The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-02-29
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Ad pied BY the State Convention Held
February 22-2s, 1912, at Okla
homa City.

nomination OF candidates for State
land County offices, for the exclusive
and express purpose OF electing dele
gates to the Democratic National Con
yention, to be held in Baltimore on
June %, 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
formulating 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 tol, as well 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 prin.
ciples of the Democratic party, as ex-
pressed in platforms and taught by
its leaders from Jefferson to Bryan,
as well 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
hopeful signs of a revival of patriot
ism among the people, as well as a
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-
firing the Joe Cannon-interest-serving-
machine with an overwhelming demo-
cratic majority of the House of Repre-
sentatives. 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-
icanism that a panic will come upon
The country in the event of democratic
in the presidential election" !"
we reply: I'VE are fully aware of the
power of the interests in CONTROL as
they are, of the fiscal agencies of the
debating, as they do, the
financial issues of trade, and held in
their iron grasp the national power
10 expend or contract the currency
Of commerce-in word, they have
formed money oligarchy in this re-
public as appalling as it is powerful
and all this by the aid of the republi-
can party during the past sixteen
ears-Democrati craftsmanship ap-
oreciates the power and comprehends
The remedy now as thoroughly as it
lid when this same power ruled, and
through Nicholas Biddle told Presi-
lent Andrew Jackson that they had
he power to make and unmake Gov
srnors and Congressman, Senators and
to bring panics or pros
lerity to the people; veal or woe to
he republic" The Democratic party
hen through the lead of "Old Hiek-
,ry" destroyed this power. The same
,ower through Morgan, Morton, ct al,
old Roosevelt the same in 1907;
Roosevelt, lacking the courage of old
Hickory" and deficient of devotion to
he cause of the great masses of our
people and the common good Of hui
nanitv. gave them new favors and
extended their privileges. Did demo-
ratio craftsmanship not appreciate
his appalling threat and realize their
,ower to produce a panic, it would be
Unworthy to be intrusted the control
# the government. Our reply will be:
we know their power to precipitate
manic, but we shall cure it before it |
omes. and destroy the power behind /
{ forever and render impossible the
of this evil in our national
ife."
with the destruction of the money
md banking trust we would destroy
II other trusts and combinations in
estraint of trade an Transportation,
II by reducing the tariff to revenue
,asis; (2) by enlarging the powers OF
he Interstate Commerce Commission
q fix and maintain uniform and Just
afes of passenger and freight tariffs
81 by abolishing the commerce court