The border vidette., 1911-11-18
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLATFORM.

sembled, hereby declare:
 We reassert our allegiance to ] the fundamental principles of l true democracy, and we reaffirm our support of the democratic
 ra tional platform of 1908 and | the principles and policies there
 iu contained.
 We pledge our allegiance to the Arizona constitution as rati- fled by the people of Arizona
 We denOunce the action of President Taft in dictating to a people the laws under which they should live and compelling
 Arizona to elinininate the recall of the judiciary from the con stitrtion.
 We denounce the unrepre- sentative course of Delegate Cameron in aiding and abet5ing the enemies of Arizona and the Arizona constitution; his mis- representation of the wishes of, the people of Arizona, and his action in bringing about the disfranchisement by the enabling act of one-fourth of the voters in the first state election.
 We denounce the action of the standpat element which have been, and are now in control of the republican party of Arizona for their cOntinued and deter mined opposition Uo the progress sive ideas incorporated in the Arizona constitution.
 We heartily commend the statesmanlike course of the na- tional democratic party in con- gross on the issues of the day and particularly on the gallant | i ght they made for Arizona.
 Forced by the coercion of | President Taft we are obliged | to submit to the tem- | porary elimination of the recall | of the judiciary from the con +til ution on December 12, by | vOti. 2 for the amendment pre- sented by congress; but we pIed- ge our candidates for the legis- ature that as their earliest possible act they shall pass an restoring the recall )f the judiciary to the conStitu- ion and submit this amendment O the people at the earliest possible time. We pledge the support of the democratic party or this amendment.
 We pledge our candidates for he legislature to enact measure by the constitutit n c,ol> ing to the spirit of the onStitutiOn. (
 We pledge our candidates to h legislature to observe the | dviSOry vote for United States enatOIs.
 We pledge our candidates I Or the legislature to ratify the : 1come tax amendment to the ( of the United States, ow before the states for rati- II cation. t
 We pledge our candidates for he United States senate and for t ongress to vote for constitu- onal amendment providing for T he direct election of United e ta teS senators.
 We declare for a state wide a rect primary election of dele a ates to the national party f at which primary ] lection the voters may express [ leir choice of presidential nom c ices: We further declare for le election of president by irect popular vote. !
 We pledge our candidates for le United States senate and for ongresS to do their utmost to btain relief for the irrigated ections of Arizona on the pay O lents due under the reclamation ct. We also favor the applica- b on of the Carey act to encour- ge irrigation enterprise. t
 We denounce the attempt of n le republican party of Arizona t Stigmatize the democratic t. lrty as demagOgic. ' We unqual fl d y declare e gainst any special privileges 10 z Idividua1 or corporation, but e e favor encouraging the invest h h ent of capital in Arizona and sl le proper protection of all legi- mate enterprises. We pledge the constant eff 'rts of the democratic party 'ward the full protection of le rights of labor. C We favor placing our public il ,hOOl system on the highest t4 ossible basis of efficiency. ~ I'IUO loc1oro fo1. trr>D1 roads | II