Graham guardian., 1908-10-16
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES

Whenever notniu"'"S
tion places a ticket in the heiu'
and the candidates go before the
neople asking tor their suffrage
the people whose suffrage they ask
have a right to know what to ex'
meet of the officers whom they ex'
nect to elect on the Sd OF NoVem-
ber. Only by mems past reeords
can the future be Judged. Ihe
Democrats have nominated a set
of men whose records are clean,
men of intelligence, integrity ana
patriotism.
Our COUNCILMAN
John r. Hampton, the nominee
for the Council, represented this
County in the Assembly of the last
LEGISLATURE. He is trained law
yer, u gentleman in every respect,
ono who does his best at all times
for the people he represents. 1t
is largely due to Mr.. Hampton's
efforts that the taxes of this County
still remain at so instead OF VI.
When the bullion tax was before
the Legislature, and it was pro-
posed to make the assessment Zo
per cent. of the gross product, Mr..
Hampton ascerIained that on this
basis the valuation Of the taxable
property of this county would DC
reduced about 81 100000. In the
face of the strongest kind of op'
position. Mr.. Hampton forced M
amendment making it rs per cent
aud kept your taxes where they
are. Such work as that is what
benefits the people, and if Mr.
Hampton did nothing else the peo-
ple owe II to him to return him
to the Legislature. Millions upon
millions of dollars were added to
the tax rolls of the Territory by
this amendment.
OUR AssEMBLYMEN
W. w. Pace has served Graham
County in the Assembly twice, ano
a more conscientious and faithful
worker for his people never graced
the halls of our law-making body
He was always fighting for th'
laws that would benefit the mos
people, and it is to his credit tha
most of the bills he favored wer'
passed. He stood squarely for tb'
25 per cent. amendment on tb'
bullion tax, at the time very un
popular position, and in the fac
of what, for time, looked lik
certain defeat. His fight on this
along with Mr.. Hampton, has save'
the people of this county severa
thousand dollars annually.
Phil G. Merrill held the office Q
assessor of this County two terms
and proved TO be an able and eff
cient officer, with whose work al
were well pleased. He is a youn
and energetic business man, thol
ougbly acquainted with the need
of the people, for he has lived her
almost from the organization
the County. Such men as Nj
Merrill in the Legislature wi
make Arizona one of the grande'
States in the Union. He know
our needs and will work for theI
faithfully. The government an
the peoples interests are alway
safe in the hands of such men {
Mr.. Merrill.
RECORDER
D. H. Claridge, candidate for J
corder, and the man who will
elected, is a young man OF tt
highest standing. There is not
more honorable mao in the count,
He has lived in this county stint
a child, and received his educatio
in Arizona. He has helped to r
deem as much of the desert OF Al
zona as any man in it with Il
same means. He is competent
fill the position for which the Del
ocrats have nominated him, al
will prove true to the trust tt
people are going to repose in hl'
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
J. A. Woods, our next scho
superintendent, has been re-
dent and tax payer iu Arizo'
since 1876. He has been princip
in the schools of the Territory f
eighteen years, i'll health final
compelling him to abandon
chosen profession. There is not
man In Arizona better qualified