The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-03-12
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
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Panama Exposition.

phases, particularly such as is offered
at great expositions. For this reason
we endorse the movement of the Okla
homa-Panama Exposition commission
to give our state proper representation
at San Francisco in 1915.
Labor Legislation.
40. The supreme duty of govern
ment 10 the conservation OF human re-
sources through social and industrial
Justice. Therefore we pledge our
selves to .he following reforms:
Q) Effective legislation looking to
the prevention OF industrial accidents,
occupational diseases, involuntary en-
ploy ment and other injurious effects
incident to modern industry.
(2) Minimum wage law.
(3) The prohibition OF child labor
"a One days rest in seven for all
wage workers
t5) We favor the organization OF
working men and women as a means
OF protecting their interests and OF
promoting their progress.
(9) We endorse the establishment
OF department Of labor by the ma
tional government.
Benefit of the Farmer.
2I. We declare il TO be of supreme
Importance to the development and
prosperity nf our nation that country
life should be encouraged, and to this
end we declare in favor of all laws
which would be of benefit 10 he farm
er. Some OF the laws we particularly
point out and favor are: The extern
sion OF parcel post; law providing for
national, state and county good roads;
a law which will prohibit the gambling
in agricultural products on boards of
trade, and the extension of rural free
delivery service
Inheritance Tax.
%. We beneve in graduated in
heritance tax, and commend the wis
dom OF the people Of the United States
in adopting constitutional amend
ment giving the government power to
pass an income tax law
Economical County Government.
%. We favor the enactment of such
laws as will insure TO the several coun-
ties of the state an honest and econom-
ical administration of county affairs.
Township Assessors,
a.. We favor the election OF town
ship instead OF county assessors, with
the power OF equalization limited to
the respective municipalities consti-
tuting the units thereof, and that the
grand total assessment in the state
shall not be increased.
Initiative and Referendum.
25. We favor law which will in.
sure to the people OF the state the
right OF the initiative and referendum
guaranteed by the constitution, with
out interference by the executive Off
GERS OF the state, or the abuse by the
legislature OF the emergency provision
OF the constitution to prevent the same
Constitutional Amendments,
20 We favor such an amendment
to our state constitution as Will per-
nit it to be amended and also permit
all measures referred to our people,
to be adopted or rejected, by majority
OF the legal votes OF those voting for
OF against the amen dment proposed
or measure submitted.
"a. We believe in such restriction
of the power of the courts as will leave
TO the people the ultimate question of
social welfare and public policy and to
secure this, we pledge ourselves to
provide:
That when an act passed under the .
police power in the state is held un-
constitutional under the state eonst.-
tuition by the supreme court, the peo
pie after ample time for deliberation,
shall have an opportunity to vote on