The Clifton clarion., 1886-09-22
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC
 PLATFORM.
Adopted September 2. 1886.

prove the administration of Presi- dent Cleveland in its economical management of public affairs, and its efforts to reform the public service.
 Taxation should be limited to the raising of revenue for the ex- penses of the government econom- ically administered.
 We demand the free coinage of silver and the issuance of silver certificates based upon silver bullion.
 We endorse the action of the democrats in the 18th and 49th. con- gresses in retaining from rail road corporations 100, GOO, 900 acres of land and their efforts to prevent the ownership of land from being vested in aliens and foreign corpo- rations.
 The American principle is: no taxation without representation. The eight territories with popu- lation of 100000 of American freemen and S500,OOO,0OO of tax able property are deprived of the inherent right of representation in the national councils. We there fore demand for Arizona and her sister territories representative in congress and vote in the elec- torial college.
 We favor home rule for the ter ritories.
 The action of the 18th legisla- tive assembly of Arizona, con- trolled in all its parts by republi- cans, in approprlating S52, 900 from the territorial treasury in direct violation of law and in adding to our bonded and floating debt more than S300,000 we denounce as a fraud upon the tax payers and a foul blot upon the legislative rec ord of the territory. Governor Zulick by directing attention to these abuses in order to prevent their recurrence, deserves we'll of the people and he will have the hearty support of the democracy of Arizona in his endeavors to in fuse honesty and economy into all departments of the territorial gov ernment, and in removing from positions of trust and profit un- worthy public servants.
 We congratulate the people of Arizona that Geronimo. Natchez and their band of cutthroats have been captured; that democratic federal and territorial administra- tion is wisely removing all the hostile Apaches from their reserva- tion to safe places beyond our ter ritory and that Indian outrages and the presence of such fends in our midst, so long permitted by republican misrule, have forever ceased and that new era of pros perity Is at hand.
 We demand the payment by the federal government of all damages which have been sustained by our citizens from Indian depredations and pledge our nominee for dele gate to congress to urge the pass age of such measure.
 We commend the action of Sur veyor General Hise in defeating scheming land grabbers who would deprive the settler of his home by fraudulent grants or secured by illegal entries, vast tracts of public lands to the exclusion of industri- ous and worthy citizens.
 We pledge our nominee for dele gate to use hls influence and ut most endeavors to obtain from congress appropriations for the boring of artesian wells, and con- struction of reservoirs in different parts of the territory for the pur- pose of irrigation; the erection of public buildings where required, and the curtailment of the San Carlos White Mountain Indian reservation.
 We oppose Chinese immigration and advocate the passage of laws which will secure the peaceable removal of those now here.
 We favor the passage of gen eral law which will allow counties to fund their indebtedness and re- lieve our citizens from burden some taxation.
 We approve the act of congress which vetoes future special legis lation and extravaganza by terri torial legislatures and which will prevent the recurrence of the ir- famies heretofore practiced under republican misrule.
 The enormous indebtedness of the territory is the result of repub- licau fraud and mismanagement and we seek reform through the enactment of wise and useful laws, rigid economy and scrupulous care in the disbursement of the pubic revenue, the reduction of taxation and the development of the latent resources of Arizona. To this end we invite the co-ope- ration of all good citizens in se- curing the triumph of democratic men and measures on the second day of November next.
 TERRITORIAL CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
 Chairman-P. J. Bolan, of Ora ham.
 Secretary-Chas. Driscoll, of Cochise.
 Apache-J. l.. Hubbell, Harris Baldwin.
 Cochise-L. w. Blinn, J. H. Tevis, James Coyle.
 Gila-W. A. Holmes, W. A.