The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-12-26

Democratic state paper.
The Federation Of Democratic Pre-
cnct clubs OF the United states OF
| America is an organization chartered
under the District of Columbia, so
framed as to be self-governing by the
members, self-sustaining and incap-
able of being diverted to the uses OF
machine politics.
Its purpose Is to enable the mem
bers of the party to control the party
organization from the precinct to the
national convention and to promote
the legitimate organization OF the
Democracy and to overthrow corrupt
machine politics within the party
lines: to establish the rule Of the peo-
pie by providing the mechanism neces-
sary to its establishment as a fact; to
enable the people to rule honestly by
putting an end to corrupt practices In
primaries and elections; to enable the
people to rule intellisently, by sys-
tenn of complete publicity; to nomi-
party position and for public off1ce who
are absolutely known to believe in the
wisdom, honesty and the benevolence
of the people, and who are known TO
be democratic from principle, who are
identified with the progressive move
ment. and courageous enough to lead
the fight in the endeavor to bring the
government closer to the people and
make 1t more responsive to the peo-
pies will; to question candidates IN
the precinct, in the city, in the coun-
ty. in the state and in the nation, as
certain the views, records, Affiliations
and environment of candidates for
party place or public office, and by
this system OF questioning candidates
and getting publicity, to nominate and
elect men who are in sympathy with
the people and pledged to their in
terest.
! The Federation OF Democratic Pre-
cinct clubs will be in the control Of
the members Of the party and will not
be in the control Of the leaders, except
ing so far as they really represent the
wishes Of the body of the party. The
control Of the organization by the
mem bership is provided by the initia-
tive, the referendum. the recall, the
postal ballot, an economical, quick and
democratic method OF governing the
organization.
We propose to organize an army OF
a million men at the precinct, pledged
to make effective the rule of the peo-
pie through the party in city, county,
state and nation.
We thoroughly understand the crafty
character and insidious processes by
which privilege has governed the
United States through the connivance
of the Republican machine politicians.
We also thoroughly understand that
these commercial, selfish, privilege
seeking classes are just as willing and
anxious to use the Democratic party
as they have been to use the Repub-
lican party. We are aware that in
some of the states, because Of the de-
fective character of the Democratic
organization. the democrats have
been betrayed by leaders carrying the
democratic flags, who in reality were
not democrats in principle, but merely
self-seeking mercenaries, using the or
ganizaton and the party machinery
and the powers of the party for pri-
vate profit.
We call upon good Democrats, Dem
ocrats from principle. Democrats who
want nothing except good government
to organize precinct clubs and join
the federation, SO that we may CO.
operate in establishing purity in poll
tics, integrity of government, equal
ity OF rights and the overthrow
of privilege. The time has come
for this new development in the Amer
lean republic whom the people shall
60 into the governing business and
firstly taking control OF the Demo
cratic party from the precinct to the
national convention. We propose to
nominate Democrat who believes in
the peoples rule. who Is a progressive
At heart. and who has the courage TO
stand firmly Tor the principles OF fun
damental Democracy and who will not
connive with the agents Of privilege.