Arizona republican., 1908-10-06
CONDITIONS
 IN COCHISE Observations of Secretary Young of Republican Com. People Less Interested This Year In Politics Than In Their Own Welfare.

Secretary George U. Young of the republican territorial committee re- turned yesterday morning from a hur- ried tip into the southern part of the territory He met Candidate Cameron at Benson MT Young conferred with Chairman Smith of the committee and was pleased to find that the situation in the south was better even than the glowing reports which had been re- ceiyed from there from time to time had indicated.
 Mir. Young said of conditions Gener- ally:
 Matters politically, from a repub- lican standpoint in the southern part of the territory. are looking very en- couraging. In Cochise county espe- cially. political conditions are such at present, that it would require an an alysist with plenty of time at his dis posal to make any comparative deduc- tions. Of one thing l can speak with a certainty; that is. Chairman Smith is impressing all with his superb in dividuality and personality. All know him to be man in the business world, who does things: and the same truth dDDilfS tfludllA Ntll AN lllil III illdAAfl7 8 political We are claiming nothing and make no pretenses of any kind. The political situation in Arizona in this campaign is not one to which the rules governing partisan politics, should be applied. It is simply a condition of affairs which should appeal to the in telligence and unbiased opinion of every voter throughout the territory.
 The great majority of voters, have at numerous times. expressed a decided wish fo statehood. We make the claim without any regard for politics. that the exercise of good business judgment means that a vote for statehood can be made to count only by a vote for Ralph Cameron.
 "The personality of either Mark Smith or Ralph Cameron, in the mind of every intelligent voter. should have no bearing whatever, Tn deciding how to vote. The simple fact is this. that either of them if elected will be noth- ing but a public official. and while a great many public officials in times past. have lost sight of the fact. they are naught but public servants. The ac- tions of the voters .throughout the ma tion. within the last year or two, should be taken by any wise man as a signif- icant fact, that the people have by no means lost sight of their rights or their power; and any man elected to any position of public trust, who loses sight of the fact that he is naught but a public servant. will sooner or later regret his weakness in sound logic.
 Chairman Smith, as well as all of his subordinates and assistants, is finding great pride in the fact that the republican organization throughout the territory is better stronger. and more unified than at any time in the past political history of the territory We claim that Ralph Cameron should be elected because he is by all the laws of reason and good logic. the proper man to elect under the political condi- tions now existing and confronting the best welfare of the people of this ter ritory. We all hope and trust he will be elected. butNevery man concerned in the republican Organization throughout the territory. is sufficiently broad minded and philosophical to accept de feat at the hands of the people, and all can find intelligent solace in the fact that if they are defeated there has at least. been built up an organization which means much for the immediate welfare of all the people in the terri tory without regard to individual poli- ticaI opinions or affiliations
 ITO phophesy political success in the face of past political experience and