The Parker post., 1911-11-18
REPUBLICAN, STATE PLATFORM

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The republican party of Arizona by
its regularly elected party council,
proud of it's superb record in the his
tory of the United States as the
champion of human rights and those
progressive ideas which have made
the nation great and wealthy and it's
people 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 it in furthering enactment of the
enabling act under which Arizona is
about to enter the sisterhood of
states; for the progressive principles
that administration has advanced; !;
| for, its advocacy of the principles of
international peace; and for it's cour-
ageous attitude and impartial execu-
ton of the laws in prosecution of
trusts.
We commend our delegate in con-
gress, Honorable Ralph H. Cameron
for the eminently successful result Of
his effort to 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 its record of efficiency
In management of public affairs; its
putting upon the tax roll a great in
crease of taxable property amounting
to thirteen million of dollars during
the past year and Its reduction in the
territorial tax rate.
During ten years republican ad-
ministrations have reduced the terri
torial tax rate from SLIT to $O65.
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 involv-
ed in the Indian reservations and
forest reserves, throwing open to sale
and lease large bodies of coal and
timber lands of great value and per-
Elections of lieu lands instead of those
inferior lands now held or to be ac-
quired 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
provide land commission to be ap-
pointed 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 reservoirs
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
RADIO, 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 senators and representa-
tives In congress to work to secure
for those industries the same meas
ure of protection that Is given the
manufacturing industries Of the east
and we stand for such progressive,
sound and intelligent craftsmanship
as will meet the needs of the coun-
try in a just revision of the tariff to
the end that the cost of living may be
reduced without subjecting the Amer
lean wage Garner to the competition Of
cheap foreign labor and that Ameri-
can enterprise and industry shall not
be stifled
We approve the aims and objects
of the bureau of mines and the Unit
ed States geological survey in the ef-
forts of the first to improve the con-
ditions under which miners work and
the second in developing and unfold
! ing the mineral resources of the
country. And to further the devel-
opment of the mineral industries of
Arizona, we advocate revision and
alnplification of existing antiquated
mining laws in order to protect bet
! ter the prospector in acquisition of
mining titles and the legitimate in
vestor In the development of mining
properties.
We pledge our candidates for the
state senate and house of representa-
tives, if elected, to the enactment of
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