11 MARCH 8. 181J The Commoner. Oklahoma's Splendid Platform Following are the sections of the Oklahoma democratic platform re lating to national issues, adopted by the state convention held February 22-23, 1012, at Oklahoma City: This convention, called and held in advance of the announcement and nomination of candidates for state and county offices, for the exclusive and express purpose of electing dele gates to the democratic national con vention, to be held in Baltimore on June 25, 1912; for the purpose "of instructing them for Oklahoma de mocracy's choice for president and vice president; for nominating party candidates for presidential electors; for formulating party platform policies upon federal questions. Therefore, we, the democracy of Oklahoma, regard it both inexped ient and unwise to mix such issues with state questions (except as here inafter referred to), 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 it resolved, by the democracy of Oklahoma, in convention as sembled this the 22nd day of Febru ary, 1912, that we renew our faith in and pledge our support of, the time honored principles of the democratic party, as expressed in platforms and taught by its leaders from Jefferson to Bryan, as well as those expressed in the Denver platform of 1908. Wc commend all the democratic mem bers 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 reduce the tariff to d competitive one and to fix schedules "equal the difference between the cost of manufacture at home and abroad;" we view as hopeful signs of a revival of patriotism among the people, as well as a growing popular appreciation of public service when they rebuked the "stand-pat" repub lican organization now in control of the republic, at the congressional election in 1910 by retiring the Joe Cannon-interest-serving-machino with an overwhelming democratic majority of the house of representa tives. "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" re publicanism that a "panic will come upon the country in the event of democratic success in the presiden tial election," we reply: "We are fully aware of the power of the in terests in control, as they are, of the fiscal agencies of the government, dictating, as they do,- the financial issues of trade, and held in their iron grasp the national power to expand or contract the currency of commerce in a word, they have formed a money oligarchy in this republic as appalling as it is powerful and all this by the aid of the republican party during the past sixteen years democratic statesmanship appre ciates the power and comprehends the remedy now as thoroughly as it did when this same power ruled, and through Nicholas Biddle told Presi dent Andrew Jackson that they had the "power to make and unmake governors and congressmen, sena tors and presidents; to bring panics or prosperity to the people; weal or woo to the republic." The demo cratic party then through the lead of "Old Hickory" destroyed this power. The same power through Morgan, Morton, et al., told Roosevelt the same in 1907: Roosevelt, lacking the courage of "Old Hickory" and deficient of devo tion to the cause of the great masses ! of humanity, gave them now favors and extended their privileges. Did democratic statesmanship not ap preciate this appalling threat and realize their power to produco a panic, it would bo unworthy to bo ntrusted the control of tho govern ment. Our reply will be: "We know their power to precipitato a panic, but we shall cure it before it oomes, and destroy the power behind it forever, and render impossible the recurrence of this evil in our na tional life." With tho destruction of the money and banking trust we would destroy all other trusts and combinations in restraint of trade and transportation (1) by reducing the tariff to a revenue basis; (2) by enlarging the powers of the inter-state commerce commission to fix and maintain uni form and just rates of passenger and freight tariffs; (3) by abolishing the commerce court created by tho re publican party to hinder the just and honest control of inter-state com merce; and (4) by prohibiting gam bling in futures, on stock exchanges, In the products of the farmer. We would fix more definite the "twilight zone" between state and federal control of transportation and transmission companies by the pas sage of an act of congress prohibit ing the issuance of writs of injunc tion or mandamus by any inferior federal judge against the enforce ment of state laws or the exercise of any duty under state laws by any nfllcer, and further prohibiting the oxercise of jurisdiction by all federal inferior