Arizona republican., 1910-09-08

and great common sense of Theodor, ! Roosevelt
 In making such a constitution we recognize clearly that to secure stabil- l ity and effectiveness. its provisions should be confined to the structure ot fundamental functions of government and should not endeavOr to work out governmental details. which should
 properly be left to the legislature of
 the new state, and we, the republicans
 of Maricopa county. in convention as-
 sembled, hereby declare our unequivo-
 cal support to the following principles,
 and We do hereby pledge the nominees
 of this convention, if elected as dele
 gates to the constitutional convention.
 to earnestly and steadily advocate.
 support and vote for the incorporation
 of said principles into the constitu-
 tion of the state of Arizona
 We believe in the republican form of government. guaranteed by the con
 stitution of the United States and to each state of the Union, and look with disfavor upon all proposed experiment tai substitutes therefor We hold that extreme caution should be exercised in the introduction of any innovation upon the time hOnored and time tested principles of representative democracy established by the fathers of the re- public, and the wisdom of which has been demonstrated by one hundred and twenty-three years of beneficent operation; and that no innovation of doubtful or uncertain value to the people of the state ought to be incor- pOrated into the fundamental
 Recognizing that the primary and essential purpose of the constitution should be the safeguarding of the lib- critics of the people. we hold that it should contain such limitations upon the legislative power of the state as experience has shown to be needed to protect the inalienable rights of the individual citizen from nasty, Oppres- sive or harmful legislation. Subject only to the constitution of the United States and the recognition of those basic rights which the declaration of independence declared to be the en- dowment of all men, we favor the full retention by the state of it's legislative powers. with proper restrictions only upon the surrender barter or giving away of any of its rights of regulation and control.
 We declare in favor of direct pri- maries for the nomination of state and county officers. and We favor the se- lection of United States senators by popular vote.
 The power of taxation shall never he suspended nor surrendered. All taxes should be uniform. and the con should provide a method of securing a comprehensive, just and system of taxation. No prop erty should be exempt from taxation excepting that belonging to the United States, the state and the counties and therein, and the bonds and obligations thereof. public ceme- teries, institutions of purely public charity. public hospitals. and houses used exclusively for worship. house. hold goods. tools and implements of trade to each head of a family in an amount not exceeding in value five hundred dollars.
 The constitution should empower the legislature to license, regulate, ] control. restrain or prohibit, through 1 statewide prohibition or local option. l the manufacture and sale of intoxicat- ] ing liquors.
 The constitution should also empow-