Bisbee daily review., 1914-05-31
SUFFER Is RECEIVED
 WELL INSTATE
Announcement of His Candidacy
 and Outline Given of His Plat form Occasions Much Favor able Comment From Public.
Declares His Stand For Equal Taxes and Attainment of lm-
 proved Relations Between
 the Employer and Employees.

PHOENIX. May 30.-Fred sutter formerly judge of the Superior Court of Cochise county. has announced his candidacy for Governor of Arizona subject to the action of the approach ing primary elections.
 While it was centrally known in Democratic circles throughout the .state that Judge sutter was a possi- ble candidate for the office, it is but this wtek that formal announcement has been made.
 The judgt was in Phoenix last night and said btfore leaving Tt is true that am a candidatt for the Cover norship and l am making the race on my own merits. attacking no one and asking no support on account Of the policies of any one except myself
 "I belieyt that ] am qualified to fill the office and to give the people of the state the regime they demand and to which they are entitled l enter the race as the friend of no special inter est and am bound by no pledges of any sort whatsoever ] intend to run on such mtrits as l may possess on my record in Arizona to date and on the platform which shall announce in due season"
 Asked as to what this platform would be, the judge replied While it is not formally drafted as yet. ! can give a gneral outline of what win be the leading features. Before doing this. however. l would like to say that shall support the candidate chosen by the voters at the primaries with every particle of strength can give him. have no fight against any can didate in the field on any grounds save his policies. and if the great body of the democracy shall, in its wisdom see fit to confer the nomination on one of my opponents ] will bow to that decision and work for the chosen candidates as hard as l hope 10 work for myself
 CT stand for a business and economi- cal administration of all public affairs ] believe in equal taxation for an ali5t the greatest corporation and the poorest citizen, and shall attempt to equalize the burdens born by each. ! believe that taxes can lot materially lowertd without any loss of efficiency and propose to see that every interest great and small is assessed at the proper valuation
 "I advocate an amendment to the compensation laws that will put them on a praper working basis and that will provide ample and proper com pensation for an injuries received in the course of employment without any necessity of an appeal to the courts. ! believe that such a law win be ap- proved not only by the labor unions, but by the corporations and other em- ployers as well.
 "If elected shall try to give an administration that will bring labor and capital closer together They have mutual and insepamble rights each is to a large extent dependent upon the other and ] am firmly of opinion that a common meeting ground can and must be found
 These will be the leading features of the platform ! shall announce and believe they will meet with general approval ! represent no faction and no interest and if elected ] shall make it my business to see that none but thoroughly competent and efficient men are made the heads of the sey- eral departments of the states activ- iues. ] have made not a single prom ise to any one nor do ! propose to do so. If the time shall come that ] have appointments to fill proved merit evil denced by the result of close investi- gation. 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 encouragement