The Winslow mail., 1911-12-09
The REPUBLICAN
STATE PLATFORM

The republican party of Arizona by
lis regularly elected party council,
proud Of its superb record in TIE his
tory Of The United States AS the chan.
piOn Of human rights ana those nro-
i Rressive ideas which have made the
uation great and wealthy and its peo-
pie prosperous. hereby adopts and
promulgates this platform:
We commend the administration Of
our president, William H. Taft, for the
powerful aid and influence given by il
in furthering enactment of the enabl-
to enter the sisterhood of states; for
the progressive principles that admin
istration has advanced; for it's advo-
cacy of the. principles of international
peace; and for its courageous attitude
and impartial execution of the laws in
prosecution of trusts
We commend our delegate in con.
gress, Hon. Ralph H. Cameron, for the
eminently successful result of his eff
fort to make good the platform Oh
which he was elected to secure state
hood for Arizona.
We commend and approve the ad-
miuistration of our governor Richard
B. Sloan, for its record of efficiency III
management of public affairs; its put
/ ting upon the tax roll great increase
Of taxa BILE property amounting to rhir
teen million of dollars during the past
year and it's re3 uction in the territor-
ial tax rate.
Daring ten years republican admin
istrations have reduced the territorial
tax rate from Sly to SO rs.
We pledge the best efforts Of our
candidates for United States senator
and congressman towards securing
national legislation which will reduce
the extravagantly large areas involved
in the Indian reservations and forest
reserves, throwing open to sale and
lease large bodies of coal and tim Der
lands of great value and permitting
the state to make therein selections of
lieu lands instead of those inferior
lands now held or to be acquired by
Arizona under the enabling act for
the benefit of the school and other
educational funds of the new state;
and we pledge the legislature to pro-
vide a land commission to be appoint
ed by the governor and approved by
the senate, to make selections of all
lands coming to Arizona under the
enabling act
We pledge the efforts of our sena-
tors and congressman towards secur-
ing national legislation to extend the
work of building additional reservo oirs
in Arizona wherever necessary and
granting extension of time for pay
ment 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 means of reclamation
of other Arizona lands contiguous
thereto.
The advancement and development
of Arizona depends upon the expan-
sion and growth of her great cattle,
wool, mine, lumber and citrus fruit
industries and we demand of and
pledge our senator's and representa-
tives in congress to work to secure for
those industries the same measure of
protection that is given the manufac-
turing industries of the east and we
stand for such progressive, sound and
Intelligent craftsmanship as will meet
the needs of the country in just re-
vision of the tariff to the end that the
cost of living may be reduced without
subiecting the American wage Garner
to the com petition of cheap foreign
labor and that American enterprise
and industry shall not be stified.
We approve the aims and objects of
the bureau of mines and the Unite ed
States geological survey in the efforts
of the first to improve the conditions
under which miners work and the sec
ond in developing and unfolding the
mineral resources of the country
lad TO tuIt her the development
the mineral industries of Arizona, we
advocate revision and amplification OF
existing antiquated mining laws ii
order to protect better the prospect or
in acquisition of mining titles and the
legitimate investor in the developments
of mil iug properties.
We pledge our candidates for the
state senate and house of representa-
tives if elected, to the enactment Of
such legislation as will meet the fol-
10 wing declarations:
We advocate liberal exemption laws
and that heads of families shall be ex-
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