Bisbee daily review., 1902-09-26

the democratic party of Arizona in
 convention assembled, reafirm oui
 allegiance to the principles of the na
 tlonal democratic party, as set forth
 Tn the national democratic, plat .l
 Of. Kansas City in 1900.
 Second-We believe in free discus
 sion, freedom of speech. freedom of
 the press, and equal rights to all.
 special privileges to none; and of the
 universal equality of all men before
 the law
 Third-We believe in the superior
 ity of the civil power of government
 over military, and in the preserva- tion of the constitutional liberty wher- ever the American flag floats.
 Fourth-We are opposed to the per manent policy of the republican par ty, in the maintenance of dependent coloniees outside the pale of the Amer 1can constitution. because such policy, is, in deed if not in name, imperialism pure and simple; and imperialism means government without consent, and government without consent means government by force. all of which is directly opposed to the let ter and spirit of the Declaration of American Independence, ad the Amer ican constitution
 Fifth-We are in favor of peace. commerce and friendship with all na- tions, and entangling alliances with none
 Sixth-We condemn both the legis- lative and administrative policies of the republican party, which have ere ated dangerous combinations of the capitalized corporate monopolies; have stified competition and have largely enhanced the prices of he necessities Of life. We are in favor, therefore, of free trade in all articles made and controlled by trusts, and of such oth- CT legislation as shall destroy the dan gerous tendencies of the same.
 Seventh-We, recognizing the dig nity of labor. demand and pledge the democracy of Arizona and its repre- sentatives in the legislative assembly to the enactment of the following laws:
 l. To the enactment of a law pre- scribing eight hours as a lawful day of labor
 ,. To the enactment of a law creat- ing the office of mine inspector, with power in the incumbent to enter and inspect all mines in this territory in the course of development and opera tion, to the end that underground miners may be more safely protected from danger, and mine owners from useless litigation.
 g. The enactment of a law creat- 1 ing the office of boiler inspector. with power in the incumbent to inspect all stationery boilers.
 4 To the enactment of an euuit- l able freight and fare bill, providing maximum rate of railroad charges, to be placed on the products of the l country, to the end that the producer shall have left in his hands some of the profits of his product, as a reward 1 for his labor
 5. The enactment of an equitable | license law, for the regulation of rail- | road taxation, prescribing amount of | tax per mile, to be paid on each mile | of road in said territory, similar to the l act of congress, fixing a mileage rate | of taxation for the Santa Fe Pacific | in this territory, to the end that rail- road companies operating railroads in | this territory shall carry their DOT tions of the public burdens and there by relieve the people from further carrying the same for them, and that | said companies may not be disturbed by equalization boards in raising and lowering taxes to be paid by such com panies.
 6. To the enactment of an anti blacklist law, prohibiting the black listing or discharged employees by em- poiyers, for the purpose of preventing such employees from obtaining employ nent in other sections.
 z. We favor the amendment of all laws placing large perquisites in the hands of government officials in this territory, and demand that all of such prerequisites shall be covered into the treasury, and fixed salaries created for all territorial ppointees and cleri- cal forces, as may be necessarily re- quired for the effective administration of the government affairs pertaining to each department of the same
 8. We appeal to the senate of the United States to pass the omnibus statehood bill, BOW pending before 1t, for the admission Of the teri itories of New Mexico and Oklahoma into the union of states, to the end that all pledges of all national polit- lcal parties, made solemnly in their political platforms on the subject, may be redeemed, and the people clothed with power to organize them . selves into sovereign states, to which , they are, under our American consti- tuition, so clearly and justly entitled. :
 9. We favor the reclamation of our { lrid lands by the government, espe- i ,ially the immense valleys therein, | by the erection of great dams before natural rservoir sites, for the i'm t pounding of large bodies of water for { hat purpose; the same to be under f government control, and regulated in |, Juch . way ss that the people may l,