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

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We. the representatives Of the De.
rd6cracy OF the Estate Of Oklahoma, IN
state conventloe assembled. affirming
our baiief in. sAa renewing our allegi.
ance 10 the principles Of the party,
cosnlzant Of tKs increasing signs OF
the awakening Of the publlc consoi-
enee thTonghout the nation on account
OF The depredatiohs and encroacn-
mehtH Of predatory wealth not only 70.
on the political but also economical
and Industrial fights Of the people,
ghSe pride IN that. the Democratic par
~ Of the Republic has aligned itself
IN the pending national political con-
test wiih the cause Of the people, for
The remedylng Of such wrongs.
II the early life OF our national
exIstencc IN the contest between CEN
lrslized power ana the rights Of the
masses. the necessity FOR the exist
ence OF the Democratic party alcse
and With the approval OF the people
Thomas Jefferson It's founder, was
placed at the head Of the admlnistra-
tor OF our national government, an
n0uncins the decifine Of equal rights
10 al and special privileges 10 none.
There never was time in our hts
tory when the application OF this doc
irine was more necessarys and II can
never be truly applied. except when
the people rule. not only in letter
Aut IL spirit, $50
loeg-sutieriug people IN the two
terfiterles, whom they came into their
own. hy securing the right to govern
th0mselyes IN adopting the constiiu-
tlop al this slateSfeadily embraced the
opforEunity to write IN such law. prin-
ciples by which tho people ruin, and
notwithstanding the fact that there
wore prepnccies 81 dire commercial
and economic disasters as the result
of ite adoption and application.
though co-incidcnt with such adoption
AID approval, hy the manipulation OF
this same predatory power, great
panic was pfscipiiaied without any
cause for existence. undcr the Rcpub-
lican Administration, contrary to their
claim. that paHiVs came only under
1icmocraiic rule. yet, we arc proud
10 say that wc have our cOmmensur.
ate share OF prespcsily, under such
constitution. laws aud Democratic gov,
EIututLis kNflitc4dtlui4tH FutiA .NhhiNs
Adhering q the JeEersOnian idea
that tho people Fave the capacity AS
we'll as the inherent right, "a rule.
the Depocratlc party stands for the
election OF United states senators by
direct vote 81 the people and IN nur
auanca of that ides the Democratic
members 0f the FIRST legislature OF the
state Of 0klahomn memoriallzed con.
gross 20 Sa0mit an amendment TO the
Constitution ofithe United States, re-
qulriug The United States Senators
IL be 30 elected and We endorse and
commend The Democratic members Of
tho United Stafec serate and house
OF Representatives. from Oklahoma for
introducing measures IN each house Of
congress, Submitting such amcnomenI
and we charge tue responsibility for
its defeat 10 the Congress which Is
ncw. and has been for the past four
tcen years. Republican in both houses.
IA the recent prlmayf the Democra'l
tic NOMINEES for the United States sem
ats received more thar 46030 votes
and the Republican 29,000 votes.
The demand of the Republicans IN /
their state platform. adopted Aug. 20, /
1n08. 70 place TIE names OF such I
noninecs on The Official ballot is eth I
ef swaggerins blum or a cheap trick,
wifh the sinister design and purpoae
Or inyaildaiing The election this Fall
Gnd withholding the electoral vote Of
Oklahoma from Mr., Bryan the splen-
did ksandard bearer OF Democracy. ana
thus aiding In the election OF Mr.. TAT,
the confessed enemy of self govern
mebt and the proved enemy OF the
man who tolls
We congratulate the Democratic
party gor the inserting IN our oonsti-
tuition the lwo-oant fare provision on
railways in this state and 4ba placing
OF the same into practical operation.
Such operation shows that It has
come 10 stay. The railway ieporis for
the dscal year i808ahow that the pas
Beneer earningk under the swo-cent
basis ie IN excess Of that oi ihs pre-
yious year under ihe three-cent fare
basis by this provision alone the
Democratic party has made Hn annual
saving TO the people OF Oklahoma
more than The taxes necessary 10 sup
BORT the state government.
We congratulEe the Democratic sd.
miqistration now In power IN the state
oi Oklahoma for having administer.
ed the Affairs Of the said state at less
than two thirds OF tho expense at
which our Republican sister state.
Kansas. Is being administered the
same being practically equal in area
end population.
We point with especial pride to The