The Parker post., 1911-12-09

! LOrlal TAX rate from S1.I( TO SU.o0.
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 sail
and lease large bodies of coal and
timber lands of great value and per
mitting 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 of the new
state; and we pledge the legislature to
provide a land commission 70 be ap-
| pointed by the governor and approved
by the senate, to make selections or
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
rado, Little Colorado, Gila 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 meas
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 t.
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 eff
forts of the first to improve the con-
0itions under which miners work and
the second in developing and unfold
ing the mineral resources of the
country. And to further the devel-
opiaent 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
such legislation as will meet the fol-
lowing declarations:
We advocate liberal exemption
laws and that heads of families shall
be exempted by law from taxation
on property to the extent Of 5000.
We favor free text books in the
public schools.
We advocate revision of the re-
venue laws for the new state in
abolition of the present unjust OBJ
selete and burdensome system of col
lection of delinquent taxes in semi
annual installments with a reason
able penalty for delinQuencies which
shall be diverted from the tax at
torney and tax collector to the pub
lie treasury.
We pledge liberal legislation for
construction of good road system
er may get his product to market
with the greatest possible ease and
facility, and the miner and other in
dustrial operators may enjoy the best
possible facilities for moving machin-
cry, 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
election of delegates to national con-
ventions at popular primaries and
an advisory vote for presidential NOM
nations that the delegates may be
instructed directly by their respec-
tive parties as to the popular choice
for presidential and ce-presidential