The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-14

for the punishment of public officers
for accepting passes and other fayors
from railroads., telegraph express and
other coinl.,nies in this state
| Ninth--Thc graduated land tax pre-
vents land monopoly ~ the state.
| Tenth--The graduated inheritance
tax. placing proper burdens upon large
estates
Eleventh The enactment OF the
gross receipts tax upon oil gas, ex,
press. telegraph, telephone and other
companies owning intangible property
land incomes, required them to pay
their just portion OF revenue.
Twelfth For the enactment of the
eight houg provision for labor in the
public service.
Thlrteenth.Fo having provided
for a full state government and the
purchase Of state supplies at one-half
the cost of the fsate OF Kansas for
inferior service.
Fourteenth--For having enacted a
complete system OF agricultural and
mechanical education for the children
of the state. TIE same being the most
complete and thorough OF any state
in the Union.
We commend the Legislature Of Ok
lahoma for passing the separate school
law which provides for separate
schools for the white and negro races
We further indorse the provision per
hitting the negroes 10 select their
own school trustees from thoir own
race, for their own separate schools:
at the same time The converse to be
natural that the white raee, which un.
der our law includes the Indian rdce,
are permitted to select their own
trustees for their schools.
We favor the purchase of the, seq
gregated coal and asphalt lands at a
fair price. to be agreed upon between
the said state authorities and the
Choctaw and Chickasaw people, sub
iec; TO the approval of the people Of
this state. at the ballot box, before the
contract OF purchase shall become eff
fcctivc.
We favor the fullest developments
Of such land in the interest IT the
schools and charitable institutions and
in the production Of the cheapest fuel
for the people of such state.
We favor as soon as possible and
practicable, the sale Of the surface )f
such segregated coal hand asphalt
lands in small tracts to actual settlers.
We strongly oppose the passing of
the timber lands and other natural
resources of this state into the hands
Jf private monopoles.
We believe that the various federal
bureaus in this state should be i'm,
mediaiely terminated. -
We believe that the estates OF those
meAtally incompetent. of whatsoever
race, should Z be protected by our
state courts.
We believe that II Is Of the great,
est importance In the development %
our state 10 give perfect safety aud
assurance to invested capital, and that
where complete security Is. afforded,
capital will gladly seek investment at
the lowest rate OF interest. We draw
broad line of distinction between
capital invested In honest enterprises
aud predatory capital engaged IN con.
spiracy against the people and .he
proceeds Of the labor OF The American
people. We oppose those crafty COR,
porations which are artluliv cpiltiaN
ing 10 destroy competition and thus fix
arbitrary prices on the ne -essities Cf
HE, and on those things which are
produced by oar people Nc do not
intend 10 encourage predatory capital
in this state. We do intend 90 protect
our people in the prnceejs Of their
h4 nest labir We fsy0r esir'ci:., caie
fo~ ihe protection cf he rights AMI
interests of the laboring people, such
as farmers. miners, the artisan, the
small tradesman and the women and
children OF this state
We favor the speedy development
OF all our natural resources and especi-
ally OF our oil and gas region.
We favor the development Of every
form OF manufacture, for which or
natural resources so we'll qualify the
state.
We recognize the education Of the
people as absolutely essential to the
development of this state, and 10 the
continuance OF supremacy OF the Dem
ocratie party We pledge the party tc
vigorously promote in every reasoi
able way our public school system, q
that this state shall stand in the from
rank in the educational columns
We pledge the people of this state 20
continuance OF an economical and
faithful administration OF its affairs
and that the state taxes shall be as
| low as possible for the conduct OF
state government properly conducted
/ Believing In the sefiersonian prinei
I pie OF Democracy. that the people
should rule. and pursuant TO such be
| llef. having incorporated the principles
OF initiative aud referendum into or
organic law, and with commendable
| fidelity. the legislature having enacted
tho necessary laws TO carry the same
into effect. not only as 20 state but
also as 70 county, municipal and DIS
trici gofcrnmcnt. when such. pgiyyf
sions are submitted i0 the people
either under the initiative oi' fefercif
dun features, Il issto be done Nlth a
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