The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-21

not repudiate a single plank in It Il
we could.
We endorse the state adminstra.
ton OF oklahoma, the laws passed by
the late legislature and We point with
pride to the good work OF the corpora
ton commission in lowering the
freight rates on lumber, coal. grain,
live stock and various other commod-
tiles which viii save Us more than the
cost Df statehood many times over.
We would call your sttention TO the
able and just decisions OF our supreme
court and their speedy and rapid mode
Ji dispatching the business of that
honorable body as conttasied with our
ast territorial supremacy.
We are in favor OF the strict en-
forcement OF all laws now on our stat.
ute books and favor the Immediate i'm
peachment OF all state, county and
municipal officials who fail TO do
their sworn duty under the laws
We condemn the action OF the Re-
publicans In their platform at Okla
homa City wherein they endorse their
national platform and then say they
are in favor Of election United States
senators by direct vote of the people
A resolution that was voted down in
Chicago by a vote Of 10 to !.
We condemn the action of b. S. Nc.
Guire wherein he opposed the pay
ment of the balance of the constitu.
tional convention expenses and the
holding OF the election that admitted
us into the union thereby saddling
S225,000 on this state when the govern
ment should and would have paid "a
as they have always done, had it not
been for the persistent position o.
Mcclure, according to ayard T..
Hainer, a Republican.
V'e condemn Bird Mcclure for his
action in his persistent effort to show
favoritism toward the railroad com
panies wherein he introduced and
passed a bill nine days after the en-
abling act had been passed, donating
all the right Of way to the school lands
over which the various railroad com
panies pass, thereby making them a
donation of one hundred thousand dol
lars worth of property belonging 20
the school children OF Oklahoma
We condemn Bird Mcclure for his
failure to remove or try to remove
any OF the restrictions off the Indians
land In his own district VIXEN there
was removed at one time the restric-
tions from 100000 acres from the
east side Of the state.
We further declare il you VIII elect
Henry S. Johnston to congress from
the First district and r. b. Shannon
to the senate from this county and
Blaine, ana Joe Sain, of this county.
to represent rs In the legislature, we
will Immediately memorable CON
gress for the removal of tho restrlc-
tions from all the Indian lands,
Osages, Otoes, P0ncas and Pewnees,
Including the Cheyennes and Arapa-
no lands.
We endorse the state guarantee law
passed by the last legislature and con
denim the Republican platform, slate
and national for its silence on that
proposition and hold both the plat
forms and their candidates RESPONSE
BILE for what they contain as well as
what they omit, believing that plat
form is binding contract between the
people and thier candidates
We favor good state, county and
township road and drainage law, know
ing that our present law is Inadequate
and insufficient, believing that moth
ing will benefit and improve the coun-
try as much as a good law along prop
er lines properly equalized and admin
istered.
We favor a state and national do
murrage law as equally binding on the
railroads as the shipper We favor
compelling the railroad companies to
furnish and cooper all grain cars and
making them liable for all grain re.
ceivcd at point Of shipment.
We appeal to all honest citizens
without regard to politics OF past af-
filiation. to vote for men and meas
ures who stand to let the people rule
and who favor letting the people
know.