The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-10-15
The Democratic Platform of Graham
County.

nd dm county, IN convention assembled
reatfirm our hearty allegiance to the
traditional principles of democracy
as formulated by Jefferson and SCI
forth by our past leaders and plat
forms. We pledge our entire faith
and our unCemitting services to the
reforms So urgently needed by the
whole people, demanded in the
national platform of our party, anC
to VIM. J. Bryan and John w. Kern
our noble standard bearers in the
peoples fight to put these reform,
into effect.
We unqualitiedly commend our able
representative in congress, Marcus
A. Smith, and we congratulate the
people of Arizona on having in the
national law-making body, man of
his high attainments, his experience,
his intimate knowledge of men and
measures and his faithfulness in con-
stant efforts in behalf of Arizona.
We commend him and We shall ever
be grateful to him for his successful
fight against the massed forces of
the republican national administra-
tiOn to prevent Arizona from being
forced into joint statehood against
the will of its people. We declare
that Arizona holds the republican
national administration accountable
for the iniquitous joint statehood
measure, and we recognize that Mar
Gus a. Smith deserves high honor for
his brilliant efforts at the critical
point in our triumphant progress to-
right.
Therefore, we pledge the euthusi-
astic efforts of democrats and more
especially of our candidate for repre-
sentative in congress, to bring about
separate statehood for Arizona at the
earliest possible moment.
We denounce the inconsistency and
misleading position taken by the re-
publican press and speakers of this
territory in the unjust and malicious
attacks made upon the honored name
and faithful service of our delegate,
the Hon. Marcus A. Smith.
We favor the adoption of the
direct primary system of nominating
candidates for public office.
Calling attention to the fact that
the democratic party has ever been
assiduous in practicing and attend
ing the rights of labor and recalling
with pride, that it was the demo-
cratic party of Arizona which secured
an eight-hour law for the territory.
we enthusiastically endorse the posi-
tion taken by the national demo-
cratic convention on all labor mat
ters, and redffirm especially the fol-
lowing in the national democratic
PLATFORM: ''No injunction shall issue
in labor dispute in cases where
writ would not be employed in the
of existence of such a dis
pute.''
We pledge the democratic repre-
sentative TO the territorial legislature
to use all the efforts in their power
to prevent or abolish discrimination
or exhorbitant charges in railroad
freight or passenger rates within our
territory. We favor the regulation
and control of the rates and services
for all telegraph, telephone and en-
press companies doing business in
Arizona
We declare for an honest and equal
taxation of all property justly sub
ject to taxation, including mines,
railroads and corporations, without
discrimination in favor of or against
anyone whomsoever, believing that
the wealth of the country should bear
its full proportion of the burdens of
government.
Convinced that the time has come
when different sections of the terri
tory should be more firmly welded to-
gether, and communication and trans
portation should be made easier and
cheaper TO all, we endorse the work
being done by the Good Roads Asso-
Citations of the territory, and. we
favor the passage of a territorial act
for the building and main
of good roads within our
borders.
We point with pride to the wise and
business like management of county
government under democratic officials |
by which tax 'tion has been reduced |
from four cents to two. And We |
hereby pledge to the people of Gra-
ham county an economical and |
judicious management of affairs in
the future under democratic admins
tration.
Confident that we represent the
real interests of the people, we in
vite the cooperation and support
Of all.
The platform was received en-
and unanimously |
adopted.
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