The Parker post., 1911-12-09
FRANK M. MURPHY
TALKS POLITICS
Visits Parker in Special Train Ac-
companied by other Prominent Of
ficiaIs-Advocates Election of Con-
servative Men to Run Ship of State
Frank M. Murphy, president of th'

Frank NJ Murphy, president of the
Santa Fe's subsidiary railroad COM
panies in Arizona, and several Off
i'm Parker Tuesday night by special
train. The party accompanying Mr..
Murphy consisted of the following:
Vice-President and General Manager
w. A. Drake, Superintendent H. C.
Story, General Passenger and Freight
Agent P. P. Hastings, and Travelling
Freight Agent A. G. Mcqueen.
Mr. Murphy was as enthusiastic as
ever over the future of Parker, and
stated that he was confident that
within a few years this place would
rank in population and prosperity
with Phoenix When told of the ru-
NOR that the Santa Fe was about 10
take over the A. & G.. and move th'c
division from Parker to Wickenburg.
he laughed at the idea, and said tha,
Parker was going to remain divit,-
ion point indefinitely
Regarding the political situation
Mr.. Murphy was very emphatic in
stating that the future of Arizona de
pended upon the outcome of the elec-
ton next Tuesday Unless con
servative men are chosen ITO man the
new ship of state he believes that the
present period of business stagnation
in Arizona will be prolonged indefi-
nitely.
'We need much money to make
profitable the vast undeveloped re-
sources of this territory said MI
Murphy, "and this money will not b.
forthcoming if we elect set of radi-
cal officials. What we need is busi
ness activity which we can only horc
to get through the aid that would come
to us by an investment furnished By
capital. But, unless capital is salts
fled that it will get a square deal il.
will not invest in Arizona
t.9sNo eire knows this more than
do, for am always seeking money il
the east for my various enterprise
in Arizona. For the past few month
my hands have been practically tied
owing to the present agitation againf
capital, and investors have invariahl,
told me that they would not consider
giving me any money for Investment
in Arizona until they were assured
that conservative men were elected &c
manage the state government.
Every citizen of Parker and every
prospector in the mountains, if h
would consult his own interests and
the intreests of his neighbOr, would
vote for Ralph Cameron, Hoval Smith
Jack Williams and Edward w. Wells
You people here need much from con-
gre3s and the administration. Dos.
it not stand to reason that if we Sent'
men to congress who are in sympathy
with the administration in power, and
particularly friendly with the preGi
dent and heads of the various de-
partm3nts, that we stand q much
better chance of getting what we need
and what we are entitled to, than
would be the case if we elect men
who are going about the territory
denouncing the president, and hi
= ~
terms possible e?-at the same time de-
claring, as q matter of fact, again,-i
every interest of importance in tho
territory; if not doing so directly
they are doing so indirectly and IN
most cases they are outspoken, g
pecially when they feel that they CAV
gain a few votes by catering to thc
prejudices of unthiEking, non.taxpay-
ing citizens?
THE situation is grave one whc2
you con2ider the consequences of
electing irresponsible people to offic
and thereby placing the governmental
affairs of our new state in the hand
CT these who have nothing at stake,
other than selfi1h political ambition
which can only be Gatisfied by added
expense to the taxpayer
Il venture to say that it is not too
much to expect that a large percent
age Of the taXpaying democrats o.
Arizona will vote the republican TICK
.et at the coming election; they un-
doubtedly should do SO at any rate
and thereby give the new ship of
state a chance to get started on All
even keel.
Twelve months rolls around very
quickly, when another election VIII
be held. 1t will then be time enough
to take chances if it should then BE-
Thought best to do so but Let usS net