The border vidette., 1910-08-20
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.


creation and adoption of a fuod4
sovereign STATE; and
WHEREAS, There will be presented
for Incorporation In that fund mental
law many propositions and ideas, some
of which may and some of which may
not be adapted to actual con ditions in
Arizona; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we. the RPpub
licans of Santa Cruz County, opposing
the hi chest onfidence in the honesty,
aoility and integrity of our c.ndi late
for Delegate to the Coustit u tional
Convention, believe it the part of
wisdom TO send him to that Conven
ton instr ucted to use his best judge
ment in proposing, advocating and
voting for measures to be Incorporated
in the Fundamental law. confidently
relying upon him to repLesent the
citizens of Santa Ctuz County, re
CARELESS of political affiliations. with
the utmost fairness and impartiality.
"A nd be it further
RESOLVED, That, while not wishing
to hamper our Delegate in the exer-
else of his Judgment and discretion
in the deliberations of the Convention,
we nevertheless believe that we should
make known to him and to the citi =
zens of Santa Cruz County generally
our beliefs and convictions on the
great political questions of the day
1t ia therefore
Res LIVED. That we adopt and pro-
claim the following as our Declaration
d. hQ
pu bile mind:
We favor the creation of Oon-
stitution that will be Fundamental in
fact as we'll as in name, that will
serve as suitable foundation for the
admiral BILE system of government which
we confidently hope to see built up
in the new State OF Arizona. and
that will, beyond all question. pre- :
serve to the people of the State the
right to govern themselves as they
see fit by the enactment of the sound
est and most progressive measures
which their intelligence can devise
Believing, es we do, in the alb
solute honesty, integrity and intel :
Iigence of the people, and posaessin g
the greatest confidence in their ability
at all times TO conduct the affairs of
government for the greatest good OF
the greatest number, we submit that a
system which will secure the thought
full and intelligent cooperation of all
the people in nomination and election
of our public officials is the solution
of most of the problems that face
the American people today and the
remedy for the : ills that nfH;ct the
body polite in this country. AS parts
of this system of popular government
we favor
A strict and valid Registration law
| qualified citizens and residents to
participate in elections. which will
| prevent the abuses of registrati that
now obtain.
The Direct Primary in the nomina-
ton of candidates for public Office, in
So far as it is adapted to actual con
ditions in Arizona.
The Initiative and Referendum and
the Recall, regulated in accordance
with the soundest and most sensible
ideas on the subject. so as to remedy
any defects that have been brought out
in the operation of these measures IL
other places
The Election of United States Sena
tors by Direct Vote of the People
and method of primary election tina
will bring about this practical result
under the Constitution Of the United
States as now framed.
A Corrupt Practices Act modelled
on the Oregon Act, in so far as it i
adapted to conditions in Aiiz0na. ant
other practical measures which will
make it difficult and dangerous Il
deb4uch elections and thwart the will
of the people at the polls
A Public Sarvice Commission, elect
ed by aud directly responsible to thu
people with plenary powers to inves
tigate and regulate the rates ant
practices of public service corpor
atoms. the members thereof to be paiC
salaries sufficiently large to attrec
the men best fitted for the position
and to place them beyond the reach o
improper inf uences.
We Indignantly resent and repu
date any attempts, whether unde
the guise of SO called "educationa
qualifications" or by other deviou
methods, which will place any parti
cular race or class of people at
disadvantage In civic affairs and tax
the right to vote from reputable an,
law abiding citizens who have possess
ed and exercised that rights for year
and whose political rights are hell
sacred under the laws of the Unitet
States