Bisbee daily review., 1904-11-01
The Arizona
 Democratic Platform

AuAANdAAANAAAdA RAAAANAHANH HAESEAhN0 At the people by the Democratic party, and on which the fabric of free gov ernment rests. We still maintain that this is a Federal government. compos- ed of sovereign States-the one de- irving it's sole power from the grant contained in the Federal Constitution; the other exercising rightfully all those powers reserved to the states and the people. The Democracy stands for Constitutional government and for the proper execution of the laws passed hereunder, against all alike-for the freedom of the citizen and full protection to him against all unlawful violence and interference from any source whatever for the supremacy of the civil over the mili- tary power. for representive govern ment in which all the officers are ser wants of the people and frequently ac- countable to the people for their of- ficial acts: for distinction in the three great powers of government-the leg islative. the executive and the judicial and against all attempted interfer- ence of either with the rights. DOW
 CTS or functions of the other; for hon. est and equal taxation of all property
 justly subject to the same. without
 discrimination in favor of anyone
 whatever. so that the wealth of tho country may bear it's full proportion
 of the burdens of government; for the greatest liberty of the citizen con- sistent with the public good, and for
 the freedom of speech, freedom of the press. freedom to worship God accord
 ing to the dictates of your own con science. These are some of the es- sentials of government for which the
 Democracy has ever stood. now stands
 and for which it will continue to do
 battle
 We endorse. approve and ratify the | National Democratic platform, adopt
 ed at St. Louis on July 6. 1904. and
 we invite the support to it of all pa
 triotic persons who revere the Con
 stitution and who desire the perpet-
 uatlon of free government in this
 country. The Democrats of Arizona congratulate the country in this year | of Democratic hope and assured Dem ocratic victory in presenting to the
 country as standard bearers of our party those tried. true and experience
 ed statesmen, Alton B. Parker and
 Henry G. Davis. and commend them
 to the country as true opponents of government, in strict accord with and
 under the sanction of the Constitu- ton of our country.
 We call to the serious and careful , attention of the people of Arizona crisis which threatens her every in- terest. Single Statehood for Arizona is the paramount issue of the hour. The danger of our being joined to New Mexico against the just and univen@l
 protest of our people is imminent. We protest against being converted into a vassal province of New Mexico
 as attempted in the Statehood bill which passed the House of Repre- sentatives this year by the votes of the Republican members of that body. The silence of the national Republi- can platform on the Statehood ques- ton is a ratification of the solid Re publican vote in the House of Repre- sentatives on the joint State bill, and We warn the people that encourage ment of any Republican candidates in Arizona will be construed by the present administration and by the people of the Eastern States as an endorsement to that extent of thejoint Statehood bill passed by the present Republican Congress.
 In striking contrast with Republi- can action on the Statehood question witness the Democratic record in con- gress where. with unanimous vote of the party, bill for Single Statehood for Arizona has three times passed the House of Representatives and has al- ways been delayed and defeated by Republican opposition in the Senate. Our national platform is not silent now. It pledges our party to the im- mediate admission of Arizona as separate State, and to that party in the Senate we must now look to de- feat at the coming session the joint State bill. Before each voter in Ari- zona plain duty stands. An over whelming Democratic victory in Ari- zona will be notice to Congress and the country of the determined re- jection by the people of this Terri tory Of the joint State scheme, and in consequence of these facts, sup port of the Democratic nominee be- comes a high. patriotic duty Ari- 1 zona's protest cannot be made by in- 1 action. The autonomy and integrity of Arizona are assailed. They must be preserved And our party. being l soiemnly pledged to sustain and sup port our just demands. and to pro- tect our people of inherent rights | goes to the people of the Territory with faith fin their action at the polls. Arizona must be admitted as a sep arate State or remain as Territory.
 December 1ana ID Al