The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-01
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Ad pied BY the State Convention Held
February 22-23, 1912, at okla
hcma City.

and express purpose OIL elecJlhS dele-
gates to the Democratic National Con-
vention, to be held in Baltimore on
June 25, 1912, for the purpose Of in
structing them for Oklahoma Democ-
racy's choice for President and Vice
President; for nominating party can
didates for presidential electors; for
rmulating party platform policies
upon federal questions;
Therefore, we, the Democracy of
Oklahoma, regard it both inexpedient
and unwise to mix such issues with
state questions Except as hereinafter
referred to-, as we'll as an intrusion
upon the province Of the county and
state conventions, which must be held
next August.
Declaring. therefore, our position
upon federal issues:
Be is resolved, by the Democracy OF
Oklahoma in convention assembled
this the 22nd day of February, 1912,
that we renew our faith in and pledge
our support of, the time honored prln-
ciples of the Democratic party, as ex-
pressed in platforms and taught by
its leaders from Jefferson to Bryan,
as we'll as those expressed in the Den
yer platform of 1908. We commend
all the democratic members of both
Houses of Congress in their faithful
and steadfast purpose to carry out the
party pledges; and we denounce as
false the pledges of the Republican
party to destroy the trusts and to re-
duce the tariff to a competitive one
and to fix a schedule Equal the diff
ference between the cost of manufac-
ture at home and abroad" we view as
honeful signs Of a revival of patriot
ism among the people, as we'll as
growing popular appreciation OF pub
| lie service when they rebuked the
"Stand-pat' Republican organization
now in control of the Republic, at the
Congressional election in 1910 by re-
Itiring the Joe Cannon-interest-serylng-
machine with an Overwhelming demo-
cratic majority of the. House OF Repre-
lsentatives. We pledge to square with
performance all our promises If the
people will entrust to our hands all
branches of the Federal Government
during the next four years.
To the old cry of "Stand-pat" repub-
llicanism that panic will come upon
the country in the event of democratic
success in the presidential election,
we reply: 1--WE are fully aware OF the
power of the interests in control. as
they are, of the fiscal agencies of the
government. debating, as they do, the
financial issues of trade, and held II
, their iron grasp the national power
to expend or contract the currency
: of commerce-in a word. they have
J formed a money oligarchy in this re
public as appalling as it is powerful
and all this by the aid OF the repuoil
can party during the past slxteel
: years-Democratic craftsmanship ap
q preciates the power and comprehend
!. the remedy now as thoroughly as !
did when this same power ruled, ant
!. through Nicholas Biddle told Pres
i dent Andrew Jackson that they ha
J the power to make and unmake GOV
!, lernors and Congressman, Senators an
;. Presidents; to bring panics or pros
!. nerity to the people, veal or woe I
r the republic The Democratic part
! then through the lead of ''Old Hicl
!. oryo destroyed this power. The sam
i power through Morgan, Morton, ct
: told Roosevelt the same in 1917
. Roosevelt. licking the courage of "Ol
!. Hickory" and deficient of devotion |
.. the cause of the great masses OF OF
= people and the common good OF n
v manity, gave them new fayors an
: extended their privileges. Did dem
q cratic craftsmanship not apprecla'
" this appalling threat and realize the
). power to produce panic, it would |
n unworthy to be intrusted the contI
10 of disagreement. Our reply viii b'
O. I'VE know their power to precipita
Of a panic, but we shall cure it before
ic comes, and destroy the power behiT
it forever, and render impossible Il
ic recurrence of this evil in our nation
lr life"
With the destruction of the mon'
ds and banking trust we would destr'
ls lall other trusts and combinations
ne restraint of trade an dtransportatio
e "a by reducing the tariff to reven
es basis: (2) by enlarging the powers
ed the Interstate Commerce Commissi
IT. Ito fix and maintain uniform and Ju
he rates of passenger and freight tarifl
VS. (3) by abolishing the commerce cot
MP created by the Republican party
ler hinder the just and honest control
ra- interstate commerce; and (4) by p