The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-03

IIortance. We honor the man, VIII,
IN their hazardous toll undergroun,
daily risk their lives in extractn
and preparing for our use the pr,
ducts of the mine, so essential to th
Industries, the commerce and tn
comfort of the people of this countr!
And we pledge ourselves TO the e.
tension of the work of the bureau c
mines in every way appropriate TO
national legislation with view @
safeguarding the lives of the miners
lessening the waste OF essential re
source and promoting the economi
development of mining, which, alon
with agriculture, must in the future
even more than in the past, serve a
the very foundation Of our nationa
prosperity and welfare and our in
ternational commerce.
Agriculture
We believe in encouraging the de
Nelopment of modern system o
aSriculture and a systematic eifor
tc improve the conditions of trad,
IN farm products SO as to beneit
both the consumers and producers
And as an efficient means to this enc
We favor the enactment by congress
lof legislation that will suppress the
pernicious practice of gambling in
AGRICULTURAL products by organized
exchanges or Others
Merchant Marine
! We believe in fostering by consti
tutional regulation of commerce the
growth of merchant marine. which
stall develop and streng gthen the
commercial lies which binds us to our
sister republics of the south, but
without imposing additional burdens
upon the people and without bound
aries and subsidies from the public
treasury.
We urge upon congress the speedy
enactment of laws for the greater Sc.
lcnrlty of life and property at sea
land we favor the repeal of all laws
and the abrogation of so much of our
treaties with other nations, as pro-
vide for the arrest and Imprisonment
of seamen charged with desertion or
With violation of their contract of
service. Such laws and treaties are
un-American and violate the spirit If
rot the letter of the constitution of
the United States.
We favor the exemption from tolls
of American ships engaged in coast
wise trade passing through the Pana-
pia canal.
We also favor legislation forbidding
the use of the Panama canal by ships
c#ned or controlled by railroad car
rlers. engaged in transportation com
petitiye with the canal.
Pure Food And Public Health
We re-anlrm our previous declara
tons advocating the union ana
strengthening of the various govern
mental agencies relating to pure
foods, quarantine. vital statistics ana
human health. Thus united and ad-
without partiality to or
against any school OF
medicine or system of healing. they
would constitute a single health serv-
ice, not subordinated to any CONNER
cial or financial interests hut devoted |
exclusively to the conservation OF hu.
man life and efficiency. Moreover. |
thls health service should cooperate
With the health agencies of our vari-
ous states and cities without inter
FeTence, with their prerogatives with I
he freedom of individuals to employ
such medical or hygienic aid as they
ray see nit.
Civil Service Law
The law pertaining to the civil
service should be honestly and rigid
Il enforced. to the end that merit
md ability shall be the standard OF
and promotion rather
han service rendered 10 political
'arty and we favor a reorganization
VI the civil service with adequate
commensurate with the
lass of work performed. for all Off
ers and employees; we also favor the
lNtension to all classes of civil serv
ce employees of the benefits OF the
PROVISIONS of the liability compensa-
ION act. We also recognize the right
# direct petition of employees for
he redress of grievances.
law Reform
We recognize the urgent need of
'eform in the administration of civil
md criminal law in the United States
md we recommend the enactment OF
uch legislation and the promotion of
such measures as will rid the present
egal system of the delays, expense
nd uncertainties incident to the sys
EN- as now administered
he Philippines
We re-affirm the position thrice
nnounced by the Democracy in ma
onal convention assembled. against
policy of Imperialism and colonial
xploitation in the Philippines or
lsewhere We condemn the expert
'ent in Imperialism as an inexcus-
BILE blunder which has involved MS
/ enormous expense, brought MS
eakness instead Of strength, and
i'd our nation open to the charge
T abandonment of the fundamental
octrine of self government. We
avor an immediate declaration of the
atoms purpose to recognize the in
spendence of the Philippine islands,
s soon as a stable government can
% established, such indeendence to
guaranteed by Us until the neutrali
alton of the islands can be secured
: treaty with other powers. In