Arizona republican., 1911-09-20
The Record and Promises of the Re-
 publican Party.

PANi'So' N' J'
 Today marks the beginning of the republican campaign for the first state election in Arizona.
 This morning. at ten o'clock, there will be a conference at Melczer hall for the consideration of matters ot interest to the republicans of the territory All visiting and local re- pubIicans will be welcome. In the afternoon, at two o'clock at the Third avenue theatre. there will be county conference, for the consideration of matters of inter est 10 Maricopa county, delegates from the various precincts in the county having been elected. In the evening, at eight o'clock, at the city hall plaza, there will be a jollifica- ton in celebration of the achieve ment of statehood. at which Dele gate Cameron will be the guest of honor.
 At no time in the past have the republicans of Arizona entered a cam paign with such excellent prospects of success.
 It is noteworthy. at this time, that one of the traditional differences be- tween the democratic party and the republican party is clearly in eyi- dence. We find the democratic party, as represented by its leaders, turn ing its face to the past and talking about the past. We find the repub- Iican party with its face to the fu- ture, talking about the necessity of securing good government for the state of Arizona.
 Some of our democratic friends are fond of describing republicans as "standpatters." If the republicans of Arizona are permitted to define the word standpatter. they are entirely willing that the description shall stand. For. assuming the postulate that good government should be the issue, republicans, asking that their promises for the future shall be guaged by their performances in the past, are more than willing to stand pat on their record of good govern ment, their record of good things ac complished. their record of promises redeemed.
 It is timely and worth while to take a glance, at least, at the republican record of territorial government. For thirteen years. beginning with the ad- ministration of Governor Murphy and ending with the administration of Governor Sloan, we have had a gov ernment distinguished for honesty. economy. efficiency. freedom from petty considerations of partisan ad vantage, and distinguished for de- votion to the public welfare. Dur ing this period the extraordinary ex penditures for public purposes-the capitol building. new. buildings for the various territorial institutions, in cluding a new penitentiary, and a comprehensive system of good roads have aggregated quite three quar- ters of a million dollars In all this expenditure there has not been the waste of a dollar, or graft to the extent of a postage stamp These public buildings stand as enduring monuments to republican honest and republican efficiency.
 During the same period, taxes have been wonderfully reduced, and the burdens of taxation readjusted by more than doubling assessments of the railroads and the big mines of the territory.
 The achievement of statehood is an example of republican promises redeemed. Three years ago the re- publican party said to the people of Arizona, in substance, For twenty years you have been wandering in