The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-16

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upon high class securities. aud giving
preference for the same to the farmer
OF our state
Third The enactment OF state
nt.nting board and stale printing sys.
TEN BY which the price OF statutes OF
The state are reduced from S2l.O0 10
S2.60, and The Session Laws from $500
and $500 TO $3.50.
Fourth-The enactment OF sepa.
rate coach law for white and colored
races.
Ffth-The enactment OF a primary
election law by which the people
choose their own candidates and
through which candidates for the Uni
ted States senate must pass the ex
preston of the will OF the people.
Sixth--The Initiative and Referen
dun Act is the most complete and
finished product OF the kind ever writ
ten into law
Seventh-The anti-lobbylng law
which prevents and punishes corrup
tion before legislatures. board Of coun-
ty commissioners, city councils and
school boards.
Eighth-TO make ample provisions
for the punishment OF public officers
for accepting passes and other favors
from railroads. telegraph, express and
other companies in this state,
Ninth-The graduated land tax pre-.
vents land monopoly In 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 properly
aud incomes, required them to pay
their just portion OF revenue.
Twelrih--For the enactment of the
eight hour provision for labor In the
public service.
Thlrieen,h-For having provided
for full state government and the
purchase of state supplies at one.half
the cost of the state OF Kansas for
inferior service.
Fourteenih--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.
mitting the negroes TO select their
own school trustees from their own
race, tor their own separate schools !,
al the same time the converse TO be
natural that the white race, which un-
der our law includes the Indian race,
are permitted 10 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
iect to the approval OF the people Of
this state. at the ballot hox, before the
contract of purchase shall become ef-
fectiye.
We favor the fullest developments
Of such land in the interesI of 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 Di
such segregated coil and 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
Of private monopolies
We believe that the various federal
bureaus In this state should be i'm
nediately terminated
We believe that the estates OF those
mentally incompetent, OF whatsoever
race, should be protected by ouI
state courts.
We believe thai It is of the great
est Importance in the development Oi
our state 10 give perfect safety and
assurance to invested capital, and that
where complete security is Afforded
capital wsll gladly seek in,estmeH. al
the lowest rate OF interest. We draw
broad line of distinction between
capital Invested In honest en- nrprises
aud predatory capital engaged IN con
Spiracy against the people aud the
proceeds OF the labor OF the American
people We oppose those crafty cor
poraiions which are arttul,y contriv
ing 10 destroy competition .utd thus tiA
arbitrary prices ON the ne -essities Ci
l!le, aud on those things vhicn arr
produced by oug people. We do not
intend TO encourage predatory capita
IN this state. We do inlend 10 protect
our people in the proceeds Of theiI
la nest labor We fiy0r esp~c.e. chie 4
To- The 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 espeei
ally OF our OIL aud gas region
We favor the development OF every
form OF manufacture. for which oan
natural resources so Well quality ihf
state.
We recognize the education OF tbs
people as absolutely essential 20 tbs
development Of this state, and 60 tbs
continuance of SUPREMACY OF the Dem