Arizona republican., 1914-09-30

government, and of keeping pace with rapid increase of population and the growing demand for educational ad- vantages been placed upon great ag- gregations of wealth, while the bur dens Of the small tax payers have been reduced.
 As an aid to the further equalization | of taxation we favor the payment of adequate salaries and the allowance of proper expense accounts to the various county assessors of the state, in order l that all property may be placed upon l the assessment rolls and it's value ac- curately fixed. Especially is it neces- sary that the lands included within railroad and other great grants be carefully classified and assessed at their actual value, in lieu of the un- scientific system of estimating, which is in some instances rendered unavoid- able by the lack of funds-a system which invariably works to the unfair and undeserved advantage of the large land holding corporations.
 Equal Suffrage
 We congratulate the women of Ari- zona on the requirement of equal suf- frage, and call attention to the fact that this form was made possible and brought about through the machinery of popular government established by the democratic party.
 We note with approval that the wo- men have registered, and generally eX ercised their right of franchise at the ! n1a al ifiedly endorse the principle and prac- tice of women's suffrage and pledge our candidates for United States sena- tor and representative in congress to vote at all times in favor of national Woman's suffrage.
 Systematized Purchasing
 As an important measure of reform and economy in public expenditures we favor the establishment of a purchas- ing department, which shall have under it's charge and control the purchase of supplies for all state departments, off ciais and institutions. thus insuring the systematization of purchases, the elim- ination of waste and the securing of favorable prices By this means many thousands of dollars may be annually saved to the taxpayers. To this and any other needful financial reforms We pledge our candidates for the legis- lature.
 Enlightened Land Policy
 With a full realization of the magni- tude and importance to the state of the congressional grants of lands for the benefit of the common schools and of various educational and other state in- stitutions, we favor the enactment of a broad and enlightened permanent land policy, in which true conservation and the rapid and wholesome development Of the state shall go hand in hand; in which the aim shall be to achieve in the highest legitimate measure the purposes of the various grants, the con sequent reduction of taxes and the making of happy, prosperous homes; in which spectators and wealthy in terests shall be denied the acquisition directly or indirectly, of great areas of land, to the retardat tion of development and the hindrance of actual home makers, and in which practical results shall be sought rather that insistance upon unfounded theories. In order that knowledge might be had of the ex- perience of other public land states; that advantage might be taken of such of their land laws as have proved ad- vantageous and the cost of their er- TOTS avoided, as well as that accurate data might be secured regarding the conditions surrounding Arizona's lands the legislature imposed upon the state ing. cOmp1ling and embodYing in for