Arizona republican., 1904-09-25
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SEPT. 25, 1904
A Question of Direct Interest.

The Bisbee Miner wisely makes it clear to the people of Cochise county that it is to their direct interest to elect B. A. Fowler to congress.
 An ornamental delegate in congress will never do Arizona any particularly beneficial good" says the Miner. MT. Fowler has made an interesting fight for long time in behalf of irrigation in this territory. He secured the Tonto dam. and Is now strongly at work in the endeavor to duplicate this work on the Gila at San Carlos, and on the San Pedro at Charleston, which would be one of the greatest things ever ac- complished for Cochise county"
 Not only Cochise, but Graham, Pinal, Pima and Yuma counties have vital ir- rigation interests at stake. which MT. Fowler better than any other man in Arizona can promote and protect. Some of the democratic papers-with what motives we do not understand-are re- beating almost daily that MT. Fowler is "a millionaire or lis very wealthy" The fact is that there are thousands of men in Arizona better situated finan- clally than he is. For years he has given his services, supplemented by his own money. to the Salt River valley most of the time without any compen- satiOn whatsoever.
 The irrigation problem in Arizona has now broaGened until it includes several or the most important counties in the territory. If MT Fowler is sent to congress as the delegate from this territory he will be the official agent for all the people. As a member of congress he can afford to go ahead working for Arizona interests, as he has worked in the past. As to the eff fectiveness of his work, the things al- ready accomplished tell their own story
 MT. Smith and MT. Smiths friends will argue, of course, that the demo- cratic candidate for president may be elected and that a democratic secre- tary of the interior may be at the helm after the 4th of March, next. Most of the faith in Parker's election is confined to Arizona, and as a mat ter of fact democratic success is scarcely within the possibilities. But any discussion of that question by Mir Smith will be to befog the facts. There mght be a democratic admins tration, and still MT. Smith would be practically impotent to accomplish anything for Arizona's irrigation in terests. The reclamation fund is not subject to political pulls or political pressure. The geological survey Is un- der the civil service and is independ- ent of politics. The officials of that bu- reau continue in office through sue ceed.ng administrations. These officials determine where the millions of irrga- tion funds shall be expended.
 Before, however, any locality can have the benefit of money from the federal treasury there is always a vast amount of local work to be accomplish cd. This work can only be done un- der competent advice. Mir. Fowler, as the official and paid delegate of this territory. would be able to place his priceless talents at the service Of any Of the communities interested. He could tell them what to do, and then he would be their spokesman at Wash ington.
 And it Is no exaggeration to say that no man in all the United States stands before B. A. Fowler in the confidence of the director and engineers of the geological survey. When he says a thing to them they believe it, and they inquire no further. They know he is telling the truth and that he speaks advisedly.
 Can the people of Cochise county, the people of Graham county. the peo- pie of Pima county. the people of Yuma county the people of PinaI county, be- lleve that MT. Smith could be as effi- Cient in their behalf?
 And irrigation is mentioned as only one of the questions in which this ter ritory is interested. Tn all the diverse work of a delegate Mir Fowler will be MT. Smiths superior. beyond measure.
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