Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-13
A PLATFORM IS needed
REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS NO
PLATFORM IN OKLA
IlOMA.
MAY FOLLOW TENNESSEE
Newspapers Should Unite In n Cnll
Tor u State Wide Republican
Convention.

LAWToN Okla. sept f2.-Tho
News ana star of this city lis another
republican paper that fenrlossy en-
dorsrs the movement started by Tho
Iulaa World 10 get q state-wlde re-
publlrln convention for the purpose
"l cloring 1 national committeeman
ANA chairman ot the state committee.
Commenting ON the open letter Of
Hon 3D. NJ Parmentcr 10 The World
demanding mat a state convention
De called the Ncws ana star SAYS:
While We have state central
committee and chairman thoreto.
ana while the committee was called
together recently for some purposs.
yet no action has been taken by Tho
larly as un organization In The state
looking TO the endorsement OF It's
candidates Tor president and vice.
president, Of putting forth a plat
form of principles on which candi-
dates for congressman at large. can.
didates for the legislature, etc, shall
stand.
a platform ls the constitution OF
a political parly and IT'S convention
resolutions are It's bylaws. Without
organization of this definite charae-
ter party has no identity Even
where the primary plan Is made use
Of to nomintc candidates provision
must be made for a delbcrative body
TO make declaration of principles.
else II Is not an organization.
"As the News and Star has often
called 10 the attention of lts readers.
a political party stands for certain
governmental principles That is
what makes a political party. Such
party can accomplish nothing I'm
the way Of impresslng It's doctrines
on the community except II reduce
them to writing and place th\l be-
iore the people In the form OF
''platform.' Then by alming its
force behond this platform of prln-
ciplcs 1t makes its fight before the
people.
"As stated by Mr. Parmenter and
by numerous republican newspapers
in the state the republican parry has
no platform IN oklahoma. 1t is true
we have the national platform, but I'm
the questions that are perhaps the
most vital to MS as citizens Of Okla
homa, those OF reform and amend
ment in matters Of local government
and taXation-the party has no de-
claration Of principles
"As the Oklahoma city Times well
says In recent editorial on this
subject AT the time the republican
convention met in Chicago the pros
pect Of political revolution in Okla
homa was 50 bright that 1t was al
most certain. The people were ripe
for n trial OF the republican party.
since the democrats had made such
bad mess OF II and the people were
groaning under the load of taxes for
the support Of unnecessary and high
priced state officials and as result
OF the graft ana outright stealings
OF the democratic officers of the law"
Now these questions Of state
county and city taxation, state. coun-
ty and city excess Of office holders.
and Of state, county and city mis-
tons today as they were when the
Chicago convention assembled and
adjourned. Under the flag Of re-
trenchmcnt and reform I'm state mat
ters republicans of all factions can
unite, Under the banner thousands
of oklahoma democrats win join as
In the fight for a better and cleaner
state government Along these lines
the republican party In oklahoma
should take IT'S stand and array IT'S
forces for the contest in November
1t cannot do SO unless Il holds an
convention and pro-
Of principles
"The writer OF this article does not
AZ ow the state chairman personally
and is not allied either with or
against him In his personal conflicts
In the party,--if he has such. But
the News and Star most earnestly
Joins In the request aye. even de-
nand, for the calling of state re-
publican convention for the purpose
of ratlfylng the nomination Of our
for president and Vice.
announcing a platform of
in matters of local self
government and the organization OF
The party for the d,,ht that Is before
us in November.
1T Is undoubtedly the duty OF tho
state central committee to call such
h convention. why they did not do
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