Arizona silver belt., 1904-10-27

On the eve of great contest il
 ubtrh the destiny of Arizona and con
 .6mtional government are at stake, |
 swell for our people to recall the fun d.mental principles preserved to tn,
 nq,ple by the democratic party and SC ,bIy cXpounded by Jefferson, Jackson
 and Bryan, and on which the fabric oi fire government rests. We still main aIn that this is a federal government composed of sovereign states, the one deriving its whole power from the grant contained in the federal consti' tuton: 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,
 mr 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 military power, for representative government in which all officers are the servants of the peo. pie and frequently accountable to the people for their official acts; for dis tiuction in the three great powers of government, the legislative, the ex- eculiye and the judicial, and against an attempted interference of either with the rights, powers or functions of the other: for honest aud equal taxa ton of all property justly subject to the same, without discrimination in favor Of anyone whatsoever, so that the wealth of the country may bear its full proportion of the burdens of gov ernment; for the greatest liberty of the citizen consistent with the public good, and for the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom to wor- ship God according to the dictates of your own conscience. These are some of the essentials of government for which the democracy has ever stood, now stands and for which it will con tuue to do battle.
 Endorse Action National Convention
 We endorse, approve and ratify the national democratic platform adopted at SJ. Louis on July 6, 1904, and we invite the support to it of all patriotic persons who revere the constitution and who desire the perpetuation of free government in this country. The democrats of Arizona congratulate the country in this year of democratic hope and assured democratic victory. in presenting to the country as stand ard bearers of our party those tried, true and experienced statesmen, Alton B, Parker and Henry C.. Davis, and commend them to tEe country as true opponents of government, in strict ac- cord with aud under the sanction of the constitution of our country.
 Single Statehood the Issue
 We call to the serious and careful attention of the people of Arizona a crisis which threatens her every inter- est. Single statehood for Arizona is the paramount issue of the hour. The danger of our being joined to New Mexico against the just and universal protest of our people is imminent. We protest against being converted into a yassal province of New Mexico, as at- tempted in the statehood bill which passed the house of representatives this year by the republican members of that body. The silence of the na- tional republican platform on tue statehood question is ratification or the solid republican vote in the house of representatives on the joint bill, and we warn the people that encour. agement of any republican candidates in Arizona will be construed by the present administration and by the people of the eastern states as an en- dOrSement to that extent of the joint statehood bill passed by the present republican congress.
 Defeated by Republican Votes
 In striking contrast with republican action on the statehood question wit. ness the democratic record in congress where with unanimous vote of the parJy 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 i'm mediate admission of Arizona as a separate state, and to that party in the senate we must now look to defeat at the coming session the joint state- hood bill Before each voter in Ari- zona a plain duty stands. An over whelming democratic victory in Ari.