The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-08-04

The aorm Of this bib was unani
mously recommended bv the said com
mlitee was then read 60 lt.e assembled
citizens and approved fli WIS ihon
mhnaiied 70 Ne people OF the state
Tor The necessary number Of slenatnrsa
20 eniiile % 90 place on The ticket ai
ihe November election. Over twenty
one thousand signors have recon-
mended a vote on the bin so initiated
Republican Party Position.
AZ the democratic party in Its slate
convention expressed itself in favo
OF the sale Of these lands. So has the
republican party done likewise
In the state convection OF The se
publican party held at Tulsa. q,
August Is, 1907 as a part OF thei
platform they adopted The followins
individual ownership of the soil
and the establishment of permanen
homes has ever been one OF the
strongest incentives to intellectual and
Industrial development. 10 strengthens
family tics, inspires love OF home. and
LOYALTY to country The republMar
party proud Of its record In -1Optins
the generous provisions Of the home
sioad and free home Law, whereby
millions of happy ard orOsper0uf
homes have been provided for the till
crs Of the soil and loyal to its prin
ciplcs, declares its opposition TO anr
system which fosters a condition Of
tenantry and withholds vast area o
onr domain from the Burdens nf taxa
tioni and we favor lie sale OF The pub
lie lands donated to the state. upon
'ong time and easy payments. at
reasonable rate of interest upon !
ferred payments, with preference
right to The lessee under s1ch safe
guaris and we demand that the pro
eeeds realized from The sale of school
and indemnity lands shall be held IN
violate as a permanent rust fund for
the benefit of the schools. the prin
cipal never TO be diminished, and W
demand the enactment Of such law
for the control and safe Investment
the permanent school fund as will pro
hihit the accumulation of large sum
in The treasury.
I'VE favor the loaning Of sucl
fund upon the improved agricultural
lands in the state Of Oklahoma 70 ac |
tual residents upon the land on long
time and at such reasonable rates
interest as viii insure ITS constant IN |
vcsimonL
So that the republican party ha
also clearly declared in favor OF lhc
sale of these public lands and -upo |
The committee that drafted the bill |
for the sale of the lands, several O |
the leading republicans OF The state
served as members Of said committee |
and they laboring Jointly with the dem |
ocrauc members, produced the pend
ing bill
inconsistency.
Every democrat and every republi
an Is the keeper OF his own conscience
We do not critieise those who dffe
from us, but simply ask ther
twhether they be newspapers or ind
viduals. claiming fidelity to-, or ART
members OF either party), can yU
harmonic your position of Opposition
TO the sale of the school lands Wit /
The above platform declarations, anL
loings OF your political party, in whicf
you bave participated, and agains
which you did uot q hose times pro }
.est2
II you acquiesce IN and support your
party pafornl az above outlined, and
# you are supporting Your party plat
'orm this year as YOU did last year.
IAN you oppose the sale OF those pub.
ic lands ON fair terns2
Platform Pledges Sacred.
We believe thai q party plaff1rm
rledge. as well as a candidates
lledges, are sacred aud thar the pe3
PIE have right 10 expect their fu-
1llmeut This beiug true can amy of
your democrats or republicans ilhi-
iiduals or newspapers, oppose the
pending law for the sale of the school
and unless it is a bad law, as to its
ieiails? You certainly can't oppose
he principle of selling the land That
lemg true, lei us look into II
The Details Of This Bill.
Section one proYjdcs for The sale Of
III the public lands.
Section two provides that the pro.
'eeds of sale shall be placed in tdo
lifferent funds TO which the land be-.
ongs, namely The public building
ind, the maintenance OF university.l
lormals, and other higher educational
fund aud the common
ichool fund
Section three provides that no per
ON other than q bona fide resident
If this state can buYMny Of The said