Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-20
PRINCIPLES OF THE
4 REPUBLICAN PARTY
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
OF ARIZONA

champion OF human rights and those
progressive ideas which have made
the nation great and wealthy and its
people prosperous. hereby adopts and
promulgates this platform.
| We commend the administration of
our president, William II. Taft, for
the powerful aid and influence given
by il 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 its cour-
ageous attitude and impartial execu-
ton of the laws in prosecution of
| trusts.
We commend our delegate in con-
gress. Honorable Ralph II. 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
f. Sloan, for its record of efficiency
ir 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 admin
istrations have reduced the territorial
tax rate from S1.17 To 5 .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 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
hitting the state to make therein Sc
lections 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 CT the new
state: and we pledge the legislature to
provide a land commission 10 be APP
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
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
RADIO. Little Colorado. ella and other
streams as a 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 mea-
sure 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
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reduced without subjecting the Amer
lean wage Garner to the competition %
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 United
States geological survey in the efforts |
of the first to improve the conditions |
under which miners work and the 4
second in developing and unfolding
the mineral resources of the country. |
And to further the development of the
mineral industries OF Arizona, we ad |
vocate revision and amplification os
existing antiquatcd mining laws in |
order to protect better the prospector
in acquisition Of mining titles and thu ,
legitimate investor 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
such legislation as will meet the fol-
lowing declarations.
We advocate liberal exemption laws
and that heads OF families shall be
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property to the extent of 5000.
We favor free text books in the
public schools.
We advocate revision of the re- |
' enue laws for the new state in aboli- !
ton of the present unjust obsolete
and burdensome system Of collection
of delinquent taxes and enactment OF
q law providing collection of state
and county taxes in semi-annual in
stallments with a reasonable penalty
for delinquencies which shall De d.
verted from the tax attorney and tax
collector to the public treasury.
We pledge liberal legislation for
of a good road system
for Arizona in order that the farmer
may get his product to market with
the greatest possible ease and facility
and the miner and other industrial
operators may enjoy the best posi-
BILE facilities for moving machinery,
supplies and ores.
We declare in favor of legislation
which shall insure lessees of school
lands the preferential right to pur-
chase such lands when they shall be
sold according to law.
To complete AriZOna'S system of
direct nominations we advocate the
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