Tombstone epitaph., 1916-10-08
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
 ADOPTED AT PHOENIX

After 2l hours of continuous labor. turing which time the best brains and he most voluminous vocabularies of he Democratic party in Arizona had been called into play. the state plat form was presented to the party coun- | ell at its recent meeting in Phoenix | and adopted. It is of great length, touching on international. national, and state politics. It endorses Presi- l dent Wilson. Governor Hunt and all their policies.
 In assuring the people of the state that all the highly polished phrases would be fulfilled, the platform says: a record of vital pledges redeemed, of constructive legislation enacted, of wisdom and courage exem- plified, in nation and in state, such as no party of any time has equalled of approached. affords abundant earnest of the honest. straightforward, capa- ble manner in which the sacred obli gations of this government will be fulfilled"
 Covers Wide Field
 The platform speaks of the tri- umphs of the national administration as outstanding and constituting a luminous page in the glory book of the nations eventful history"
 Other points touched upon in the preamble are the Adamson eight-hour law. the anti-child labor law. the in come tax constitutional amendment the federal road act. the cooperative agricultural extension act. and the 'ederal farm loan law
 In speaking of Governor Hunt, the platform has the following to say:
 We unqualifiedly endorse the ad- ministration headed and directed by George w. P. Huat. democratic gov ernor of the state of Arizona. We challenge comparison of the record of his administration with any other ad- ministration of Arizona at any time. We commend him for his insistence upon equality of all before the law. he capitalist. the. farmer and the Ia oorer; for his exemplircation of econ omy in the administration of our gov. ernmental departments. and his unim- peachable record throughout a score of years Of public service"
 Labor Question
 The labor question is given its share of space in the following words
 We heartily commend the action bl OuE orlioStdliS SoABicbb III cicN dt' ing labor from the category of com. nodities and the passage of laws re. stricting the granting Of negotiable 1junctions in restraint of the rights
 f laborers.
 We submit that the health, hap mess, and welfare oI its citizens
 hould be a nations greatest concern ! .aborers are entitled to a reasonable
 oortunity for rest, recreation anc If improvement. Surrender of such rights and opportunities should not be required of the toilers in any oi our industries. without remuneration commensurate with the hardships ol such sacrifices. We further submi, hat the public has a vital interes, meriting immediate consideration iI industrial difficulties affecting it, welfare.
 ] Clifton Strike We believe that the true relation between labor and capital is one o cooperation. and to that end ws favor the passage of such laws ant the creation of such governmental ma chihery ss viii render possible tha desirable relation.
 We point to the settlement Of thu Clifton-Morenci strike as the onl, one of its magnitude in the history O the world without loss of lives or tn, destructionn of property. an achieve ment unique in the adjustment of in dustrial dificulties as a monumen to the just. orderly and impartial ad ministration of law under Governo Hunt"
 The workmen's compensation bill which is to come before the people O the state at the election ia con