Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-12
THEY WILL Do
TO TIE TO
The Republican Candidates for the
Legislature Who They Are and
What Principles Are Supporting
Them-The Shady pOings of the
Past.

foundering of Yavapai county in each
and every session of the legislature
was relieved of change. Two years
ago the comedy was again on, and the
situation in which we were placed
and the coarse and utter disregard
shown us has become hackneyed with
disgust and humiliation. In other
words Yavapai had troupe of bad
actors again. Anything of material
consideration to this county has
been scornfully kicked aside, and in
return even the men who were sup
posed to represent US and follow out
the demands made of them on plat
form pledges, have also proved rec
reant and have been handled and
banded about as footballs. In short
not a plank has been respected by
/ the Representatives of this county
in the legislature, and it has become
proverbial that the only recognition
extended us was in the return of
/ the men who were supposed to repre-
sent US. OF all the thousands of dol
! lars assessed to and paid by this
county annually to the treasury of
the territory, not a dollar in public
expenditures has been outlayed here.
More than that, anything of a bene-
fit in public improvements has been
discountenanced, and today not an
institution of a general nature is in
existence. Political promises have
been respected in manner like We
have been kicked around in other
channels. Two years ago the terri
torial democracy gave its sacred
promise for the ful6llment of certain
specific measures and on that basis
the entire ticket was elected from
Yavapai. These issues included the
eight hour law, the repeal of the tax
exemption measure, mine inspector
bill, and a freight and fare bill
With the exception of a discriminat-
ing law on labor hours, not a pledge
has been fulfilled. Every duty owed
the county was treated with open and
downright contempt by the clipped
wings from Yavapai, and the records
will substantiate it. The Cowan bill
that gave to Arizona many thousands
of dollars was VIGOROUSLY opposed
by Yavapai as a unit, in the hope that
a republican official would profit by
democratic cunning. 1t is time for a
change, that notorious grating should
cease, and in touch with that feeling
the candidates of the republican
party for the legislature are endeavor-
ing to meet with the support of the
people on the platform they are run
ming.
e. A. Haggott, who seeks election
to the council, is an earnest and trust
worthy man, and being substantially
behind the good name of Yavapai
county, morally as we'll as Industrial
ly, his candidacy is forcibly one that
should meet with generous support
by all. He is not a political juggler,
like we have been accustomed to !
electing, but Iabors in an opposite |
manner. He is today and has been for
years behind the material advance |
ment of the county in mining pursuits |
especially. Among the people who
toll, Mr.. Haggott's name is synoni-
nous with the motto of GA fair days |
work for fair days pay" and his
conduct in this respect was carried |
out to the letter in the operations of
the Blue Bell mine, as we'll as a other !
camps he was and is the head Of He |
has never had any friction whatever |
with the miner or the laborer, always |
considering the welfare of the man |
who toiled above or below ground in
fellowship. He will do the same in an
official capacity, and the many who |
know him will approve of this open !
assertion. To the taxpayers as we'll [
will he prove his fidelity and his /
loyalty, and we trust that the voter,
whether he be the laborer or the mer-
chant, the small owner or the heavy
holder, will approve of him and like
wise support and sustain the platform
on which he stands and will stand if
elected. Mr. Haggott did not wait for
the eight hour law, Mr.. Miner. He
created one years ahead Of the statute.
Mark Bradley, nominee for the
lower house, is also to be commended,
and the miner as we'll as other classes
Of laboring men should not be misin-
formed as to him personally or politi-
,ally. He was an ordinary miner for |