The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-30

by The state Democratic convention
tn oklahoma CITY. August III:
We endorse 0ur Democratic eena
tors and representatives IN the con
afeSa OF tie United STATES ana ia
vlew OF the pending Investigation oi
indian affairs We express our con
tinued confidence In the honor and
integrity uf Senatnr EAfe and cam
mend, nis couiugADus stand III The III,
ierraflef fair dealing for Ihe ladlahsa
ana fOw honestyfin tue Eotrrnment
Oh this The tireshoh uT he third
state campaign Since entrusted with
power the Democratic party Of OK
lahoma greets THIS citizenship OF the
state and nation. 4exultant In The trl-
umphant success Oi its advanced
principles of modern. government ana
progressive statesmanshln lndis-
mayed by the asperslons and assaults
or the representatives al special in
terest at home aud abroad II Ereets
the people Of the state and nation
with It's constitution, its legislation
and its candidates. proud and trium-
phant over every opposition and Wig.
orous In It's patriotic purposes, 4
again invites the cooperation Of all
lovers OF good government.
Organic Law.
After q prolonged period OF misrule
the hopeless people OF the two terri
tories ayailed thmselyes Of the earli-
est opportunity to be relieved of the
burdens under which they travelled
and The intelligence Of the state CON
fidently entrusted To our party the
duty of formulating It's organic law,
and vitallzing IL BY appropriate legs.
lation, The marked success achieved
has been due To the active co.opera-
tion and sympathy Of The honest peo-
pie Of Az parties. and In spite Of and
over the malignant SANDER OF 4 yenal
organization aud press representing
! lu It's purpose the destruction OF the
good achieved VIC denlore the III,
jury real ora seemiug, this organza-
Jon has done lfe bnslness and other
| lnierestssof The state and as evidence
| of lis hypocrisy pnInt 10 the fact that
while condemnlng The constitution,
Il has never Assaulted II by any pro
posed amendment We congratulate
the citizenship az fte state 10 The tact
that every pledae made has been ful
filled. every duty assumed met. and
4 that though charged With the resraE
| ability of four great legislative an
semhlles. ,isalins with plen0ry power
with the great Inonied lniefseta oI
4 the states and nation, no agency has
yet had the. temefity 10 charge any
4 Dne Of them Or any member thereof
with dlshoneBty, bribery OF graiI
Faith in fsarty,
A We rsilffirm our faith ~ and ad
4 heranca to the fundamental prinoiplei
Of iiia Demoeraiic party as proclaim
ga BY the founders, of the party ant
adhered To by all lovers OF good gov
;. ernment
We endorse the Wise leadership 81
Gov G N Haskell the administration
of public affairs In this state by th'
Democratic party, In the Legislative
e. executive and judicial branches o
government as able and economical
i No party In the history OF the conI
Try IL capable of showing fecor'
!. of achievement which sIrpasses tn
one made by the Democracy OF thi
+. gtate since statehood Every pledgv
made 80 the people has been fully ~
deemed In snhsiantiation OF ihi
statement we point with pride to tn
Fact that among the pledges made 4
the people in our prevlms platform
may he mentioned the separation o
Z the races In schools and In trayelln
improved revenue laws, sale OF part q
the public building lands, banking lee
islation, fee and salary legislation
good roads legislation. laws whlc
preserve The natural gas OF onr stat
q end encourage the development o
the oil industry and protects the IL
dependent producer, and likewise let
islaton prom0tlve OF the interests Q
the agricultural, labor and bushes
intsnests. Every one OF these d.
mands have been enacted into Law
ana the Democracy OF the state stand
pledged for the continuance OF thes
policies.
We submit, therefore, that tn
Democracy of this state Is entitled I
the continued confidence of it's cit
zenship because it has fully kept fait
with them.
Labor.
The man who labors Is entitled
the first aid highest consideration
Without labor there Is no pfogres
and The Democratic party OF this stat
has demonstrated that II can be d
peuled upon to conserve the rights {
Dklahomas toilers. Enumeration /,
It's beneficent laws on the subject
unnecessary; In both conettutio
and statute they are recognized I
the most advanced OF any state in I'll
nation: we pledge a continuation
the righteous policy producing ther
and IN Keeping Herewith approve IL
precedent set by oregon and ilino
20 maximum work day of ten h0u
In occupations other than dmnesi
and agriculture.
Agriculture.
M single interest Of onr sta
Stands higher 10 Importance than thl
of agriculture. And We pledge II
Democratic party TO continuance
the advanced policies which hai
marked Ita history to this time,
We favor the Oklahoma agricultu
al and Industrial system of education
the continuation Of all the laws M
In force governing gaId system q
preservation Gf the present po@s
OF The board of agriculture and net
ad of electlng the same. and 4 imf
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