The Parker post., 1914-11-21
FROM
GOV. HUNT
THANKS THE PEOPLE FOR THEIR
LOYALTY-A WORD CONCERN
ING THE DEATH PENALTY
MEASURE
To the leople of Arizona:

To the leople of Arizona:
Never in my life-either in days
OF darkest adversely or radiant hours
of tripmph-have / been so protoAndl
conscious of my debt to my fellow
men as when, p, he unofficial Ere
turns from the general electionj L
read The electorate S cCc, ee by which
justice and PROGRESS Lave been over
whelnlingiy sustained, ana from which
\ have derived the sll ,me ehonor
of being elacted as the states chief
executive for another two years. AT
such time l am keenly aware of the
deficiency OF wor's IS medium OF
expression, and of EeiT 1nadequacy
tc convey such sense OF gratitude
and enhanced responsible j1ty as re-
suits from the real. alton that my
sallow citizens have again conferred
upon me one of the greatest honors
md rewards within their gift l
shall, of necessity, therefore, have
to content myself in hits hour of
victory with reiterating my loyalty
to the people of my state and with
the assurance that the best of my
ability, energy, and judgment will be
freely given in fulfillment of duty to
the public which l serve More than
this no man can do, and by no more
impressive means can one hope to ex-
press his gratitude. sincerity of mo-
tive and earnestness of purpose.
From this all too imperfect and faulty
assurance may my many supporters
throughout the state divine, in some
degree, the depth of my appreciation.
But while | am very much gratified
with the outcome of the recent cleo
tion, viewed as a whole, feel 1t my
duty, nevertheless, to express my
great regret at the evidence that
certain powerful interests in this
state have seemingly decided ad-
versely by their vote on certain hui
name and constructive measures lead
ing to a better government and a
higher citizenship. Especially is this
insidous corporate influence apparent
in the returns received on the aboli-
tion of capital punishment from GER
tain precincts which are currently re-
ported to be under the domination of
special interests lantagonistic to the
present administration. The vote in
dciates to the most casual observer
that Influence from higher up"
rather than the untrammelled will of
the people, determined the fate of
an issue commensurate with true hu-
manity and civilization. 1t is ma
tural. therefore, that l should deeply
deplore the fact that the hostility of
certain interests toward me per-
sonally should have been indirectly
the means by which the abolition of
the death penalty has apparently
been deferred in Arizona
The unhappy spectacle afforded by
a few arrogant corporations in show
Ing themselves SO eager to retain
penalty which seldom overtakes the
rich man, but which falls with fire.
quency upon the poor, may be left,
without further comment, to the judg-
ment of the electorate constituting
the highest public tribunal
Notwithstanding, nevertheless, the
attacks of certain powerful interests
during the past two years, l do not
find in my heart today any vestige
Of rancor or animosity toward those
elements which are blinded by their
own malevolence toward such pre-
cepts and institutions as are de-
signed to secure equal justice for
rich and poor alike, and to elevate all
mankind by the beneficence which
they bestow.
1t is, likewise, to be hoped that the
viictryo of the people may not be
tinctured with any needless resent
pent toward those interests which
have, apparently, during the cam
paign, recently concluded, expended
much effort in confounding public
issues, and in attempting to wrest
the balance of power from the people
in whose hands it rightfully belongs.
May we rather show a disposition
to condone the occurrences Of the
past while anticipating for the future
a more harmonious relationship be-
tween capital and labor rearded as
two separate and essential factors in
modern civilization. Such condone !
mtnt, however, does not suggest any
laniency toward those deplorable
methods whereby public servants |