The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-10-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
JUST A HOLLOW MOCSERY
Drawn By Small Clique Of Men
and Offers The People
Nothing

III Reno, Oct G--"Thc Republican
state platform was framed on June
IL by handful of self.appointed dele
gates In star-chamber meeting. long
before 4 candidate was selected for
governor, b proceeding unprecedented
In the history OF political parties IN
this country II you will read that
platform and the history OF the man
who was chosen to run on 1t you will
find tsat the Republicans could not
have made better selection
This represents the opinion Of Lee
Cruce, Democratic nominee for gov
ernol regarding the machine-propell-
ed actions of the state Republican
machine II Is an excerpt from his
dignified, wen applauded address be-
fore a thousand people in the audi
tor'um at t5e state fair grounds in
Oklahoma City Democratic Day
October 4.
90. G.. Jones would no more fit t1at
platform than right would tit wrong, :
proceeded MIR Cruce John Fields, q
leader among the progressives Re
publicans Of Oklahoma, wonld flee
from II and the people would flee
from pestilence. 4 platform has
not been made in fftv years thai
contains SO few definite promises 10
liberty loving American people.
"The Democratic platform was writ
ten IN the hearts and consciences OF
more than l25,000 people on August
| . when their candidates were chosen
and 1t was framed by more than four
teen hundred delegates to state
convention called for that purpose
LII, was dictated by no man. i Is
the platform of. for, and by the peo
pie. That platform Is sacred con
tract. with the candidate as party
l.nl one nar; on the one hand and the
lpCoplc as the party OF the other parl
lon the other hand. and the contract
should be kept as lnyiolatc as any
Other contract ever made.
"Our constitution. it. has been IRE
qncntly said. is ihe hest basic Law
ever written for a commonwealth ol
lfhis Union. Three years age Mr. Nc
Neal went over this state declaring
that l. was an iniquiiois documen'
and recommending mat the whole
matter OF statehood BE- referred back
to congress. Three years ago ihe Re.
publicans in state convention At Tul
,sa denounced the constitution in their
platform with many and bltIei
anathemas and pledged themselves tf
rid il OF It's lnlquiioas features II
they were put In power. Three years
have passed and NOT single amend
mcnt haye thcy proposed. ana yel
/ their candidate Tor governor. the ma,
who denounced the constitution as
/ iniauiions. asks the neopln OF ONl1
homa to place him in a position Il
administer the doctrines OF that in
strumcnt Had the neople Of OK"
homa taken the advice OF MeNcal
Oklahoma would have been " :
same almost intolcrable condition ol
New Mexico and Arizona whCs'
lights cl self-goyernment were deRie,
in their enabling act by provision
which required that PRIOR to the III
stitution of statehood their c9nsitn
tions should be approved By congress
WAat travesty on the inalienabi'
right OF local self.goyernment.'
Mr.. Cruce declared that while th'
policy of developing great oil, gas
mineral and commercial iniustrie
must meet general approval, yet tn
best expenditure Of mony that ha
ben made in Oklahoma or can b
made In Oklahoma or can be mad
lis that invested in the education o
100000 boys and girls of It's state
whereby Intelligent men and womcl
will be produced and the ends o
wise and just government conserved
he declared teat ID Democrats hav
not apologies 70 make for the none
they have spent for education AM
that the Republicans platform fail
10 make a single pledge in behalf o
the bows and girls.
u. ". McNeal Is bondsman 10
some OF the railroads that have at
tackled our laws, and that to the eX
tent of tens aud thousands II tsoui
ands OF dollars said Mr.. Crucc
"and Yet he wants YOU TO put him II
power to enforce the laws OF th'
state against the very corporations
whom be has assisted IN their elfOrl'
to successfully resist and annul thos'
Jaws, thereby forcing fght in II
lrect opposition to his original ponc'
fand making him liablesto the loss o
his snndrc IS Oh thousands ofdollars
fThe Republicans fdeclare that th'
railroads made reasonable profits
while operating under the two.ccn
passenger fare. and their platform d
lclares they favor reinstatement of ths
liwo-cent fare. yet the incongruiiy D
their stand is mantent BY The selcc
ltien OF a candidate 20 III the n,atiofn
who as official hondsman for G rail-
roads has aided them In oppos.nr
the very thing the platform stands
lfor. and the oiiiclai Dondsman waa}'
1.-The powers Of governor that he mn,
lcarry ont that platform.
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