El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-31
HUNT CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION
Does Not Personally Desire
Office, But Wishes to
Fulfill Duties.

Phoenix Ariz. March 5i-With "a
signed and printed statement addressed
ITO the People OF Arizona" Gov.
George w. P. Hunt announces that he
is p candidate for reelection. Tt has
been well known for some time that
he would be a candidate but he has
carefully RETAINED from making any
positive statement to that effect for
publication.
According 70 Hunt, he did not court
another Eubernatorial contest at the
polls" but he has been forced into it.
He says in part:
Nor did j, either by word or deed,
invite a situation which leaves me
scant choice in shaping my future
course of action But even While
still remained undecided, hoping, ln
fact. that no imperative Crisis would
place me under obligations to become
a candidate for the governorship In
the 1916 primaries. that certain elc-
ment Of AriZona's body polluc Which
is plainly retrospective which is the
antithesis OF progress. and winch mas
sought with the utmost resourceful-
ness. since the veriest inception of
statehood. to pervert the functions OF
government to personal aggrandize-
ment, have left open to me only a single
course which 1 can conscientiously
pursue
No Personal Desire For Office.
in making this decision, ] hardly
need disavow any merely personal de-
sire to be retained in public office.
However profound my appreciation OF
the honors and responsibilities already
conferred upon me by the people Of
Arizona, and Notwithstanding any hon
est pride that I may nave taken On
striving to fulfill my official obhsa-
tons both faithfully and well l discern
I OLE amt in I..
approaching campaign ON the con
trary. / conceive the coming contest
for All state offices to be one In which
issues rather than personages viii fig
ure. Condensed to sentence or TWO,
the real predominant issue consists OF
human rights, disposition to progress,
and majority rule. on the one side, and
reactionaryism. predatory purpose and
minority rule upon the other
Question OF self Government
''The civic and political values Inn
mediately at stake reach FAR beyond
the present and are frauEht with por-
tentous possibilities for Arizona's citi-
zens of today and for pOsterity as
well Whether Arizona, loyal TO her
Constitution. shall continue steadtast-
Is ON her course or adherence 10 pro-
gressive ideals. OF constructive, rep
reseutatfve government, and OF aoso-
lutte freedom from corporate tyranny.
or whether. following the painful pre-
cedents OF many another state, she
shall come under the yoke OF dollar
despotism, bend the knee TO special
privilege. and trail the glorious gar
meut OF her fair young statehood In
the mire OF ruthless. capitalistic eN-
ploitation is the issue. clearly defined,
on the eve OF the 1916 campaign
More concisely expressed, the ques-
ton is. shall the people OF Arizona
continue to govern themselves. or shall
they supinely surrender their natural
heritage Of self government to those
same powerful corporations. which al
ready have acquired extensive control
OF the public press, and which are in
tent upon the adoption OF such laws as
would constitute an evasion OF their
own Just taxes at the expense Of the
farmers. the projectors Of small bust
nesses and the home owning workers Of
the state?'