Arizona republican., 1904-07-09

that the world has ever known. Theso especial favorites of the government, have through trust methods, been con- verted into monopolies, thus bringing to an end domestic competition which was the only alleged check upon the extravagant profits made possible by the protective system. These indus tria! combinations, by the financial as- sistance they can give, now control the policy of the republican party.
 We denounce protection as the rob bery of the many to enrich the few, and we favor a tariff limited to the needs of the government economically administered, and so levied as not to discriminate against any industry
 class or section, to the end that the Burdens of taxation shall be distribu- | ted as equally as possible.
 We favor a revision and a gradual reduction of the tariff by. the friends of the masses and of the common- wealth and not by friends of abuses, extortions and discriminations, keeping | in view the ultimate ends of equality
 of burdens" and equality of opportu-
 mites" and proper purpose of raising
 revenue by taxation, to-wit, for the
 support of federal government in all it's integrity and virility, but in sim plicity.
 INTERSTATE COMMERCE
 We demand an enlargement of the powers of the interstate commerce
 commission, to the end that the travel
 ing public and the shippers of this Icountry may have the prompt and ade- ! +a ,..I; oh ta ,f,I,
 they are subjected in the matter of
 transportation. We demand a strict enforcement of existing civil and crsm
 inal statutes against all trusts, combin-
 ations and monopolies. and we demand
 the enactment of such further legisla-
 ton as may be necessary to effectually suppress them.
 Any trust or unlawful combination
 engaged in interstate commerce which
 is monopolizing any branch of business
 or production should not be permitted
 to transact business outside of the
 state of it's origin. Whenever it shal be established in any court of compe- , tent jurisdiction that such monopliza- tion exists, such prohibition should bt enforced through comprehensive law:
 to be enacted on subject.
 RECLAMATION OF ARID LANDS. : We congratulate our western citizen. upon the passage of a law known a.
 the Newlands Irrigation act for the ir.
 rigatiOn and reclamation of the ar.f y lands of the west-a measure framas } by a democrat, passed in the senate by : a nonp1rtisian vote and passed in thi = house against the opposition of almos all the republican leaders by a vote, tn . majority of whichsw'as democratic. We call attention to this great de mocratic measure, broad and compre 7 hensive as it is, working automaticaal! r throughout all tine without further ac : ton of congress until the reclarnatio, l of all the lands in the arid west capabl [ of reclamation is aecomplfshed.- -resery il ing the lands reclaimed for hom f seekers ia small tracts. and rigidl, guarding aginst land monopoly, as al
 evidence of the policy of domestic de , velopment contemplated by the demo cratic party, should it be placed il v power.
 n IsTHMlAN CANAL
 Democracy when entrusted with DO e wer will construct the Panama cana r speedily, honestly and economicall, ? thereby giving to our people what de e mocrats have always contended for 2 great nter-oceanic canal, furnishin q shorter and cheaper lines of transpor Q tation and broad and less trammele if trade relations with other peoples c n the world.
 [ We pledge ourselves to insist upo l. just and lawful protection of our cit d zens at home and abroad, and to us l
 whether native born or naturalizet # and without distinction of race c > creed, equal protection of the laws an e enjoyment of all the rights and privi l leges open to them under the covenant : of our treaties of friendship and com e merce; and if under existing treatie !. the right of travel and sojourn is de 70 nied to American citizens or recogn = ton is withheld from American pass
 ports by any countries on the groun
 of race or creed we favor the begi1
 ming of negotiations with the govern
 ments of such countries to secure b q treaty the removal of these unjus >. discriminations. We demand that a IT, over the world a duly authenticate ., passport issued by the government '. the United States to an American cit
 zen shall be proof of the fact that |
 is an American citizen and shall CT - title him to treatment due him as sucl . We favor the election of Unite U States senators by the direct vote -o the people.
 .l STATEHOOD FOR TERRITORIES We favor the admission of the tel = ritOries of Oklahoma and the India \ Territory. We also favor the immed 2 ate admission of Arizona and Ne
 Mexico as separate states and a terr