The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-09-15
HAYDEN RETURNS FROM LON |
 SESSION
Arizona's Popular Congressman Sees
 Certain Democratic Victory.

PHOENIX, Sept. 12-Looking as fit as the traditional fiddle and bub- bling over with enthusiasm and confi- dence in the success of President Will son and the democratic party at the polls in November, Congressman Carl Hayden arrived from Washington this morning accompanied by Mrs. Hayden
 Its mighty good to get home again." said the congressman, as he was greeted by number of friends ..n the Hotel Adams lobby, "and I am glad to see everything and everybody looking so well and so prosperous. We have had a hard session at Wash ington but we have results to show for every minute of it.
 Asked as to what might be expected .o happen on the border, the congress man said that, in all probability, there would be little, if anything, done un- til the joint commission has com pleted it's deliberations. He expressed the opinion that Carranza is becoming stronger daily and that he is getting the country well in hand and will be able to back up the deliberations of the commission. )I
 Congressman Hayden has remained at his post in Washington throughout the entire session and has taken an active part in the deliberations on all he great questions that have come before the house. He has been able
 do much for the state and feels that the people will recognize that it IC HtIf, a
 ,ade it impossible for him to return earlier. He has been able to make no canvass for a re-nomination and bases his appeal solely on what he has done for the party, for the nation and for the state of Arizona.
 Referring to yesterdays elections in Maine. he claimed that the returns gre indicative of sweeping demo- cratic victory this fall as anything less
 han 15,000 republican majority in the eastern state may be considered lemocratic victory.
 T have nothing to regret" he said, because I remained at my post of ''!ty instead of returning to Arizona for the primary campaign. l know that I would have been severely and
 lstly criticized had I have been away
 om Washington when the legislation 4 2ad employees took place.
 ''The next congress will again take ID this question and : am satisfied
 hws can be enacted which will pro-
 ect the public, do justice to the rail .oad companies, and be fair to their mployes This can all be accomplish cd without imposing involuntary ser
 Jude upon any man.
 Mining on Indian Reservations
 By staying in Washington I was able to pass my bill through the house .lhich authorizes mining on Indian reservations. I am confident that our senators will put this measure through the senate during the short session which begins next December. The enactment of this bill into a law means that over nineteen million acres of land in Arizona will be opened to the prospeotor and to mining develop ment. I firmly believe that in time there will be as large producing mines within the reservations as are now found anywhere in Arizona.
 The Copper Tax
 | When the revenue bill passed the Senate I immediately interviewed the House conferes and urged them to ac- cept the Senate amendment which re- moved the tax on copper. This was done in the last night of the session when the conference report was adopt ed so that l had the pleasure of see ing the motion to strike out the cop
 per tax, which I first offered in the house, finally prevail.
 | Following a short rest on his ranch near Tempe he will plunge into the fall campaign.