Tombstone epitaph., 1918-10-20
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

county assembled. adopt the follow
ing declarations to the end that the
people of the state may be appraised
OF the policies to- which the party is
committed:
1. The immediate purpose of the
Democratic party. the purpose which
takes precedence Of every other. is to
win the war. The fate of true democ-
racy everywhere depends upon its be-
ing won. Its OBJECT is to rid the world,
once for all Of the threat of violence
and injustice which must hang over II
50 long as there is anywhere an auto
cratic government which can disturb
its peace or dominate its fortunes.
The outrages against right which
Germany has committed have directly
touched our own citizens and our own
liberties. and they have done much
more than that. They have threat
ened RICH, and liberty everywhere,
and Germany must be brought to
terms by such a victory as will leave
no doubt in the minds of her rulers
ing won Its object is to rid the world
troll mankind. We entered upon our
present coarse in seif-defence to re
sis; a menacing assault directed
against our freedom and our national
integrity; we shall not abandon il IN
Ill our objective is definitely attained.
2. Because we mean to win the
war. il is our purpose TO support and
sustain to the utmost the administra-
ton of Woodrow Wilson. His admin
istration can be better supported by
those who believe in it and trust it
than by those who are constantly
eager to make selfish use OF what
they conceive TO be its mistakes. II
is. therefore. our purpose 10 supply
and her people as to what forces con-
the administration in our nominees
with men who are its real and I'M
Questionable friends.
9. We are confirmed and strength
ened in our support of the admins
trat:on. and are in full harmony with
II. not merely because we are at war
and must stand behind the only CON-
mon fundamentally through which
we can win it. but also because the
administration has deserved our con-
fidence by its recDrd.
4. Our purposes look beyond the
period OF the war. We recognize that
the war must necessity be follow
ed by a period Of reconstruction. to
whose problems IT will be necessary
that the best, most sympathetic and
most liberal minds of the country
should be devoted. These problems
Will. some OF them. be new. and many
OF them. though old problems, will
wear new aspect and significance.
They must be approached without re-
gard to old party catch words. for
mulas or prepossessions. in full recog
niticn of the fact that they are new
and must be dealt with in a new way.
Many thousands. perhaps million. Of
our soldiers win return with health
impaired. necessitating their employ
ment n suitable occupations, under
climatic conditions favorable to con-
valescence The wonderful climate
of the great southwest can best give
this aid, and of the southwestern
states. Arizona is most beautifully
equipped by nature to play a remedial
part. Preparations should be made
by this state TO meet IT'S obligation,
and to give employment to our health
impaired soldiers The wasting waters
of our torrentiai streams should be
to furnish power for the
great plants which will arise for the
refining Of our coppeT-one,thir6 OF the
production of that metal-and
for its transformation into articles Of
commerce. and for the reclamation Of
our arid lands, which will mean an
increase Of agricultural
products and the essentials of life.
more factories and many industries.
We. therefore. favor legislation which
VIII enable Arizona to discharge its
duty in this respert, and to cooperate
10 the fullest extent in the plan pro-
posed by Honorable Franklin K Lane,
Secretary Of the Interior. to care for
our return soldiers.
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