Arizona republican., 1916-11-01
TOM CAMPBELL G|VESDEMOCRATS SET BACK, WHENHE SUCCESSFULLY ANSWERS ALL THEIR QUESTIONS

They fired a number of questions at Tom Campbell, republican candidate for governor. last night at the high school auditorium. They wrote them out carefully and sent them up on the rostrum to him oy messenger boys.
 And he answered every one of them
 What do you think of prohibition and how do you stand on it?''
 This was one of the many questions asked Mir. Campbell and he answered il cheerfully and even eagerly by re- plying, "l am for prohibition and
 wrote the plank in the republican platform. endorsing 1t although it was slightly changed afterwards. And if | am elected governor l will try to en- force the prohibition law as 1t should
 oe enforced. Let me also add that
 the proh bition amendment on the
 ballot is going to carry"
 In connection with this statement
 he read one of the letters purporting
 to come from bartenders in Los Ange- les, claiming that it would be possible
 to sell liquor in this state under re
 publican rule. MT. Campbell declared that the letters were sent out directly
 from Governor Hunts office and ad- ded, "I am surprised that the chic i executive of this state would resort to
 methods so mean. so lowly and SC
 cowardly as to attempt to put over anything like that"
 But when he explained many other
 things. 1t was easy for the audience
 10 deduce that the administration
 forces would resort to anything in their excited attempt to stem the overwhelming tide or the republican charge to victory.
 ,lN ,.f state government" This was anothe of the questions.
 T think John Dunbar had some thing to do with this question" as
 serted Mir Campbell. Tt sounds liks some of the foolish questions he has
 been asking for two weeks past"
 T only wish he would have added. How would you reduce the cost of governmen; in Maricopa county But then he isn't q loyal Maricopan. Twenty per cent of the amount of
 money produced in this county is spent in government By direct taxes tho people Of Maricopa county are
 paving into the state sl.o00.000 per year while the total income of the county IS slightly in excess of s5.000,- Nc0 from it's products. This Is an in ,rease of over 800 per cent in the past five years. The proportion of increase in the state Is corresponding
 The tax levy Of 1911 is exceeded ty $500. 000 more than the improve
 ments that have been made during the past five years.
 But here Is where I would reduce -he cost Of running the state con
 tinued MT. Campbell. The state pay roll during the month of June. wher most of the people are away on thei' vacations. was $47.ss3. This is moro 1 than eyer has been spent And if any of you folks in the audience have missed some of your friends. but hav' | heard that they were doing well just let me know their names and l vii find them here on this list of state
 employees l hold in my hand.
 "Tn the state industrial school they
 have three teachers and Ii guards Why not reverse this2 Let us pu'
 this institution under the control of the etate school superintendent and work for the reformation of these yoUngstcrs
 Tn the governors office there is q private expense account Of S5o00 in addition to the salary Of $3.000 per year for a secretary. Then there is a contingent expense of 5000, don't think there is any need for an ex- genditure of ss,050 for clerk hire in this office. Certainly we haven't heard of any constructive policies that he has put into execution that requires all Of these clerks The ter itorial governor, who had many more things tp do. only had one secretary and one stenographer 1 thing this
 amount onght to be cut directly In
 two
 The state game warden Is paid s4 GOO a year in addition to all oi his travelling expenses. and abou; sS .000 more than he collects. He Is q good fellow. but spends most of his i.me writing poetry about the gov ernor. However. right now he is di- rectinR his literary efforts at me. H. has five or six deputies chasing ahou' .he state supposedly after game, bu they are certainly playing the game, euegest that this work all be giver