Arizona republican., 1914-02-07

membership. The only qualification for membership was an earnest desire for good government and for the pro- motion of civic righteousness. If. said she' civic righteousness prevails every citizen must bear his full share of re- sponsibility. Mrs. Phillips then espec- tally addressed herself to the women who were lately enfranchised The du
 ties of women were not confined to the keeping of their houses in order. There were correlated duties of public char
 acter which they would have to dis
 charge. It was the duty of the women
 to support the candidates put forward
 by the league and it was their duty to
 concentrate upon these candidates
 They were men of high standing and
 their selection had been non partisan.
 In conclusion, Mrs Phillips quoted
 Holmes poem God Give Us Men"
 When she finished the applause was
 wild and prolonged.
 Mrs. Phillips was followed by George
 w. Barrows, late resident of former attorney and newspaper man of Kans-
 as. Mr. Barrows said that for many , NelI llt lldI DtelI SuDGbIlIuS lllt
 woman suffrage in editorials and from the rostrum but this was the first time he had confronted mixed audience in
 which were women with the privilege
 of assisting in the decision of public questions. T did not know" he said why I was called but I knew that there was a ring in Phoenix. There always is. Many good citizens are in
 clined to take it for granted that the
 ring will rule They will have it their own way and it is no use to oppose them say voters Who is they, this impersonal force for evil? It must be combatted by forces for good. The ! municipal government is the most i'm portant because it is nearest to the people It is the most easily purified" Mir. Barrow said that he had been told that MT. Heard was the man be-
 hind the throne. Said he: He doesn't look dangerous, and looking al the can
 didates I believe that he would have bad time ruling them. A lie if told often enough will get lot of people to believe it." Concluding MT. BarroWs said: Phoenix is the most prosperous little town I ever saw. There is more push here than I have ever seen. If you make it a good place to live in
 the thousands will be attracted to it.
 From material point of view it is your place to give it a good govern ment. You need capital and capital will not come to a badly governed | town"
 The last speaker was Dwight B. Heard, who said:
 "Even though I have been well hammered for it, I have been happy | in supporting the nominees of the Good Government League. we've just begun to fight And there are no quitters on our
 side.
 T came from a part of the coun- 1 try where men do not run when | they are fired at. I am proud that had an ancestor at Lexington. "The only way to insure Phoenix a
 good city government is to take the administration out of politics. We have got to make sure that the man who gets a job with the city is the best of the applicants for that job 
 That's why we are beginning by supporting clean, able men for the commission"
 Speaking ot the campaign of per
 SC enalities that have been directed ct the nominees of the Good Gov | ernment league, MT. Heard said:
 '1t all reminds me of the tale of t e incompetent Irishman who was put to work braking, with his salary dependent on his mileage. On his first run the train went up a long hill. winding around to gain the top. Suddenly tine train broke in two and the last section carrying the Irish man and an old hand went down hill gathering speed as 1t wont.
 Fearing the new man would try
 to jump, and knowing the safest
 course, the other said. Whoa, don't