Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-10-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Territorial Convention
Held in Prescott.

We, the Republicans of Arizona
with heartfelt gratitude and unswerv.
ing faith and loyalty endorse the Ma
tional Republican administra ton. and
pledge our complete support and feaIty
to those immortal principles of Re-
publicanism which have upheld and
preserved the grandest republic of the
earth.
In William Mckinley, our loved and
honored President, we see exempIified
unsurpassed ability, LOFTY patriotism,
sublime courage. true Republicanism,
and the highest type of American cit
izenship-the peer of his illustrious
predecessors who have ennobIed the
nation.
We challenge the world in all his
tory to produce a chapter equal in mil
itary and naval achievements, wise
legislation and able administra ton of
governmental affairs to the one now
being closed between the United States
and Spain. Within a few months
grand army was enlisted and equipped
and. with an invincible navy, sent
forth to maintain the nations honor
on land and sea. The unsurpassed
heroism of the army, and the unequal
led victories of the navy, have sweIled
every American heart with pride and
made unquenchaDie the fires of pa
triotism on every American hearth
stone. Al 1.-THE nations have been COM
PEELED to respect and honor US and ac-
knowledge our supremacy.
We point with pride to the wise and
efficient administration of public af-
fairs in this territory under Republi-
can officials. and heartily endorse the
admins ira ton of Governor n. o. Muir
ply and pledge to him our earnest and
loyal support in his able and economic
conduct of territorial affairs.
The Republicans of Arizona are for
statehood; to continue the territorial
rela ton any longer under the circum-
stances and conditions, confirmed by
the record. is not only an outrage, but
an unwarranted and despotic abuse of
legislative power, and entirely con-
trary to the spirit. if not the letter, of
the most cherished principles of our
government. The same spirit which
aroused the unquenchable enthusiasm
of our patriotic forefathers when they
resisted with their lives, taxation
without representa- ton, and cemented
with their blood the foundation of the
immortal republic. actuates the people
of this territory in their desire for self
government. We pledge the party and
its nominee for congress TO use every
sion of Arizona into the union as a
state.
We favor the repeal of the forest re-
serva ton act.
We favor the adoption of the prin-
cipIe Of the iniative and the referen-
dunn in all matters concerning the crea-
ton of public debt in territorial,
county and municipal affairs.
The Republican congress responded
al, Of Of
try, to the call of the President for !
means with which to carry on the war, |
and all Europe viewed with respectful |
wonder the promptness with which ap- /
parently ineXhaustible resources were
placed at the disposal of the govern |
ment, when the nations honor seemed |
in the slightest degree imperiled. All |
this by a Republican congress and a |
Republican administration.
The Republican party of Arizona en-
dorses fully the legislation accomplish |
ed by the National Republican leaders |
and congratulates the country upon the .
effectiveness and wisdom of the reve-
nue. laws enacted by the Fifty-ffth /
congress.
We unhesitatingly support the judg-
ment and discretion of the Republican
congress upon all questions of financial
IegiSIa ton. believing that whatever
changes are necessary Tor Inc WelIare
of tie people can be best secured
through Rpublican efforts.
We express our hearty and unquall
fed approval of the annexation of Ha-
waii. and applaud with unstinted COM
menda tion the wisdom and sagacity Of
the Republican President and the Re-
publican statesmen who accomplished
against the narrow, unpa-
triotic opposition of that party whose
President Inundated his
country by ordering the flag hauled
down.
Arizona is justly proud of her noble
sons who with unexampled bravery
led the soldiers of the nation at Sibo-
ney and FL Caney, and sealed with the
blood of immortal heroes the terri
torys claim to the rights of self-gov-
eminent and the highest honors of
American manhood.