courts of all controversies wherein a state or state officer is a narty or the enforcement of a state law is involved, providing for tho trial upon their merits of all causes under a state law exclusively in the at.ate courts with appellate jurisdic tion to' the supreme court of the state; and, thence to the supreme "ourt of the United States upon ques tions of constitutionality only, as contemplated by -the constitution of Hie United States and as provided by the act organizing the judiciary of 1797. Life tenure of public office Is born of despotic and irresponsive power; we, therefore, favpr selecting federal judges for a reasonable term of years. We demand a more-economical ad ministration of federal affairs. We demand the abolishment of useless offices and officers, and con-l demn the extravagance of the re publican party. We condemn the republican con gress for depriving Oklahoma of her just share of the money appropriated for irrigation purposes. We condemn the lax enforcement of the immigration laws by the re publican party and demand that they be amended so as to keep out all un desirable foreigners in the interest of American labor and democratic institutions. We are opposed to the Aldrich plan of banking reserve. The ..democratic party is a party of progress and stands for progres sive measures as. applied to the settlement and well being of our progressive economic development. Tt stands for the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people; for an income tax amend ment, for sanitary and wholesome laws governing labor, and for the initiative and referendum. Its pro gressive Ideas and policies of the past enabled it to reap the victory of 1910. Tt can not afford to retreat now. Tt must nominate progressive porifUdates for president, congress men, and all offices having to do with these measures. We, therefore, in struct our .delegates to the Balti more convention to vote against any candidate who is opposed to the ini tiative and referendum or any of the LET US SEND YOU OUR emfeftbs&v V. fc?Kri.B-vl--. ; I Vr k. -3Ht,i?i Atjswcaxrs- - - ii " Be B. Vacuum Cleaner 30 Days' Trial The grcatcatond best Quick-Money Maker over put on the market. Our B. B. Vacuum House Clenner should pay for Jteclf iu Jobs limn two months, out of tho profit from tho buMincti aitor pnyini; lioip and nil cpoubcb. 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By comparing the Oklahoma democratic state plaform with the democratic platform adopted by Johnston county, Oklahoma, a few days, before, it will be seen that Hon. William H. Murray (Alfalfa Bill) in spired the greater part of the splen did state platform adopted by Okla homa democrats. OKLATIOiUA'S DELEGATION The Oklahoma delegates to the democratic national convention are given by the Oklahoma News as fol lows: Clark men: R. L. Williams, Scott Ferris, Fred P. Branson, Howard Webber, Henry S. Johnson, George W. Bellamy, B. S. Mitchell. These are to cast five votes, and the following delegates to cast five votes, from congressional districts were named as Clark men: Roy Hoffman, from" First district; W. H. Wilcox, from second; L. T. Sammons, from Third; P. B. Cole, from Fourth; E. K. Thurmond, from Fifth. These delegates were -instructed to vote on all questions as-.a.-.imit; and authorized to fill any vacancy on said delegation, with tho following alternates: ' W. A. Collier, at large; W. N. Maben, at large; A. G. C. Bierer, at large. The following district alternates to the Clark list were named: J. J. Beale, First district; W. M. McCook, special; J. W. Sullins, Third; John Ellard, Fourth; E. D. Glasco, Fifth. Tho following electors were se lected: At largo: Thomas G. Harrell, Joseph W. Foster, J. D. Scott, H. H. Brennan, J. W. Bolen. , From districts: Davis Ratner, First; R. A. Beard, Second; S. H. Mayes, Third; J. C. Thompson, Fourth; J. M. Williams, Fifth. The following ten were named as delegates at large as Wilson men, to cast five votes: o; J. Fleming, E. J. Giddings, W. W. Hastings, W. M. Murray, T. P. Goro, George L. Bowman, B. D. Hite, T. H. Owen, E. P. Hill, S. C. Bur nette. The following five Wilson dele gates were named to cast five votes from districts: T. S. Chambers, with J. S. Kelly as alternate, First d'istriat; J. J.. Carney, with Judge Cornell as alter nate; S. V. O'Hare, with G. H. Davis, as alternate; T. W. Hunter, with E. T. Crittenden as alternate; T. L. Wilde, with, A. D. Burch as alternate. . . The .(lamocratic -central committee iwasxautliorlzed .to:iill -any vacancies; m WI i Ml of our people ,and the common good ti mrii intj"m-fli"' .--iMit'fcltW -t-'-b