Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-11
MOEUR'S FORECAST ON
ARIZONA POLITICS
FAVORS DEMOCRACY
State Land Commissioner Be-
lieVeS Rank and File of Bull
Moose Would Become Demo-
Gratis If Leaders BOIted.

State Land Commission w. A. Moeur
is now selecting lands for the state
in the vicinity of Apache station.
Moeur has been a resident of the
Salt River valley for 22 years and
came to Arizona from southwestern
Texas, so he feels at home when in
company with the pioneers of the
west. He is a typical iron clad Dem
ocrat and remarked yesterday that
the Republican leaders in Arizona are
deceiving themselves when they are
planning on absorbing the Bill Moose
and winning Arizona to their way of
thinking If the Bull Moose leaders
were to return to the Republican par
ty it is the opinion Of Mr.. Moeur that
the rank and file of the Progressives
would come over into the Democratic
column. Until the Republicans have
something better to offer the people
than the policies which they adhered
TO for 40 years and which put the GOV
eminent of this country in the hands
of the trusts and special interests Of
/ the country they viii never gain pow
er again" said Mr.. Moeur.
Speaking of the state land depart
ment and it's work Mr. Moeur said
tGat tho work of selecting LAND grant
| ed to the state by the government
was now going on i'm various sections
of the state. He said that since the
organization of the new land depart
ment at the conclusion of the legis-
lative session something like 100000
acres Of land has been selected, the
/ board of appraises has been named
and this work began in the Salt River
valley where there is great need OF
haste to put the school lands of that
section in condition TO close con
! tracts With the government for irri-
] eating water. In a short time now
this and will be disposed of by either
sale or lease and after that sales and
leases viii be ready for execution in
other parts OF the state
! Mr. Moeur is Of the opinion that
I the limitation of the amount of land
/ that can be acquired by an individual
I or company will act as a deterrent to
/ thos who would be glad TO take the
state land in larger quantities for
range purposes. In speaking of this
phase of the state land law Mr.. Moeur
made it plain that he would never
! favor a law that would make it pos
sible for the larger cattle owners TO
monopolize the range, but he thinks
that under proper regulations larger
areas of land could be made available
/ to an individual and that it would be
benefit to the small owners. he
/ is of the opinion that much more land
could be disposed of in the state Of the
| present limitation was amended so
! that more land could be taken by one
person OF company and thus give to
! the state a greater revenue from sales
and leases
Speaking of politics Mr. Moeur said
that he did not feel that the Demo
/ cratic party is in. any danger in the
state. There has been much criticism
/ OF the state administration, he said,
/ but it is his opinion that there is
not as much now as previous TO the
/ last election when the Democrats won
an easy victory, Mr Moeur had no
! information TO give out regarding pos
sible candidates, but said that he sup
posed there would be no lack of them
when the time comes for beginning
the primary campaign.