The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-17
WOODWARD couNrY.
,pecial to pailv Leader.

Special TO Daily Leader.
Woodward Okla. Feb 15.-Copy OF
resolutions adopted by the Woodward
county democrats convention. Wood.
ward. Okla, February l5. 1908; While
renewing our faith in the grand old
principles of the democratic party as
promulgated and practiced in the past,
and looking to the future with renew
ed hope and confidence, we. the demo
cratic party in Woodward county, in
convention assembled this 18th day OF
February 1908, declare:
First: We thank the national con
grsss for yielding to the demands OF
the people OF two thirds os the United
States and the prayers OF the million
and half ci people in Oklahoma and
giving us tn eboon OF statehood and
self government. although this gift
was wruns nwiliingly from IT'S hands
by the loyalty OF the devotion OF the
democratic members and was hedged
about by restrictions never before
places on a pee as the price Of adj
mittance to the Union; yet we ap-
pre- late what we got and could only
have been more thankful If It had
ccmo sooner and with a better grace
fram the administration and power
ard we congratrlate the people upon
the final termination OF the misruie OF
carbetbagism and all its train OF
ovilA
Second 10 Is with feeling of the
utmost pride that we call attention
TO the work Of our Representatives in
the national congress in their efforts
10 stem the tide OF the recent repnbli-
an prosperity panic by doing battle
for the system OF cnrrency legislation
introduced to the country by Okla
homa, the youngest and grandest OF
the states IN the Union, and we con
eratulate the president upon arriving
at the conclusion that the only hope
for the masses Of the people to Sc
crre their portion is through the
measures advocated by the demo-
cratic party IN all the years gone by
ana whose greatest living champion
Siay is the Hon William Jennings
Bryan, whom the democratic party In
troduces as the next president OF the
United states.
Third: Realizing that Oklahoma
was the FIRST state TO take up the grar
antaed banking theory OF The demo
cratic party and realizing that
through our governor, the Hon
Chales n. Haskell comes the credit
tor this theory enacted into statute
law. and that the ability shown by
him as governor has at once made
him q national figure and a dt com
panic non the national ticket for oui
great Header, we indnrse the saiC
/ Charles n. Haskell for vice presiden
of the United States aud recommend
/ his nomination.
/ Fourth, We recommend the wis'
and practical course or our represen
tatiyes and senators, in congress, ant
especially do we extend oar thanks
10 the Hon. l., L. Fulton, for his ef
/ forts in behalf Of the people OF thu
second district and Woodward eoun
~ in particular, and pledge him on
urlivided support in the campaign
now beginning
Fifth: Recognizing The debt o
gratitude we owe to our illustriOn.
citizen ana senator the Hon Thomas
1 T. Gore, and feeling a just pride in hi
accomplishments for the people o
Oklahoma. his loyalty and devotion {
duty. ana feeling and believing tina
he can continle TO accomplish grea
good for the people Of oklahoma. th'
democratic party Of Woodward conn
lty unreaseryedly indorse him for re
ele ton to the United States senate
and pledge him our loyal and con
t.nued support
sixth Feeling a Just pride in see
lug tha eourt hcuse in WoOdwari
hlled with democrats for the FIRST tim
in years, and understanding the worl
they are doing for the people of Wood
ward county we congratulate the taA
payers upon their redemption fror
] the misrgle Of the past, and we IN