Bisbee daily review., 1911-11-14

We commend the administration Of our president, William H Taft. for inc powerful aid and influence given hy it in furthering enactment Of the enabling act under which Arizona is about to enter the sererhood Of states: for the progressive principles that administration has advanced; for it's advocacy of the principles of international peace, and for it's cour- ageous attitude and impartial execu. ton Of the laws in prosecution ol trustS.
 We commend our delegate in con gress. Honorable Ralph #. Cameron. for the eminenly successful result Of his effort 10 make good the platform on which he was elected to secure statehood for Arizona
 We commend and approve the ad. ministration of our governor. Richard E. Sloan. for it's record Of efficiency in management of public affairs; n putting upon the tax roll g great in- ] crease Of taxable proDertv amounting to thirteen million of dollars during the past year and it's reduction in the territorial tax rate
 During ten years republican ad- manifestations have reduced the term t0rial tax from Sl i7 to s .G5.
 We pledge the best efforts of our . candidates for United States senator and congressman toward securing na- tional legislation which win re- duce the eXtravagantly large areas involved in the Indian reservations and forest reserves, throwing open to sale and lease large bodies of coal and timber lands of great value and permitting the state to make therein selections of lieu lands iustead of those inferior lands now held or to be acquired by Arizons under the en- { abling Set for the benefit of the school and other educational funds of the new state: and we pledge the . legislature to provide a land commis- sion to be appointed by the governor ] and approved by the senate to make selections of all lands coming under the enabling act 10 Arizona.
 We pledge the efforts of our sena- CTS and congressman toward secur- ing national legislation to extend the work of building additional reservoirs in Arizona wherever necessary and granting the extension Of time for pay. met under the reclamation act: and We favor further measures for utiliza- ton Of the flood waters of the Colo rado, Little Colorado. Gila and other streams as a means or reclamation Of other Arizona lands contiguous thereto.
 The advancement and development of Arizona depends upon the expan- sion ad growth of her great cattle. wool, mines, lumber and citrus fruit industries and we demand of and pledge our senators and representa- lives in congress to work to secure for those industries the same measure of protection that is given the man. ufacturing industries of the east and We stand for such progressive sound and intelligent atatemanship as will meet the needs of the country in a just revision of the tariff to the end that the cost of living may be reduced without subjecting the Ameri. can wage earner to the competition of cheap foreign labor and that Ameri. can enterprise and industry shall not be stified.
 1 We approve the aims and objects ] of the bureau Of mines and the United ] States geological survey in the et- ] forts Of the first to improve the con 1 ditions under which miners work. and | the second in developing and unfold | ing the mineral resources Of the eoun- {. try And to further the development of the mineral industries of Arizona. . We advocate revision and amplifca- ton of existing antiquated mining
 laws, in order to protect better the ! prCspectOr in acquisition of mining
 titles, and the legitimate investor in
 the development of mining properties
 We pledge our candidates for the
 state senate. and house Of represen.
 Jatiyes. if elected. to the enactment
 Of such legislation as will meet the following declarations:
 We advocate liberal exemption laws and that heads of families shall be
 exempted by law from taxation on property 10 the extent Of S2O0 We favor free text books in the public schools
 We advocate revision of the rev enue laws for the new state m ahOli
 ton of the present unjust obsolete
 and burdensome system Of collection
 Of delinquent taxes, and enactment
 of law providing collection of state
 and county taxes in semi-annual in-
 stallments with a reasonable penalty
 for delinquencies which shall be di-
 yerted from the tax attorney and tax I collector 10 the public treasury.
 We pledge liberal legislation for
 construction of a good road system
 for Arizona in order that the farmer
 may get his product to market with
 the greatest possible ease and facili.
 " and that the miner and other in.
 dustrial operators may enjoy the best
 possible facilities for moving machin,
 cry. supplies and ore
 We declare in favor of legislation
 which shall insure lesses Of school
 lands the preferential right to pur.
 chase such lands when they shall be
 sold according to law.
 To complete ATizona's system of
 direct nominations, we advocate the
 election of delegates to national con
 venuons at popular primaries and an
 advisory vote for presidential and
 yice-presidential nominations. that
 the delegates may be instructed di.