Graham guardian., 1916-07-14
4 MANLY ANNOUNCEMENT

4 MANLY ANNOUNCEMENT
The following endorsement Of the
candidacy for the nomination Of
George A. Oney for governor Of
Arizona appeared in the editorial
columns Of the Douglas Intcrna-
Llona, a paper edited 10y man who
was IA form,r resident Of Graham
county and Intimately acquainted
with him during his entire residence
in Arizona:
With friendship for ali democrats
and enmity for none, staining
squarely on the principles of equal
justice for all and special privileges
for none, upon which the democratic
party was founded more than one
hundred years ago and which has
sustained this party since, principles
which will live and be in evidence
wherever successful government is
found, Hon. Geo. A. Oincv formally
announces his candidacy for COVER
nor Of Arizona.
The things for which Mr.. OIney
will stand in his pre-primary cam
paign and through his term Of office,
should he be elected, is found in a
'etter written to Judge A. G. Baker,
Of Phoenix. In this letter, now
adopted in the formal announcement
of his candidacy, Mr.. Olney @ppe Is
to neither passion or prrJudlce for
his support. He :; SKIS for votes End
p! omises in return to devote his time
and talents to providing a govern
ment which wi allow every citizen
and every class nf citizens to stand
equal before the law and conrribuI e
their just proportion Of the tax bur
den, according to the value Of their
earthly possessions.
Mr.. Olnev has been successful in
many lines Of business during his
residence Of more man a quarter of
century in Arizona, since he was a
mere lad, learning to rope the COW
lOC calves, to the present. During his
lifetime in Arizona, he has been en-
gagged constantly in the cattle busi
ness; this he has clung to tenacious
iy since his first engagement on the
range in Cochst county. He at one
time owned more than five hundred
acres Of cultivated land in the rich
Gila valley in Graham county; he
established, with business assOCia es,
a successful hardware business in
Stafford, which he sold when he re-
moved his home to Phoenix six or
seven years ago; he also established
an ice factory and creamery in SAT
ford in which he still holds an inter
est. And during his business career
he has many times been called tc
perform important and honorable
official services; he was four years
sheriff of the county and before that
deputy at Clifton, rated in those
days as a wild and woody camp; he
served in the territorial council one
term, was member of the board OF
supervisors for two or three years
and for a time was a member Of the
territorial board of equalization, re.
signing this position when his assO
ciates refused to join him in increas,
ing the assessed value of Arizona
railroads to the same figures on
which these roads paid taxes in Cali
fornia and New Mexico. In the year
1900 Mr.. OIney was chosen as a
delegate to the national democratic
convention, held that year in Kansas
City and commissioning William }
Bryan as the democratic leader fol
the second time.
Those who have known Mr.. Olney
either as a private citizen or public
official, as a business man or neigh
Dor, will testify to his worth as {
citizen of Arizona and to his capa
bility to fill the highest office in the
State.
This paper believes it would be ar
act of wisdom on the part of Arizona
democrats to choose new leader fOl
the coming campaign, man who
will be counted worthy the vote OF
every democrat; such man as Hon
Geo. A. Olney.