The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-18

the good and the bad To all corpora
lions honestly conducting tier bllsl.
ness and faithfully observing our
laws we welcome into our htate ana
pledge 10 them the projection oi our
laws. but to- those who Violate Our
statutes will lind In The Democratic
party an inyincihlc enemy and an ua
fnniluerable foe
Antitrust Lcg,olstion
The laws of Oklahoma on this sun
irc' speal, fnr themselves Wi re
laws Of similar title 10 the nation ami
In many states are but an inenpctlyr
theory, the antitrust laws of OKLA.
homa have proven a reality.
We note the domesticatlon 10 OKLA
homa Of the pipe iine companies ana
the successtnl prosecution ~ irnsA
and monopoiies. aud We point 10 the
FACT thai while the lghIs oi tho peo
nle ore being protected. and ambarars'
/ INK obstacles incident TO the first few
wears of law enforcement heing ~
moved, yet none OF our laws hly.'
proven 90 be nninst or Unreasonable
from the standpoint OF the great lesi
Innate enterprises, and Oklahoma Il
RAPIDLY approaching the realization %
The spifit OF state constitution
which says tast the weak ana tha
strong, the rich and the poor. the H.
borer and the capitalist shall eaeh
| have equal protection under the laws
/ The Democratic policy Ia Oklahoml
has declared the right OF every ele
,raof ~ ann nitt9onot!n ~ ha haat
WITH patient consideration by the rep
resentatiyes OF all olasses. and az 2
result Of this policy, the agricultural
classes and the laborine claasee n
general in Oklahoma have had more
ITO Do with formulating the constiin
ltion and the laws OF our state than IL
ny other constitution or code OF laws
ever written. and yet we challenge
our adversarles TO point 10 any one o.
the numerous provisions for the pro
lection and benefit OF the tolling mass
ss that they would repeal II given th'
power so TO do
Taxation.
n AS the party OF strict economy th'
Democratic party advocates the low
est tax rate Dossible consistent wifi
GOOD and efficient government W,
believe that taxation should be jnsi
cuual and uniform
III This connection We point 10 III
fact that under former Republican
lrnle the special privilege and frac
chise class paid only eight per cen
ri the expeuses OF the territory. whll
the taxDayers paid ninety-iwo pc
cent, while under the nresent Demo
cratic rule special privilege and fraH
. chise class pny practically seyenti
, fys per cent OF all expenses OF stat
government and tbe taxpayers pr
only twenty-five per cent.
! indiana.
} Referring TO our citizenship Of II
/ dian descent, we view with r.gret ia
ueplorablc condition resulting frog
! mlsgoYerHuent throngh the mtefio
7 department Of The tnited States
: IA record of pledges given the Il
: Clan natious by the Federal cover;
: nent for valuable fonsid ratios 0A
: thereafter reekles'ly and rutbie sly >.
uorcd and trmpled under foot u
the administration of affairs al lon
.range. in most ins.ances through de-
2 ut'e0. clerks and snbordinptes. who's
I fernoses have hecn 20 enIaee az
!. rroicnG their selfish oppatln iiies
: III. expcns, and 90 TIE great eNba
! raesmeni u ouf indian citizens. ~
7 ont Of ,ltls hae grown consial
! drain upon the property OF The india
!, ana constant embarrassment TO b