The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-03

2. That all resolutions shall be re-
fered to the committee on platform
and resolutions after reading, and with
out debate.
s. Report of the committee on plat
form
+. Selection of the chairman an sec
retary of the Territorial central COM
mittee.
5. Selection of the Territorial CEN
trail committee and that eah delegation
shall present the names of their mem
bers for the central committee.
6. Nomination of Delegate to Con-
gress.
Respectfully submitted,
G. S. WILSON, Chairman
The committee on platform and reso-
lutions reported as follows, the vari-
GUS planks being greeted with cheers
and demonstrations of other charac-
ter:
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
First We, the representatives of
the Democratic party of Arizona, in
convention assembled, reaffirm our al
1CSoinhNO " 0uC pI luSAptCo VI Gl1C IdtlOll-
al Democratic party, as set forth in the
sas City in 1900.
Second. We believe in free discus
sion, freedom of speech, freedom of
the press, and of equal rights to all,
special privileges to none: and of the
universal equality of all men before
the law.
Third. We believe in the superiority
of the civil power of government over
the military, and in the preservation
of constitutional liberty wherever the
American flag floats
Fourth. We are opposed to the per-
manent policy of the Republican party,
in the maintenance of dependent COL
onies outside the pale of the American
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 of1which is
directly opposed to the letter and spiri
OF the Declaration of American indie
pendence, and the American Constitu-
ton
| 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-
latlve and administrative policies of
the Republican party which have Gre
ated dangerous combinations of the
capitalized corporate monopolies:
have stif1ed competition and have
largely enhanced the prices of the ne
essities of life. We are in favor.
there fore of free trade in all articles
made AMI controlled by trusts, and of
such other legislation as shall DESTROY
the dangerous tendencies of the same
Seventh. We, recognizing the dig
nifty of labor. demand. and pledge the
Democracy of Arizona and its renre-
sentatives in the legislative assembly
! to- the enactment of the following
| laws:
TO the enactment of law preserib-
ing eight hours as a lawful day of
| labor. u
Z TO the enactment of a law Great
ing the office of mine inspector. with
power IN the incumbent to enter and
inspect all mines in this Territory in
tle course of development and onera-
TN, to the end that underground
miners may be more safely protected
from danger, and mine owners from
useless litigation.
8. The enactment of a law creating
TIE offlce of boiler inspector, with
power In the Incumbent to inspect all
tationafy boilers.
3. 10 the enactment of an equitable
freight and fare bill, providing a max
lmum rate or railroad charges. to he
placed on the products of the country
to the end that the producer shall have
left in his hands some of the profits of
his product, as reward for his labor
/. The enactment of an equitable IL
cense law, for the regulation of rail
road taxation, prescribing amount of
tax per mile. to be paid on each mile
or raod in said Territory, similar to the
act OF Congress, fixing a mileage rate
OF taxation for the Santa Fe Pacific in
thls territory, to the end that railroad
companies operating railroads in this
Territory shall carry their portions of
the public burdens. and thereby re-
lieve the people from further carving
the same for them and that ~aid com
panies may not be disturbed by equal
iHatlon boards in raising and lowering
taxes to De paid by such companies.
o. 10 the enactment of an anti
blacklist law. prohibiting the black
listlng OF discharged employees by en-
pioyers, for the purpose of preventing
such employees from obtaining employ
merlin other sections.