Bisbee daily review., 1910-08-04
A SPLENDID PLATFORM.

A SPLENDID
 PLATFORM.
 The democrats of ohio are wagini pol tical battle which chould at tract the admiration O: democrats throughout the country because of the splendid platform upon which Gov Harmon and other democrats are ask ing for support from the voters of the Buckeye State. Regulation Of all public utilities as well as railroads is one of the principal declarations of the platform and this declaration should be caught up and shouted aloud in Arizona on the eve of the formation of our state government. The splendd administration Of Govern or Harmon during the past two years would probably be sufficient to win democratic success in Ohio this year. but the democrats there have taken an aggressive position by going on record in favor Of grand principles which means greater progress in promoting and protecting the citizen of the state and the nation. Here is an extract from the platform which con tains much good meat:
 We favor
 The fair and just regulation of all public utilities as well as railroads. with the right of home rule as to | franchises carefully guarded. We favor the ratification of the Income tax amendment of the Federal Institution which was stifled by the present republican legislature 1 We demand the election of United l States Senators by direct vote of the ! people. To that end we pledge a Dem | ocratic Legislature to take the nee | essary action looking to a convention of the States to adopt the consuu tional amendment required. Pending the campaign for compliance with the 1 peoples demand, so long denied by a Republican Senate, We promise the enactment by a Democratic Legisla ture of a law SO fair that public senti ment will enforce -. providing for the nomination of Senators by popular vote at the regular elections in Sena torial years.
 We favor.
 A uniform school book law. 1 The principle of the initiative and referendum.
 The extension of the teaching o agriculture
 The promotion Of a nOn-partisaI judic ary by the placing of the name. of all judicial candidates on a separat, ballot without party distinction.
 The enactment Of legislation limit ing the hours of employed women. l In National affairs we favor tn, application Of business methods tc the admin stration of the Federal Gov ernment in order to reduce its enor nous and fast growing expenses which involve a waste now admitted to be three hundred million dollar, 1 per year.
 We demand the revision of the pre sent unjust and oppressive tariff. re ducing rates So as to lower the pricel imposed on consumers; the need O revenue for the economical conduc of the Government must be the euid ing pr nciple instead of the demand, Of favored interests. And the chic
 burden of tariff taxation must b, taken from articles of the cbeape grades where it is placed by the Iav of Payne Aldrich. Sweet and Cannon which the President approved. Tn. ? gradual reductions in tariff taxation to make it a menas of raising revenue instead of an instrument of extortio, cannot be safely left to the party O broken promises but should be in trusted to the Democratic party. who's, motto is equal justice to all withou l either favors or injury to any.