Arizona republican., 1912-04-19
F, M. Murphy Reaches Phoenix and Discusses
 Matters of Cur rent Interest
NEW ROAD MEANS
 MUCH TO ARIZONA
B. P. Cheney, c. E. Finney and k. w. Brooks in Party; Leave Today
 to Inspect Mines

Mr. F NJ. Murphy arrived in Phoe nix yesterday, accompanied by MT B P Cheney. C. F. Finney and E W. Brooks They will leave today to visit the mines on the Gila in which they are Interested
 MT. Murphy returned from New York Saturday last and went to Cali fornia Sunday to say howdy to Mrs Murphy. and met MT. Cheney. who IS most eevryone in Arizona knows. k largely interested in various inn portant enterprises in the new state; has done much and will do more that will rebound to the benefit of Arizona. Ar Cheney is the princi- pal controlling factor in the Arizona. Mexico & Gulf of California. railroad (Port Lobos railroad). that is to be constructed as soon as political af- fairs become settled in the Republic of Mexico There is no other enter prise conceivable" said MT Murphy. that would mean as much to Ari- zona as the building of this Port Lo- bos railroad Think what it will mean to the Salt River valley and the great copper mines, Tucson and Phoenix would be the first cities to feel the beneficial effects Iof direct and close connection with deep water. bringing the Panama canal to our very doors"
 Mir Murphy was asked for his opin- ion as to who would secure the re- publican nomination for president and he unhesitatingly said Taft. hope that Arizona will send dele gates instructed for the president, for I cannot understand how any one who loves and believes in Arizona. not even Roosevelts greatest admir- CTS. can support Roosevelt for the nomination.
 T cannot believe that Arizonans have forgotten that Roosevelt joined with Senator Beveridge and tried to turn Arizona over to New Mexico. Roosevelt at that time cared very lit tle for the dear people, particularly Arizonans-he is very fond of them just nOW-forgetting his treatment of Arizona and his treatment of Presi- dent Taft. which should condemn him, to say nothing about the stuff he is advocating of judges and re- call of court decisions. the strenuous efforts he is putting forth to stir up trouble and bad feeling throughout the country.
 Taft nominated and elected, as he should be and as I believe will be, we may lok for. and will doubtless see. better times in the United States than ever before known. extending
 
 do her full part in helping to bring about this much desired state of af- fairs"
 When asked how he accounted for the support Roosevelt is receiving. Mir Murphy replied that Roosevelt had d greater blind following than any man in the cOuntry-"a following that refuses to see anything but good in everything he says and does, re- eardleSS: then there is always d fol- 1 lowing man can get if he makes noise enough. damns capital and cor 1 poratiOns hard enough, and Roosevelt 1 is certainly doing his best in that particular even though he has sup i porting him some of the big ones, as 1 they call them, such men as Perkins
 
 Land others who doubtless hope to :! profit by his election. They are c. l K: all others, those who do not think 1 Roosevelt to be the all-Wise man of 1 the day, men who know him for what he is worth and what he would do 1 to the country if elected president. are all frauds. dishonest and far from being. in his estimation, decent citi- 1 zens.
 1 "I cannot believe that majority of the republicans in Arizona can be l induced to support him, no matter how much pressure and influence is brought to bear. They do not forget so easily, and believe in fair play: want prosperity, plenty of work at good wages, a square deal in fact, not talk, talk, talk"