Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-25
The Platform.

adopted by the convention yesterday follows:
 The Platform.
 The following is the platform agreed upon by the committee on resolutions. Eugene Brady O'Neill, chairman:
 We, the Democrats of the Territory of Arizona. by their representatives, in convention assembled, GO re-affirm our allegiance 10 those great essential principles of the Democratic party.
 We are old fashioned enough to be lieve in, to love and reverence the Dec laration of Independence and the ideals of the fathers of this great ma ton. We believe in the fundamental concepts of Jefferson in regard 10 hu- man rights and the genius of free in sututions. We are unalterably op- posed to the granting of privileges that will so enrich the few as to place theI many at disadvantage and at theI same time make privileged interests al menace to pure government. We be lieve that changed social, economic and political conditions call for modifi cations and changes in the methods and machinery of government which shall be at once in strict conformity with the genius of Democracy and at the same time. so meet changed condi- tions as to prevent the Republic be- coming the prey of a plutocracy of privileged classes and interests We believe that the interests, if not the very life of the Republic, no less than the rights of the producers and con sumers, demand that the people should own and operate their public utilities. We are opposed to imperialistic. Ham, iltonian or reactionary ideals which 1 today are being so actively fostere6 by corporate wealth and by reaction, l ary politicians at the bidding of such corporate wealth and that every reac- tioDary step, every attempt to apel monarchical despotisms or class ruled | lands imperils the cause Of DemocTa- cy no less than it works injustice and evil to the individual and the state. |
 We believe that the Territory of Arizona is justly entitled 10 admission into the Union as State, without be- ing joined to New Mexico.
 We view with modification the pu- sillanimous course of the Republican | Territorial administration of Arizona and the Republican party of this Ter ritory in endorsing the policies of and l instructing their party delegates to the National convention to vote for Theo- dore Roosevelt for the nomination ot | president of the United States, when | they well knew he was in favor of | joint statehood; showing by their acts that it was not that they loved Arizona | less but Roosevelt ana federal patron 1 age more.
 We appeal to those valiant and faithful friends of Arizona and single | statehood, who have been steadfast for our interests in the past, the Dem ocratic members of the House of Rep 1 resentatiyes and the Senate of thel United States, to whom only We have recourse in this time of our Territory's l peril, to continue their vigilance and to defeat this outrage upon a people who are of their wool
 We believe that labor has the same right to organize as corporate wealth i has.
 Holding such views, we pledge the delegates from Arizona to the hearty | support of William Randolph Hearst | for president of the United States. with the unquestionable belief that he has every requirement necessary for the execution of the duties of tha. high office, and they are hereby in structed to vote for him for the nomi- nation for president and to use all honorable means to secure his nomi- nation.
 Resolved, That we take this oppor- tunity. and with great pleasure express our sincere appreciation of the untir- ing efforts of our delegate to congress Hon. J. F. Wilson, in the splendid in which he has fought Arizo- mas battles in his almost single-hand- ed opposition to the infamous Repub- lican effort to compel the administra-