The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-06-12
JUDGE FRED SUFFER-
To MAKE RACE
FOR GOVERNOR

Judge Fred Suffer, formerly Judge
OF the superior court of Cochise
county, has formerly announced that
he will make the race for the demo
cratic nomination for the office Of
governor of the state of Arizona,
and while in Phoenix recently was
quoted as making the following
statement regarding his candidacy:
1T is true that lam a candidate for
the governorship and 1 am making
the race on my own merits, attacking
no one and asking no support on &C
count of the policies of any one ex-
cept myself.
Il believe that I unqualified to
fill the office and to give the people
of the state the regime they de-
mand and to which they are entitled
enter the race as the friend of no
special interest and am bouEd by no
pledges of any sort whatsoever.
intend to run on such merits as I
may possess, on my record in Ari-
IONA to date and on the platform
which l shall announc Elm due
season"
Asked as to what this platform
would be the judge replied: while
it is not formally drafted as yet,
can give a general outline OF what
will be the leading features Before
doing this, however, would Ike to
say that shall support the candidate
chosen by the voters at the primaries
with every particle of strength can
give him. 1 have no fight against
any candidate in the field on any
grounds save his policies, and If TIE
great body of the democracy shall.
in its wisdom, see fit to confer the
nomination on one of my opponents
4 mil IN hot
for the chosen candidates as hard
as I hope to work for myself.
81 stand for a business and eco
nomical administration of all public
affairs. I believe in equal taxation
for all alike, the greatest corporation
and the poorest citizen, and shall
attempt to equalize the burdens
borne by each. 1 believe that taxes
can be materially lowered without
any loss of efficiency and propose to
see that every interest, great and
small, is assessed at the proper va1ti-
alton.
% Il advocate an amendment to the
compensation laws that will put them
on a proper working basis and that
will provide ample and proper com
pensation for all injuries received In
the course of employment without
any necessity of an appeal to the
courts 1 believe that such law
will be approved not only by the
labor unions, but by the corporations
and other employers as well.
eff elected I shall try to give an
administration that will bring labor
and capital closer together. They
have mutual and inseparable rights;
each is to a large extent dependent
upon the other and 1 am firmly OF
the opinion that a common meeting
ground can and must be found.
These will be the leading features
of the platform I shall announce and
L believe they will meet with general
1 represent no faction and
no interest and if elected / shall
make it my business to see that none
but thoroughly competent and ef-
ficient men are made the heads OF
the several departments of the states
activities. l have made not a single
promise to any one nor do 1 propose
to do so. If the time shall come that
I have appointments to fill, proved
merit, evidenced by the result of
close investigation, will be the only
passport to favor"
The judge added that he has al
ready visited several of the leading
cities of the state and that they bring
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