El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-06

congress from Arizona. Later, accord
ing to the Citizen, when Smith was de-
feated for congress, he made a prOpO-
sition to Pima county to go to Wash
iugtOn as an attorney and attempt TO
have the law annulled II the supervt-
SOrS OF the county would pay him one
fourth the value of the debt, now to-
falling about $500, 600 with the acCumu-
lated interest The Citizen shows that
Ralph Cameron, during his term, how
ever. got a prOFlSO into the enabling
act that annuQed these bonds without
any cost to the taxpayers Of the county.
Smith as delegate failed to prevent
congress saddling the debt upon the
county, and as a private citizen later
asked the county to pay him from
$4,000 to $4,000 If he could get the
debt annulled. Cameron as delegate had
it annuned without the cost of a cent
TO the county. The Republicans are cit
ing this story to the people and asking
them whether Cameron or Mark Smith
is best qualified to be their senator.
HOvaI Smiths Declaration.
The Republicans in every part of the
territory are pledging their legislators
and state senators to vote for the men
for the United States senate who re-
cei-e the highest vote I'm the general
election. The Democrats, unless in
few exceptional cases, are making no
such pledges. In case of q victory in
the legislature, the Democratic legis-
latOrs viii elect Democrats as senators.
In case of a Republican victory in the
legislature, the members are pledged to
elect as senators the two men receiving
the highest vote from the people, re-
CARELESS Of their party
HOVal A. Smith Progressive ArizO-
mas candidate for the senate"-that IS
the way he has 1t printed on the cards
declares If he cannot be sent to the
senate by a vote of the people, he viii
Spurn the honor II offered by the leg
islature Il am a believer in the peO-
pie ruling" he declared. "and II the
legislature Of Arizona is Republican and
the vote for me in the general election
does not make me one Of the two high
men, I would not accept the honor
great as it is" Mr.. Smith believes the
people should say by a vote whom they
want for every office from president
down TO cOnSta Die, including United
States senators. He wants the legislature
pledged in this instance to elect the
two senatorial candidates receiving the
largest vote and in future he wants
the law to make such condition man
datOry- He is backed In this contention
by almost all his party. If HOval Smith
is elected to the United States senate,
he viii be the second youngest man in
that body-less than IS years of age.
There is one member in tie body now
who is only 80.
Taxpayers at Work.
The Taxpayers Association of Ari-
IONA promises to play a prominent part
In the present campaign Organized this
year in Cochise county, the association
already extends to three counties. in
Guiding Greenlee and ella The ella
county association has Just been or
gained. The association is composed Of
taxpayers Of all political beliefs and
their object Is to see that the public
affairs of the county and state are
in the same manner that
any other business is administered. /
James Douglas is president of the Co
chise county association and J n
Gaines is secretary. Mr.. Gaines is an
old time politician. He was twice county
treasurer Of COchiSe county and one
term clerk Of the board of supervisors.
II is believed that as the plan extends
over the state, he will become the
s ate secretary and Mr.. Douglas, prob
ably, the state president Mr.. Gaines
declares that since being organized the
worth Of unnecessary Bisbee school
bonds cancelled and that the county ex-
1enses this year have been S66 GOO less
han last year The Bisbee school bonds
he declares, were unnecessary as Bis
bee had ample available room at the
time the bonds were issued. TT is TO
Keep a close watch on the operations
IF our county officials that this assoc
,iatiOn has been formed" said Mr.
Gaines, and I am sure that il viii
soon extend % every county in the state
is entirely nOn-pOlitical We discuss !
.mong ourselves the most practical men /
.Or office and vote for them. regard
ess of party politics for our member
hip is composed Of men Of every DO
lucal faith, and then when thew ara
elected to office, we advise with them on I
heir operations, I'm an effort to hold I
Town expenses and keep the tax rate /
rom climbing up"