The Parker post., 1911-12-02
THE REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE
PLATFORM.

AS Republican candidates for the
offices of State Senator and Members
of the Legislature respectively, We
are Progressive Republicans and be-
lieve in the quality of the men, who,
in the days of Washington, founded
our government; and in the days of
Lincoln preserved it, and the party
which has been since the time of
our beloved and martyred Lincoln,
the party of the people and that its
principles have been safe, sound and
progressive.
That during it's administration OF
public affairs, Ca period OF fifty
years. with but one interruption
(Which the people will always have
cause to remember as the lean years
of Democratic misrule), the country
has had, with this exception, the
greatest growth, materially, intellect
ually and benevolently of any ma
tion or people in the history of civil
ization.
So without bombast, without arti-
fetal promises. without talk merely to
secure votes, we wish to go before
that to the best of our ability ii
elected, we will stand for. work for
and strive for the following declara
tiOns which We believe to be for th@
best interests of all Arizona and fol
all else that we can accomplish with
honor for ourselves and the good OF
the whole people OF Arizona.
We commend our delegate to con
gress, Hon. Ralph Cameron, for The
eminently successful result OF his ef-
fort to make good the platform upon
which he was elected to secure state
hood for Arizona.
We commend the republican ad
ministration of territorial affair,
which, in ten years has reduced thc
territorial tax rate from $l.l7 to 65c
We favor a presidential primary Law
as outlined by Hoval A. Smith ,repub
lican candidate for the L. S. senate
We favor an extension of time in
the payment of the Salt River val
ley and Yuma projects and will do al
in our power to aid in its accom-
pilshment.
We favor, and will strive and work
for. bridge over the Colorado river
at Yuma, either by territorial Or
rational help.
We favor and will do all in our
power to get the national government
TO take over the absolute control of
the Colorado river.
We favor and will work for free
text books in the public schools.
We favor and will work for good
roads all over Yuma county, as we'll
as all over Arizona.
We agree to abide by the advisory
vote of the people for United States
senators.
We favor and will do all in our
power toward memorailzing congress
for the speedy opening of the Col
orado Indian reservation at Pa
for settlement
We advocate liberal exemption Ia
and that heads of families shall be
exempted by law from taxation q
property to the extent OF $4,000.
We declare in favor of legislation
which shall insure lessees Of school
lands the preferential right to pur-
chase such alnds when they shall be
sold according to law
We favor legislation which will at
tract capital to Arizona, but at the
same time insure a square deal for
the WOrkingmen as we'll as the COR
porations
The constitution of Arizona is the
fundamental Law of the state adopted
by the people, mad We pledge a faith
rul adherence TO its provisions.
We favor the re-submission of the
recall of the judiciary to the people
of Arizona at the earliest possible
moment
We favor and will work for an
equitable distribution of taxes among