Arizona republican., 1914-05-31
OPENING GUN
 OF CAMPAIGN
Democratic Meeting Last Night in Interest of Dr. Hughes Candidacy - Se- we're Criticism of Gov. Hunt Policy

Dr. II. Hughes opened his cam psign for governor last evening at the city hall plaza, several hundred thoughtful and interested if not en- thusiastic men and women making up the audience
 The speakers made it evident that the issue of the campaign would be Shall We have government of men or shall we have government of law?'
 Captain Bates acted as chairman and declared that he had known Dr. Hughes for forty-three years and that he had not changed his politics when coming to the state twenty nine years ago. He failed to state i the reason the doctor had for re- , malnlng true to his first utilization and why il was so astounding. He l also announced that his chosen can i didate had never scratched his ticket. l The usual complimentary remarks followed and Judge Baker was intro l duced
 Judge Baker said he was up to his
 old tricks. playing the old game of
 starting things which he pro-
 eeeded to do in his usual vigorous style. He asked if Arizona was to ! have government of men or of law l that II had to be one or the other l He spoke of the three departments i of government, the executive, the 1, legislative and the judicial and said enc power could not encroach upon i the other without wrecking the gov ernment He gave a brief resume of
 the history of the past two years 1 bitterly scoring the present chief | executive, Governor George W. P l Hunt
 ! "ls the law obeyed?" questioned Judge Baker "Or shall it be set aside by one man. who has de- Iounced one law as a relic of bar barism. l heard George Hunt take his oath of office and promise to execute the law. Has the law been enforced. That upon which the safety and public peace depend or has it been violently set aside and treated with utter contempt? l am not argu- ing for capital punishment. It is im- material but as long as the statute Is statute and law law. it must be obeyed"
 Pardon. reprieve and communication fisured frequently in Judge Bakers talk as he stated that Gov. Hunt had no more right to carry out his pri- vate views than any other citizen.
 The criminal knows he is safe and II s a farce to go to the court room"
 Judge Baker told Of the eleven men ln the penitentiary who after q fair trial were convicted of cold blooded murder and properly sentenced to pay the penalty for their atrocious crimes They are the same as if they had committed no crime" he shouted. Judge Baker said he was gathering statistics on crime and threatened to spring them when the
 campaign needs warming up a bit. While this was the prominent. particular and all turning question l before the people, the Judge recalled 1 that he was there for another pur- ! pose and glanced casually at Dr. l Hughes. He introduced him by say l ing he was a man of firmness You I always know where he stands and i that he never scratches his ticket"
 You won't stratch the doctors
 back and find a socialist in his coat
 concluded Judge Baker
 Dr. Hughes referred to the former
 Hunt campaign, the slogan of which
 vas Let the People Rule" What lis it now?" he inquired Its I do
 the ruling He also attacked the
 present administration on it's prison
 policy. How with one sweep of the
 pen the highest state official has
 done away with the laws of the state
 He spoke of the Ross Daley case lhow the cattle thief after being prop erly tried and indicted was sentenced
 to term in Florence and was back
 in his nome in Ray before the jurors who convicted him reached their
 hcmes He cited several other fa-
 nous honor camp examples. Dr.
 Hughes made a promise to the people
 last night-"Two years of law en-