The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-09-18
SERIOUS CHARGES
ARE REFUTED BY
TUCSON PASTOR

for United States Senator from Ari-
zona Says Our State University
Turns Out More Drunkards Than
Scholars-J. B. Wright Throws Hot
Shot.
That Tucson, during the past week
has been the center of the contest be-
ling waged in this state between the
forces favoring the proposed prohibi-
ton amendement and those opposed,
is evidenced by speeches made by
Eugene w. Chaffin, candidate for
senator on the Prohibition ticket, and
an answer made by J. B. Wright,
former Attorney General of this state,
at present Secretary of the Arizona
Self Government League. t
In his opening speech in Tucson Mr..
Chaffin stated that the race for the
United States Senate was between
i himself and Hon. Mark Smith and
then proceeded to get himself Fin
bad" with the people of his home
town when he made a serious attack
on the University of Arizona, declar-
ling that the University turned out
more drunkards than graduates"
Indignant at what he declared to be
Ian unwarranted attack, Rev. l.. w.
lWheatley chancellor of the University,
and an ardent prohibitionist,is issued the
following statement IN reply to Mr.
Chaffin:
st have never seen a student of the
University of Arizona drunk, and dur
ing my service as member of the
Board of Regents we have had almost
no complaints about drinking among
students. / have been intimately as
sociated with the University students
during my acquaintance in Tucson and
] l think / know what l am talking
about, To my knowledge during my
five years residence in Tucson the
/ University has never graduated man
who has turned out to be a drunkard.
Thus far Mr.. Chaffin has not seen
fit to reply to Rev. Mr.. Wheatley's
reply to his charges.
! A few days prior to his public ap-
pearance in Tucson Mr. Chaffin issued
| a challenge to Hon. J. b. Wright, as
an officer of the Arizona Local Self
Government, League, to meet him In
! joint debate on the merits of the pro-
iposed prohibition amendment to the
Arizona Constitution. Mr.. Wright
had a previous engagement for the
date set but sent Mr. Chaffin written
reply, which was printed in the Ari-
zona Republican under date of Sept.
/ 18th, and which is as follows:
Hon Eugene w. Chaffin, 81 59
Ill Olive Road,
| Tucson, Arizona.
Dear Sir:
| l am in receipt of your letter OF
the 9th inst. containing challenge
/ to meet you in debate on the ques-
tion of statewide prohibition. Even
were it not for the fact that have
previous engagement to make an
address on that date at the Old
Settlers picnic at Cottonwood
Springs, 1 would be compelled ito
decline your invitation because of
and which in itself would preclude
any possibility of the respectful
hearing you promise at the hands OF
yourself and your friends.
Even thus early in the campaign 1t
has been clearly demonstrated that
the question of statewide prohibition
in Arizona is not debatable one.
The attitude of yourself and your CO.
workers is not one that would permit
of fairness to an opponent. Like
others engaged in your field, you ac-
quire results by appeals to passion
and hysterical denunciation, which
wholly disregard logic and. facts.
Like other fanatics you believe that
the man who honestly disagrees with
you is nothing less than a f1end and
menace to the community. With
you and your colleagues, only YOU
are right and the man who opposes
you, no matter what his high stand
ing in his community, is Immediately
branded as a criminal.
Your statement that my attitude Is
perfectly satisfactory to every brew
er and sallon-keeper in the state, is
correct. They are engaged in le-
galized occupation. Whenever their
business is declared illegal. I will
be against them. AS to the boot
legger," you are mistaken. He is on
YOUR side. He is praying if he can,
for statewide prohibition, because he
cannot thrive where regulated sale of
liquors prevails. You can be assured
that the bootlegger will be your best
vote getter on election day.
You are equally mistaken in desig-
mating the circular of the Arizona
Local Self-Government League as
setting forth the benefits arising
from the legalized traffic" 1t does
not defend the liquor traffic. The
League stands for local option as
against statewide prohibition because
it's members believe in self-govern- j
ment. President Woodrow Wilson,
whose standing as a statesman, a
tian gentleman, not even you, 1
think, will attempt to impeach, has
declared that local option is right
and statewide prohibition is a fail
ure So has former President Taft
and former President Roosevelt and
Cardinal Gibbons and Rev. DR.. Park
hurst, the noted reformer and hun
dreds of other prominent men of our
day.
Are these men the friends of boot
leggers, buns and thugs and allies of
the liquor infamy?" |
I have been informed on good au-
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