Holbrook argus., 1911-12-05
THE REPUBLICAN
 STATE PLATFORM

The republican party of Arizona by it's regularly elected party council, prord of iis superb record iu the his tory of the United States as the cham pion of human rights and those pro greSsive ideas which have made the nation 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 he powerful aid and influence given by il in furt herring enactment of the enabl- ing act under which Arizona is about to enter the si5terhood of states; for he progressive principles that admin istration has advanced; for it's advo- acy 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
 ort to make good the platform on which he was elected to secure state hood for Arizona.
 We commend and approve the ad- miuistration of our governor, Richard B. Sloan, for it's record of efficiency in management ot public affairs; its put ling upon the tax roll great increase of taxs ble property amounting to hir- teen million of dollars during the past
 ear and its re uction in the territor- lal tax rate.
 Daring ten years republican admin istrations have reduced the terrii orial tax rate from $ 17 to 80 65.
 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 timber 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 10 pro- vide land commission to be appoint d by the governor and approved by he senate, to make selections of all
 lands coming to Arizona under the enabling act
 We pledge the efforts of our sena-
 ors and congressman towards secur-
 ng national legislation to extend the
 york of building additional reservoirs tn Arizona wherever necessary and granting extension of time for pay ment under the reclamation act; and we favor further measures for utiliZa- Lion of the flood waters of the Colo rado, Little Colorado, Gila and other ! streams us means of reclamation l of other Arizona lands contiguous 1 thereto.
 1 The advancement and development of Arizona depends upon the expan- < sion and growth of her great cattle i wool, mine, lumber and citrus fruit industries and we demand of and l pledge our senators and representa- l tives in congress to work to secure fol those industries the same measure oi | protection that is given the manufac turing industries of the east and we stand for such progressive, sound and ! intelligent statesmanship st 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 earnel
 to the competition of cheap foreign
 labor and that American enterprise
 and industry shall not be stified. We approve the aims and objects o
 the bureau of mines and the Unit eC
 States geological survey in the efforts of the first tn improve the conditions
 under which miners work and the sec ' ond in developing and unfolding h' = mineral resources of the country
 And to further the development O :, the mineral industries of Arizona, WI
 advocate revision and amplification O existing antiquated mining laws il order to protect better the prospectol
 in acquisition of mining titles and tn,
 legitimate investor in the development | of mining properties.
 l We pledge our candidates for th' state senate and house of representa-
 tives, if elected, to the enactment 0
 such legislation as will meet the fol | lowing declarations:
 | We advocate liberal exemption law and that heads of families shall be ex