Arizona republican., 1896-09-23

1 founders, ana neTeDy pteuSe our unlteQ support to the maintenance of those principles.
 And we hereby declare that the un- restricted control of the government by the Democratic party has been a record of unparalleled incapacity and disaster. They have ruthlessly sacri- feed indispensable revenue They have entailed an unnecessary deficit, and have borrowed money for ordi- nary expenses, piling up the public debt in times of peace. They have forced an adverse balance of trade and reverse all hhe measures and results of successful Republican legislation. Therefore be it
 Resolved, That every consideration of public safety demands that the gov ernment shall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown them selves incapable to conduct it, and that it shall be restored to the party which for thirty years administered it with unparalleled success.
 "That we believe the first and most important question before the people is the tariff. We believe that the pol icy of protecting American industries is the foundation and blllwark of American development and prosper ity. And we demand such an equitable tariff upon foreign imports which come 1 into competition with American pro ducts as will not only furnish adequate revenue for the necessary expenses of the government, but will protect Amer ican labor and American wages. We favor the restoration of tariff on wool, as well as upon the importations of foreign cattle, equal to that existing under the Mckinley law.
 Resolved, That protection and reci- procity are twin measures of Repuhli- can policy. And we allege that Demo- cratic rule has struck down both and we demand that both must be restored. We demand protection for what we produce and reciprocity agreements i of mutual interest, which gain open markets for us in return for others 1 Protection builds up domestic indus tries and trade and assures our own markets for ourselves. Reciprocity builds up our trade with foreign ma tions and finds an outlet for our sur plus.
 i ! tional Republican platform as enun- ciated at St. Louis, without any reser- vation whatever. While we are be- | lievers in bimetallism, we believe that the Republican party is the only true friend of silver, and will legislate in such a manner as will be favorable to the coinage of silver without disturb ing the business interests of the coun- try. We regard the silver plank in the National Democratic platform as sim ply a subterfuge, invented to" confuse the people and divert their attention from the true issues before them in this campaign, which is legislation upon the tariff
 Resolved, That it is the sense of this convention that Arizona ought to be admitted to statehood, as we be- lieve it would be of great benefit to our commonwealth; and we demand our admission to the sisterhood of 1 state in this Union without further eQuivoeation or delay
 Resolved, That we endorse the course of our delegate, ito congress, Hon. N. o. Murphy, and we believe that the people of Arizona have been we'll and ably represented by him His laIbors have always been in the interests of this constituents. | "J. M. FORD, Chairman
 The platform was adopted with two dissenting votes-Thomas D. Molloy and Walter Gregory.
 | After bhe adoption of the platform T.. W. Johnson in a eulogistic speech placed the name of Hon. A. J. Doran in nomination for delegate to con gress.
 I Allen T. Bird of Nogales seconded the nomination of Doran. Coconino county also seconded Doran's nom ination
 General J. F. Wilson mounted the stage and in a sItirring speech placed Isaac T. Stoddard of Prescott in nomi- nation for delegate to congress. The Cochise county delegation seconded the nomination of Stoddard.
 The Yuma county delegation sec onded the nomination of Stoddard. | IA vote was called for and resulted as follows: Doran, 63; Stoddard, 39, and Doran was declared the nominee.
 MT. Stoddard arose and thanked his friends for staying by him and moved that the nomination of Doran be made by exclamation.
 The chair appointed B. B. Gage and Col. McCord a committee of two to escort MT. Doran to the platform where he delivered a brief speech of acknowledg dgement, pledging himself if elected to do what he could in the in- terests of the territory.
 The last thing in the order of busi- ness was the selection of the territorial central committee A five minutes recess was taken for that purpose. The following names were reported to rrico hn coptra1 1y,,it