The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-29


ents OF disabled or deceased soldiers
Of said war. and 20 meet every prom.
ise and pledge expressed or implied
made by our government In favor Of
| our soldiers.
And IN the event our soldiers and
| their dependents and dependents OF
deceased oN-soldiers fail to receive
| from the national government prop
4 cr compensation commensurate with
service rendered and their present
| physical ana financial condition,
thcn we favor state legislation FOR
| the soldiers from our state and their
| dependents and the dependents OF
| deceased soldiers providing fully for
said disabled soldiers and their de-
pendents and the dependents OF de-
ceased soldiers; and we further pro-
vide by state legislation for all other
soldiers as fully as the financial con-
dition of our state will permit.
We demand the strict enforcement
of all laws ana the removal Of pub
lie officers negiecting their duties In
these respects. to the end that life
oud property may be secure and the
pubIc morals be protected, and that
special diligence he execiscd I'm tho
enforcement OF laws and dry laws
and laws against commcrCiali2ed vice
ais for profit.
We pledge that our candidate for
governor. a. the states executive,
VIII make "A unique and Valua BILE
contribution TO tho cause OF the law
enforcement by scrupulously strlv-
Ing 70 obey all laws himself; that
he Will not nullIfy the good work
OF prosecuting attorneys and the
courts by pardoning or parollng
murdcrcrs, bank robbers, bootleg
gers. and others convicted OF viola
lions OF tho law, except upon recon-
meudation OF the officers OF the
court in which convictions were OBJ
tained that he Will demand con-
vincing evidence, publicly submitted,
that Injustice has been done before
granting any pardons or paroles.
We favor n strict observance Of
the constitutional provision prOhib-
iting the contracting out OF convict
labor and the statute compelling the
labelling as such OF all convict made
articles OF merchandise; we believe
In the fun protection of free labor
and the established industries with
In the state from competition with
convict labor and convict made pro-
ducts. We condemn the policy OF
tho present state administration and
the warden OF the penitentiary in
their failure and refusal to observe
and enforce these laws.
We favor such amendments to the
primary election Law OF this state
as viii secure to every qualified vot-
er I'm such primary the correct rec
ording and counting OF his vote as
cast and secure to each political
party its political integrity. protec-
A 10 fa1s Ng,,. IL l..
nitely fixing the procedure for the
change Of pn~'' affiliatlon TO pre-
vent the voters OF one party from
participating in the primary nomi-
nations In another party and requir-
ing the record OF any such change
or party aftiliation TO -be made
public record accessible to any cit
izen OF the state.
We favor registration OF all quail
filed voters by some responsible cleo
tive county official, and that the
registration records shall be public
records protected by adequate penal
statutes to insure their prescrva-
tion.
The people OF Oklahoma, repre-
sented In this convention. seek ad-
Of public affairs by
clean, upright men. They demand
mat In all public service, we shall
clean up and keep clean" They
insist that the sealed books be open.
ed, that complete audit OF all state
departments be made and published,
that the essential facts in all depart
mental reports be made known
promptly hereafter that the public
business be administered with econ.
omy ana efficiency In tho public |
interest and not wastefully and in |
efficiently TO advance the personal |
fortunes Of political machine. We |
ask on the behalf OF our candidates !
the support OF all voters who wish !
these things done. II our candi- |
dates are elected, these things Will |
be done.