The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1914-09-04
TO THE PEOPLE OF cLlFToN:


I, young Mccormick l came in contac
with number OF women and mel
whose minds were so broad and who
possessed such beautiful Weakness O
Christ's love and forgiveness in theil
3 hearts-just ready to forget the MAJ
made laws, in a case which involves
a young man of tender years
, was deeply touched by the courtesy
extended me and take this means OF
thanking them. While we all deeply
deplore an act of this kind we be
lieve that this young fellow has sui
fered and he certainly realizes his
position. Why not be merciful? In
vestigation proves that he is strictly
temperate and comes highly recon-
mended.
AS q mother and sister I believe
every parent, as well as every self
respecting citizen, should feel their
responsibility in a case of this kind /.
Let us compare our little ones to the
beautiful white rose. We first see the
buds. They look alright at first but
pretty soon we see that some buds are
blasted and the rose they send forth
is dwarfed and we see no beauty in
it. If you are good citizen it is
no use for me to draw a picture of
these blasted buds. What about the
young boys of our town? Are they
protected? Yet there will be one beau
tiful white blossom. By and by we
detect a hole in some of the beauti-
full petals made by the sting of some
Insect. This mars the beauty of the
rose, does it not? Could we NOT have
our bush covered with net ana saved
our roses?
Friends, how about the title buds
in our homes. Let ms ask ourselves
have we the assurance that our little
ones can blossom forth in safety Let
us take careful look at our town,
what do we have to offer the homeless
boys? Is our town of such nature
th2t bo + scst fHcd with adm ton of
a clean place and is just naturally
filed with desire to help along by
being a good citizen? Answer this
question honestly with yourselves.
Can't we as good clean men and
women take time to see the conditions
of the young men of, our town.
Haven't they biossomed forth beauti-
full strong fine felloys. Our town is
full of them, but don't we see them
receiving those stings that finally de
stroy all the beauty in them. 1 often
woader about the loud cry Save the
girl. .
Let US all be sensible and try and
see if we make the surrounding desir-
able and save the boy. Have we
the problem OF having saved our |
beautiful white rose from the sting |
that will mar its beauty. What is |
more beautiful than our young men |
and women, boys and girls? Are we
all doing all in our power to have them |
this way? l believe all men
and women of voting age stand ac-
countable for these, the most beauti-
full of all earths treasures Today
hot f,,n
Will they be able to
forth in all their beauty, or
will they too receive the sting that
will blast their hearts and lives?
1 thank God that 1 am only free
born American citizen, a mother not |
aspiring to any office, therefore feel
tree to express myself. Harp on
Governor Hunts expensesl What
about the price of handling the DRINKS
If Arizona? You with your vote can
'educe this cost if you are so deeply
Interested F.,
Let US withhold our criticism of
Governor Hunts reform policy until :
We with our vote have assisted in g
ooking up a far more deadly monster +
han the turning losse of hayward n
ad once in a while. Don't you meet r
he conditions all the time. These r
Joys can't make every town and +
III
ront of your wives, mothers, and
precious boys and girls as other mons
ers do, that you perhaps turn loose
pon them with your vote What are
gu going to do about it? Can't you ! e
s free born American citizens come
Oddly out and cast vote that will r
clip solve this great problem. Let it lH
e the prayer and effort of every fl
1other and father, wife, husband, sis 7
er or brother that this dear old red, Is
Thite and blue of ours may wave over W
cleaner country in the future than In
has in the past. If we don't start IW
oday we will fail to make a clean
weep. Let each one look this thing
luarely in the face. If we have a
ood clear cQncience we are alright,
ut if we don't something is certainly
rong so let us begin to get right 81
gain won't you Withhold your cliti-
SIN of our town officers What have
ou done to help them shape the con-
tions so that they would handle their
,foe in the proper way. When you W
ave. made the conditions better you h;
ave helped them solve the PROPOSE bl
on and made the law they are forced sc
carry far lighter for them. tt
This is in behalf of these fair flow fiC
s of Clifton. Will you help them A
ossom forth good, pure men and til
omen c,
Again thanking you for your court is
~ to me and above all let me take ia