The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-29
territorial Democratic Platform.

First We, the, representatives of
the Democratic party of Arizona, in
convention assembled, reaffirm our al
legiance to the principles of the nation
al Democratic party, as set forth in the
national Democratic platform of Kan
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 coll
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
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directly opposed to the letter and spiri
of the Declaration Of American Inde-
lpendence, 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-
latiye and administrative policies of
the Republican party. which have cre-
ated dangerous combinations of the
| capitalized corporate monopolies;
have stifled competition and have
largely enhanced the prices of the me-
essities of life. We are in favor,
there fore of free trade in all articles
male and controlled by trusts, and of
such other legislation as shall destroy
| the dangerous tendencies Of the same.
Seventh. Wet recognizing the dig
nifty of labor. demand, and pledge the
Democracy of Arizona and it's repre-
sentatives in the legislative assembly
to the enactment of the following
laws:
To the enactment of law prescrib-
ling eight hours as a lawful day of
labor.
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 opera
IT,, 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
the Office of boiler inspector, with
power in the Incumbent to inspect all
tatiouary toilers.
4. TO the enactment of an equitable
freight and fare bill, providing a max
imum rate or railroad charges, to be
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
of raod in said Territory, similar to the
act of Congress, fixing mileage rate
of taxation for the Santa Fe Pacific III
this 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 carrying
the same for them, and that eaid COM
panies may not be disturbed by equal
ization boards in raising and lowering
taxes to be paid by such companies.
6. To the enactment of an anti
blacklist law. prohibiting the black
listing of discharged employees by en-
ployers, for the purpose of preventing
such employees from obtaining employ
EleTtin other sections.
We favor the amendment of all
laws placing large parc2isites in the
hands of government officials in this
Territory, and demnnd that all of such
perquisites shall be covered into the
treasury. and fixed salaries created for
all Territoril appointees and cleriai
fort es, as may be necessarily required
for the effective administration of the
government affairs pertaining to each
department of the same.
s. We appeal to the Senate of the
United States to pass the Omnibus
statehood bill, nov pending before il,
for the admission of the Territories OF
Arizora, New Mexico and Oklahoma,
into the Union of States, to the end
that all pledges of all national political
parties, made solemnly in their polit-
ical platforms, on the subject, may lie
redeemed, and the people clothed
with power to organize themselves into
sovereign States, to which they are,
under our American Constitution, so
l'clearly and justly entitled.
8. We favor the reclmation of our
arid lands by the government, especial
ly the imense valleys therein, by the
erection of great dams before natural
reservoir sites, for the impounding of
large bodies of water for that pur-
pose; the same to be under govern
ment control, and regulated in such
way as that the people may be cheaply
supplied with water for irrigation, and
the government fnally reimbursed
therefor.
TO- We are in favor OF, and pledge the
Democracy of this territory and It's
representatives N tho legislative as
sembly, to the enactment of we'll reg