Mohave County miner., 1906-10-06
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLE
For Delegate to Congress
of Maricopa County

eve, the statehood party of the territory of Arizona, composed of citi- zens of the territory of Arizona, who believe in the securing of statehood for Arizona, in the United States of America, and realizing that under the conditions prevailing the only avail able means of securing such statehood is by joining with New Mexico in the formation of one grand state, to be known as the state of Arizona, under the terms and conditions specified and outlined in the enabling act now be- fore the people, being in convention assembled at the city of Phenix, Ari- zona, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for delegate to the congress of the United States who will repre- sent the principles of this party, do, on this day, unanimously resolve:
 "l. That we heartily and unre- servedly endorse the national admin istratiOn of the affairs of this govern ment of the United States, as the same have been conducted under the faithful and intelligent leadership of our president, Theodore Roosevelt.
 ''2. That we most strongly and heartily approve the recommendations of our president in his message to con- gress, wherein he recommends the ad- mission of Arizona and New Mexico in the following terms: "I recommend that Indian Territory and Oklahoma be admitted as one state, and that New Mexico and Arizona be admitted as one state. And after full consideration of all that has been de- veloped in the discussion of the ques- tion, recommend that they be imme- diately admitted as two states. There is no justification for further delay and the advisability of making the four territories into two states has been clearly established.
 '3. That we believe it will be for the best interests and promote the general growth and advancement of the present territory of Arizona and the people thereof, were we to become one of the great sisterhood of states of the United States of America, and rather than remain a territory longer we pledge our support and efforts to- wards securing the benefits of state- hood by advocating tle doctrine of the creation of the great state of Ari- zona, consisting of the present terri tories of Arizona and New Mexico as joint state, to be known as Arizona.
 ''4. That until we shall become a state in the union we advocate the passage by congress, for Arizona, of a tax on the output of the producing mines of this territory, similar to that now on the statutes of the western mining states of the union.
 "5. We advocate the immediate passage by congress of house bill No. 13,393, authorizing the people of Ari- zona to elect the judges of the district courts and the clerks thereof.
 '6. We advocate the immediate passage by congress of the rate bill now pending therein, wherein it is provided that all railroads within the territory of Arizona shall transport passengers on their respective roads at rate not exceeding three cents per mile.
 ~. That until we shall be admitted into the union as a state, we advocate the passage by congress, for Arizona, of a mine inspection law to the end that the health and safety of those working under ground in the mines shall be secured and guarded.
 ''8. That until we shall be admitted into the union as a state, we advocate that congress pass for Arizona a law creating territorial board of equali. zatiOn which shall be vested with DOW CT to legally and properly equalize the assessments on all property within the territory.
 "9. Until Arizona becomes a state in the union we respectfully urge up on congress that they enact for the territory of Arizona a law which will legally and properly authorize the as- sessment of railways within the terri tory at the same ratio that other property is assessed.