Arizona republican., 1904-11-05
LIE TRANSFIXED
Story of Coercion of Men
 on the Roosevelt Road
MR. UTTING'S STATEMENT
Not Han Was Discharged Because of His Politics - Those Who Were Re- tained Were Retained on tks Rec ommendation of Democrat.

An infamous lie was printed in the Enterprise last night. No doubt the same lie will appear in the Journal this morning
 This lie. spread through two columns of the evening sheet is- in brief. to the effect that the men at work on the Mesa-Tonto road are being -ooeroed to vote for Fowler; that. pursuant to plans formulated by the managers of MT. Fowler's campaign. an democrats at work on the road are being dis charged; that only few days ago Ia large number of men were diseha-se1 because they were democrats and th4S they were sent to the TOnJo basin. out of this county. for their pay cheeks. in order to prevent them from being in this county to vote
 This yarn is the continuation of "a
 scheme formulated by certain demo cratic politicians iu Phoenix two weeks ago, to spring the story on the eve ot election in order 10 iunuence votes among fair minded people on election ! day.
 There is not the shadow of foundl- ! ton for the charges
 l Charles Utting, one Of the forem=n on the work. last night save the facts ! to the meeting at Mesa. and re- , peated them to the Republicaa later
 Not a man has been discharge5 be- ! cause he was democrat OF any thluE
 else. The force Of men was increased two months ago 10 hurry the work 70 ! completion. in response tn urgent re-
 quests from the business men of Flo=- nix, Tempe and Mesa The work is
 now practically completed More
 than two weeks ago. said MT JrrluE.
 MT. Fitzgerald one Of the foremeu.
 gave notice that he would resign. 70
 take effect on the first of this month
 The reason he gave was the work
 would be about completed by the first,
 and he wished 10 go away Aean,E fl--ss
 the two forces under Forelzs-u fst1-
 gerald and Foreman Thompson enc
 working from the north and the other
 from the south. nearsd the meeting
 point But about 151 sest of mad re-
 uained tO-8e- -constructed between -Ee two gangs. There was no longer
 room for so many to Work as had been
 employed and it became necesse-T Go
 dispense with the services of quite -L large number of men There was TO work for them 10 do.
 ''The two gangs were consolidated. } under one foreman. MT Thompson AIr-
 Fitzgerald and MT Thompson went over the list Of men. and FItEse-all named 10 Thompson the best men il the Fitzgerald Camp-the men who we're the best to retain No question of politics was raised
 ''Fitzgerald himself Is a partis1n democrat Thompson is also ca demo Crot, or rather. a deUoerltic soc-a.isL l suppose he would prefer to be called [ IL is absur1 to suppose thaI either D of them would have discharged a ulaa because he was a democrat The 70 whole story is bosh-nothinE put bosh - The men had 10 go to Livingston fog 2 their time cheeks. because since ths s funds furnished by the tow ns were eE- l- hausted. the checks are issued from 9 Roosevelt, and except on the first oi g the month there is no paymaster ia Q camp IT a man quits or Is dfschars=d a during the month. he has Co go @ E. Livingston, the government headqUaT- P ters. for his check
 n 'It is absolutely untrue" added Mr - Ctting. that MT. HiIl or anybody elsl 9 connected with the work has issued h any political instructions to Jhe fore - men or the men. or even any hints pa
 politics. Never at any time have
 heard MT. Hill mention Mfr. Fowler
 name. since Fowler was nominated a ! Is a lie. also, that we have receive. J any instructions or reuesJs from Judg.
 F[ibbey or any body connected with md
 managemenC of MT. Powders cam n paign- The story printed tn the Elu
 Ierprise not only does a gross iu5us
 tice to the fOremen- most of whom ar.
 democrats. but it does a gross iujus
 tice to the men as well. for they an. Q not cattle They could not De coerce. n to vote for anybody against their con 0 victiOns."