Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1911-12-09
Democratic Candidates
Why the Party Shou ld give Them
Unqualified Support.

be a stand-patter is to be back num-
her, it may not be amiss to call the
attention of the voters of Mohave
county to the progressive tendencies
and sterling qualities of the candidates
on the democratic ticket, both safe
and county.
And it may not also be amiss to
state to the voters the condition IN
which today we find the congress of
the United States as relating to the
advanced ideas as compared to those
of the standpatters that make up the
republican administration. The lower
house of congress is strongly progress
sive and democratic, while the combi-
nation of the democrats and progress
i've republicans in the upper house alb
solntely control legislation. Taking
this condition as a basis, would it not
be foolish proposition 10 send two
stand pat republican senators and one
stand pat republican congressman
there to get desirable legislation for
our new state? Even if the republican
candidates had greater ability in the
matter of shaping legislation they
would be strongly handicapped by the
political conditions that confront them
in the national legislature. But on the
other hand there is 20 disputing the
fact that the democratic candidates
are far better equipped for the posi-
ton than their republican opponents
in ability, mentality and knowledge OF
Law making, besides the influence OF
the powerful majority at their backs
in the legislative halls. And again,
taking the democratic ticket compris-
ing the state candidates: Can you
point to a man on the other ticket,
man for man, that has anything on
them? If you, Mr.. Voter, favor pro-
gressive legislation can you expect 1t
from the republican side of the house?
Can you expect anything but the
strict adherence to the stand pat pol
icies for which the party, not only IN
the nation. but in the territory, Is
noted. Take, for instance, their pro-
fession of free text books, as outlined
in their platform. Is il credible that
they would carry out that plank when
for years they have had charge of the
matter of text books in the territory
and made the change every two years
to suit the convenience of the book
trust and make harder the burden Of
the parents that had so often to meet
the change. This matter has been
absolutely in the hands of the terri
torial republican administration and it
is to them that the burden of the text
book fake is due, and not one attempt
has been made in all the years to
tighten this burden.
The republicans also favor the ex-
emption of at least zoos worth of the
property of family from taxation, but
the republicans fought the exemption
of 2,5OOS worth of property from
seizure under execution when that bill
was before the legislature for its con-
sideration and only became a law by
democratic votes.
On which side stood the republicans,
especially the candidates for various
state offices, when lined up in the late
constitutional convention? Where
would you expect any stand patter to
stand but on the side that was opposed
to every progressive principle, and
there they we're lined up one and all
against the initiative. referendum and
recall. But now they are making the
effort of their lives to excuse the act
and get on the popular side. Will the
voters believe them now or will they
believe their former stand to be the
one they may expect them to drift
back to. If we are to have the pro.
gressive features of the constitution
merged into laws it is up to the voters
to put the men in Office that fearlessly
advocated and voted for the progress
slve basic law IN the constitutional
convention and not for the men thai
opposed these features.
And when we come into our owr
and the new laws have been promul
gated we want men on the supreme
and superior court benches who will
construe these laws fairly and impair
TALLY. The people want no advantag,
over the corporation, but on the othe
hand they do not want the big fellow
to hand them anything that is unfair
They realize full well that the paupe
today may be the millionaire of to
morrow and that the same law SHOULD