The oasis., 1908-09-12

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 We contrast these performances with | the empty broken promises Oi the democratic party
 We believe that it is the true function of government to secure tO all men | equality of opportunity for lhe best and | highest development of every faculty ol the individual, the exercise of which | counts for good citizenship and advance of civilization.
 We do not favor on the one hand either legislation or administration that l discourage or hampers proper efforts to 1 build up the material interests of Our
 territory, nor on the other hand, the
 granting to any interests, rights or priv i ileges that are discriminatory or that
 would confer rights or opportunities that
 are not equal.
 We congratulate the people of Arizona
 on the prospect of early statehood for
 our people, and we pledge the hearty
 and persistent support of the republican
 party of Arizona to accomplish that end.
 We wish to call the attention of
 the people of Arizona to the fact that
 there is yet a republican chief executive
 and republican congress; that in all
 probability th.s condition will continue
 for years. It is scarcely a possibility
 that there will soon be a democratic Fchief executive it is extremely improb-
 able that for years to come there will be democratic congress. In expecting favors, if there be any we submit that it would be wise to be in position to ask them of republican administration, for it is, and will for years at least to come, be
 the only party that can grant then. We submit that vote for the demo- cratic candidate for congress this year is
 equivalent to jeopardizing the oppOrtun- 5 ity of our territory on the election not | only of a democratic executive, but at a ] still later period of democratic house ' and democratic senate; and it is equally apparent that a vote for a re- c publican delegate to congress this year | is a vote for immediate and certain ad
 admission of our territory as state. We n submit this to the careful, nonpartsar ' patriotic consideration of true Arizonans We favor and insist upon the enact C ment of law by the next legislature re U Quiring that all corporations selliny l. stock for the purpose of the purchase 0 r. properties or the development of tn,
 same in Arizona, must place a specified percentage of the gross proceeds derived t from the sale of such stock, in the treas t ury of the company.
 l. We favor law securing to occupant U of school lands in this territory the righ v to acquire title to the same and pledg .t our candidate for delegate to congress { + use every effort to secure the immediat lt passage by congress of such an act. We pledge the best efforts of our car IT didate for delegates to congress and e. the legislative assembly to secure V proper reduction of railroad freight rate a. in Arizona, so that there may be no di IT. crimination against the territory of Ar " zona, and to that end we favor the eI ne actment of a law creating railroa commission in the territory of Arizon h. to be appointed by the governor, wit h. full power to investigate alleged di lh crimnations, over charges and eXorbi st ant rates by railroads in Arizona and
 make the necessary report and recon es mendations to the interstate conner, ,lc commission of the United States f li- proper adjustment.
 mt Wa favor tho orazing of cattle at
 we ldNOi Illc SidIllls VI N"tuO "i ne sheep upon the government forest r
 serve under proper government restrl en tions.
 ne We favor the building of reservoirs i ger irrigatng purposes by the governme we in the various counties in Arizona at t. 'ot sites surveyed by government engineer liXi- lX- We unqualiiedly pledge ourselves llI in favor of and concur in, the moveme Ter now in progress for good roads in A en zona, and we further declare the repu UT, lican party as unalterably opposed nd the employment of convict labor in t all building of public highways
 Believing that all men are equal | )ry fore the law and that there. should
 no discrimination in the application o- administration of the same, the reput 70 can party of Arizona, declares its
 ounoSad to nprmittinp any OrUaniZati