The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-27

tuISS Ol ltSO1utlOIIS. 1uC tlldII IIduISu
Owen T. Rouse, Eugene Trippel and
w K Maull.
A committee of five, composed of
fudge T. D. Satterwhite, Jules Vest, J.
N. Pemberton VIM. Healy and Robert
Cole was then appointed on order of
business.
Following the selection of these
committees an adjournment was taken
until 2 o'clock, so as to allow the COM
mittees time to report.
The delegates during the morning
session seemed to know what was be-
fore them. and they went at it in a
business-like manner. There was not
one discordant note struck, and the
harmony which prevailed is only
illustrated by the action of the commit
tee on credentials in seating all dele
cations without scrutinizing their
qualifications.
The afternoon session was convened
at 2 o'clock sharp and the committees
signified their readiness to report.
Judge Owen T. Rouse arose and in
ringing tones read the platform pre-
pared by the committee on resolutions
to the convention. The platform re-
| iitrates the time-honored Democratic
principles, national as we'll as Terri
torial. 1t extols the work of Marcus
! A. Smith and J. Frank Wilson as Dele
| gates to Congress, and contemptuously
refers to the Pima county narrow
gauge bonds, which N. o. Murphy was
instrumental in placing on the shoul-
| 4 of &Io 0S
then goes on t say:
I'VE favor broad and enlightened
policy toward capital and corporations
doing business within our Territory,
for the purpose of developing it's great
mining, agricultural and other re-
sources, and for the protection of the
people without regard to condition.
Whilst it is the purpose of all en-
lightened governments to protect the
people in their property and personal
rights laws for the protection and ad-
vancement of property interests to the
neglect Of the interests of the toilin2
masses have received the attention of
the legislators. Now it is time that
the interests of the toilers should re-
ceive legislative attention. We there
fore favor the enactment of such laws,
both Territorial and national, as will
tend to better the condition of the Ia
borers, and give to them a just pro-
portion of the profits of their toll.
I'VE are in favor of liberal appro-
priations for the support of the Uni
versity of Arizona, and demand that
the management of the institution
should be strictly non-partisan. 1t is
essential to successful as we'll as hon
est administration that educational
and eleemosynary institutions should
not be controlled by purely partisan
boards. The University was estab>
lished by Democrats, and the largest
appropriations for the support of the
Institution were made by Democ :it?e
'el:s.1.;ve assemblies. yet not one ot
the party now has official connection
with the institution. We therefore
favor G law that viii; place in control
OF said institution a board of regents
equally divided between the two great
political parties, and that the members
of said boards hold their positions for
stated periods, and further that a law
be enacted that will prevent any Ter
ritorial officer except the governor
from being member of said board, ex-
officio or otherwise.
We favor a law placing all Off
cels, Territorial and county, on sal
aries, excepting sheriffs, and that all
fees shall be paid into the treasures
I'VE favor law making assessors
and clerks of boards of supervisors
deceive.
We favor a bullion tax ON the net
output of mines, u tie fairly and equit-
arlN levied.
I'VE favor the rigid enforcement q
all laws for the exclusion of the Chi
nese and other pauper alien laborers.
We denounce the Republican tariff
as prolific mother of trusts.
I'VE are in favor of Statehood fol-
Arizona, therefore hope the so-calle(
Omnibus Bill will pass the Senate
without change or amendment.
1--WE express our horror and deep re
gret for the monstrous crime which
remoI ed from the nation its much
loved and mourned President, William
Mckinley. The tenents of anarchy
have no place in our free American in
stitutions.
I'VE pledge our candidates for thu
legislature to an honest effort to enac'
laws for the carrying out of the fore
going principles.
This document was signed by Judge
0. T. Rouse, chairman of the commit
tee Eugene Trippel and w. X. Maull
The report of the committee on or
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