Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-15
Republican State Platform.

proud superb history of the United the champion rights and those progressive ideas which nation great wealthy and its people perous hereby adopt and promugate this platform:
 We commend the administration of president Wn H. Taft for the powerful aid and influence by it furhering the Enabling Act under which Arizona about for the progressive principles that advocacy of the principles of international peace and for its attitude and impartial of the laws in the prosecution of the trusts
 We commend delegate in Congress Honorable Ralph H. Cameron for the emnentv successful good the platform which he elected statehood for Arizona.
 approve administration governor Richard Soan record of efficiency in the of public affairs; putting upon the roll great increase of taxable property amounting thirteen millions of dollars during the past year and its reduction in the territorial tax rate
 During years Republican administrations have reduced the territorial from SLY 65
 We pledge the efforts of candidates for United States congressman towards securing national legislation which will the exravagany involved the In and forest throwing open sale and large bodies of coal and timber lands of great value and
 hitting therein selections of lieu lands instead of inferior lands held acquired by Arizona nder the Enabling Act tor the benefit ot the school and other education pledge legislature provide
 land commission be appointed by the and approved senate of all coming Enabling Act
 We pledge the efforts of and congressman wards securing national legislation extend the work of building additional Arizona wherever granting payment under the Reclamation Act and favor further for the utilization of the flood of the Colorado, Little Colorado Ga and other of reclamation of other Arizona lands contiguous thereto.
 The development Arizona depends upon the expansion and growth of her cattle wool mine lumber industries pledge and representative congress work for those n ue the of protection given the turing industries Of the and stand for progressive sound and intelligent sasmanhp will the needs of the country just revision of the tariff the end that the of living may be reduced without subctng the American the competition of cheap foreign labor and that American enterprise and industry shall not be stied
 We approve the aims and objects of the Bureau of Mines and the United States Geological Survey the efforts of the first o improve the conditions work; second Tn developing and unfolding the mineral of the And further development of advocate revision ampcation of the existing anti quated mining laws order protect better the pospecor the acquisition of mining titles and the legitimate the de- veopment of mining properties
 We pledge candidates for the State Senate and House of Representatives elected the of such legislation will meet the following decarations
 We advocate liberal exemption heads of families shall be exempted by law from taxation property the Of S2oo.
 j We favor free books in public schools
 We the for the abolition the present unjust burdensome system of collection of delinquent of pro- Viding county nstaments with reasonable penalty denquences which shall be diverted from the Tax Attorney and Tax Collector the public treasury.
 We pledge liberal legislation construction of good system for Arizona order that farmer may his pro- market with the greatest possible and facility and and other industrial operators may enjoy the best possible facilities for moving machinery supplies and
 We declare favor of legislation which shall eses of school lands the preferential right purchase such lands when they shall be sold according to law.
 To complete Arizona of direct nominations advo the election of delegates national conventions popular primaries and advisory for presidential and vicepreden ta nominations that the delegates may be instructed directly by their respective parties the popular choice for presidential and vice-presdential nominees
 The public school is the buwar civilization. We progressive policy of and improvement the system and pledge liberal support all looking that
 We pledge all of candidates o of