Graham guardian., 1904-10-21
A FOWLER RECRUIT.

FROM lne uocutA HVWeP"PNAS,
says the Tucson Citizen, we CLEAN
the interesting information that
the Hon. Geo. H. Maxwell has
come 20 Arizona 10 take the stump
for B. A. Fowler, the republican
candidate for delegate to con
gress. The Phoenix Republican
tells us that "Mr. Maxwell has
voluntarily left important business
in the east in order to tell the peo-
pie of Arizona what be knows Of
Benjamin Austin Fowler"
Mr.. Maxwell is the president of
the National Irrigation association,
and it was brought out during a
congressional investigation last
winter that the continental rail-
roads contributed $4,000 annual
ly to Mr.. Msxwell's campaign
fund. 1t has also been charged
that one of the salaries that Mr..
Fowler has been fortilying his
bank account with for some time
past, comes from the National lr-
rigation association treasury. We
hone Mr.. Maxwell will take occa
sion early in the campain TO tell
us how much he has been paying
Mr.. Fowler 1t is said the Water
Users association of the Salt Riv-
er valley has been paying Mr..
Fowler $4,000 a year to lobby in
Washington against the San Carlos
dam project ano recently be asked
that his salary be doubled. Now,
Mr.. Maxwell ought to tell us how
much Fowler gets from the Ma
tional Irrigation fund, so that we
can estimate if he is entitled TO an
increase in pay from the Salt Riv-
er valley folk. Governor Brodie,
Judge Kibbey and other republi-
can leaders tell US that Fowler is a
very useful man and we have a
right to know if his services are
being properly rewarded by the
land owners of the Salt River val
ley and Mr.. Maxwells association.
The $4,000 year contributed by |
the continental railroads to the
treasury of the National Irrigation
association, constitutes very
handsome fund from which must
flow some comfortable pickings,
aud Maxwell should not neglect
to let us know if Fowler has been
getting square deal.
About year ago this Mr., Max
well made an address in Tucson.
A number of the people went to
hear him and nearly all of them
were disappointed at the trend of
his remarks. Mr.. Maxwell ad-
vised the people tc abandon the
demand for statehood. He said
that as a helpless minor, at the
mercy of the government, we
would fare better than as an adult
with right TO demand what we
felt was our due. 1t would be in
teresting to know if Mr.. Maxwell
has changed his mind. We pre-
sumo not because the Arizona re-
publicans are endeavoring TO f l.
lowing in the wake of bis sugg,s-
ton and sidetrack statehood until
such time as the republicans Of
congress will find il convenient to
feed Arizona to New Mexico.
1t was kind and oonsiderate of
Mr.. Maxwell to forsake his bust
ness in the east and come to Ari-
zona to help Fowler. If Fowler
should be elected to congress, Mr..
will have no trouble in
having his idea for the abandon. {
ment of the demand for statehood
carried out. There is no danger q
that Fowler would press il, nor is I
there any hope either that he '
would resist the policy of his {
party to merge Arizona with New I
Mexico. Il
The people Of Arizona will not !
lccept Mr.. Maxwel's advice. The {
irst duty of the people is to save
he commonwealth, and TO effect !
his, Marcus A. Smith must be I
elected TO congress. I