Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-09-13
LING FIRES FIRST
VOLLEY IN PHOENIX
Modestly Verified the Report That He
is a Candidate For Senator.

Campaign athletics are now in full
blast and there are daily and nightly
entertainment of one sort or another.
The latest public performance was
that of last night when Reese NJ.
Ling of Prescott wrestled with the
voters of this city for the prize of
= senatorship 1t can hardly be said
that his exhibition, which took place
OLE the city plaza, was as interesting
as the pugilistic show put up by II
f. Ashurst Saturday night, though
they are both striving To win the
same prize, the democratic nomina-
ton But that was hardly To be cX-
rected. Regardless of the moral pref
udice against such things, pugilism.
where it is permitted, continues to
draw better than wrestling matches.
BY way of comparison it may be
said that Mr. Ashurst had a little
the better Of il in that his press
bureau has been more effective, while
Ling is rather an amateur yet in the
senator business. Mr. Ashurst has
been in the field since he was II
years old and in addition has pulled
off a number Of advertising stunts
that have brought him before the
public quite cOnspicuously, of late.
ON the contrary. Ling in his re-
marks did not call a single person
a liar. nor point with pride to any
occasion on which he had thus distin-
guished himself The nearest he
came to denouncng anybody was to
say that Taft was all wrong when
-
Aldrich tariff bill.
Lang was also handicapped a little !
by lowering clouds that meant rain |
in the immediate future. and Ashurst !
had the advantage too. Of catching |
a Saturday night crowd which is al |
ways looking for amusement, so the |
fact that Ling had at least two thirds |
as large a crowd as the former speak |
e.. was quite creditable to him. The |
rain has played hob with democratic |
plans generally this season and doubt
less fear Of it kept some away last |
night, but it had been arranged to
the speaking, SO those who did at |
tord were IN the clear
The meeting was presided over by |
J H. LanGston and various and sun
Try other members of the democratic
club occupied seats of honor on the
platform. Though a count was not
made Saturday night it is estimated
that Ling had at least two more If
the wheel horses in evidence than did
his opponent.
Mr.. Ling defined the fundamentals
which Thomas jefferson subscribed to
and compared them with his own at
titude on public questions in a way
that left no reason to- doubt that he
is a Jeffersonian democrat Also by |
way of distinguishing betV eeu him
self and some other candidates he
volunteered the information that he
cid not impugn the United states SUI
preme court, though he retained the
right as an American. to his opinion
as TO whether il had not erred on I
one occasion or another. As for
trusts. he does not believe in rpGu-
ating them. What he wants TO do
$ to bust them. /
He subscribed TO The doctrine &c
opular election Of senator's and would
axe the tariff off nccrssaries and
rust made goods. though he admitted
hat the tariff was sometimes a hard
GSc to ride.
Unlike some other candidates. nc
said he was prou.I To- say that he
rad served many corporations AS
practicing lawyer for twcnty-one L
ears he would be rather ashamed OF
lis record if his talents had not aP-
'ealed TO some of them. But he de-
l.ed that he had ever defended a
'"bic utility cOrDoctticl in its unj just
Icts or in its fight against the peo-
lie He knows that corporations must
.xist and believes It possible for them