The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-10-11

not only support and sustain them now, but remember them with nations gratitude and care when they come home again.
 We congratulate them on the wis dom and the foresight of the national administration ip providing a war in- surance which goes farther toward the proper protection of the fighting forces than this nation or any other nation has ever gone before.
 l A sound policy of statesmanship will endeavor to create in America a nation of independent home-owning people. The federal farm loan law is a wise act of domestic constructive legislation which is making it possi- ble for industrious persons of small means to acquire ownership of farm homes. We favor the amendment of this law in such manner as to include within it's henefcent provisions farm lands under government irrigation | projects, and the extension of the leg I islation to include the granting of preferential loans through the rural credit system under favorable terms and conditions to honorably discharg- ed soldiers and sailors.
 The great task of winning the war has brought women more prominently to the front. In state and national affairs, in every undertaking for the welfare of the men in our fighting forces, she has played most import ant part. In many industries she has &a1x -Ia -.I kp, men and is performing the same labor ious tasks.
 Six years ago the Democratic State of Arizona gave to the women of the State the right of suffrage on equal terms with men, and the wisdom of that action has been justified by the part that the women of our State have taken in meeting the public problems that confronted them.
 The worthy women of our State and Nation have given their sons in the service of our country to advance the lines of the worlds democracy with all the heroism that marked the pa triotic devotion of the Spartan moth- CTS in ancient times. And the sis ters and daughters of our fighting l forces have shown the same, devo- ton to patriotism and self sacrifice. I We heartily endorse the Democratic | administration of the State for it's economical administration of public affairs, and point with pride to the | fact, for which the Democratic party is responsible, that every class of property is now contributing it's prop CT share to the burdens of govern ment, thus insuring fair rate of tax ation, and enabling the State govern ment to go forward without debt or incumbrance. i We congratulate the farmers of the State upon the circumstance that they are able, as result of Demo- cratic legislation, to obtain State money at a low rate of interest; and we favor an amendment to our State land loan laws that will enable farm CTS under government reclamation pro jects to participate in the benefits thereof.
 We endorse the party's policy of building up and maintaining a system of permanent state roads, and pledge our legislative nominees to continu- ation of that policy. | We call attention to the achieve ments of the party in establishing and maintaining one of the best pub lie school systems in the United States, and favor the broadening and extension of that branch of the sys- tenn which provides for vocational education.
 The State Primary law. though cor rect in theory, as 1t is at present con stituted and operates is a grave men, ace to the existing and accepted the ory of American government, and fa- tai to the securing of an unquestion- able determination of the choice of political parties of candidates for of- flee. We believe that the primary law should be so amended as to in. sure the registration of electors as members of the political party to which they belong.
 In these times of extraordinary stress, when whole-hearted loyalty to the government and obedience to constituted authority is so essential to the cause in which our nations life blood is being poured out, all forms of lawlessness and of acts ob-