiction.