The Arizona copper camp., 1916-10-13
BIC CONTRAST
BETWEEN K|BBEY
AND ASHURST

PRESCOTT, Ariz. Oct 10. The
striking contrast in the presentation
of campaign issues by Governor ]. H.
Kibbey, republican candidate for Unit
ed States senator, and Henry F. Ash
urst, democratic nominee, during the
past week has greatly redounded to
the benefit of the republican candidate.
He has come honestly and openly be-
fore the people with constructive
message of force and eloquence and
has made no attempt to hide the is
sues behind wild flights of flowry ora
tory and political bunk
On the other hand, his opponent in
the democratic ranks has raved about
the tall pines Of Navajo county, the
golden sunsets that paint beautiful
pictures on the sides of the Grand Con-
yon. He has worked himself into a
frenzy over the desolation caused by
the great European war and even talk
ed about the seven hills of Rome, the
building of the pyramids in Egypt, the
fall of Babylon and many other histor-
ical events that have no bearing on the
campaign. He delivers interesting lit
tie lectures that would interest a class
of high school students in historical
research, but all the time he cunningly
lodges the vital issues. So obvious is
hn hoe
something to hide
Perhaps the most truthful statement,
or at least the frankest one, Senator
Ashurst made during the past week
was at Winslow, when he told $50 peo-
pie assembled in the Electric theater,
Il have only been a small catfish back
in Washington during the past four
years, but 1 know 1 can be big trout
if you give me another chance" And
guments are.
Governor Kibbey is not a campaigner
of the Ashurst type. He makes no at
tempt to provoke excitement among his
listeners with tales of great heroism
upon blood stained battlefields. He
confines his addresses entirely to the
issues of the campaign. He tells, what
everyone knows who follows events,
of the many broken pledges of the
democrats, of the planks in the Balti-
more platform that have been forgot
ten, how the present prosperity is un-
questionably the result of the great
war, and innumerable other things that
every good citizen who is interested in
the progress of the nation, should un-
derstand. And in it all there is no at
tempt to mislead his listeners.
One has but to listen to conversa-
tions on the streets in the northern
cities and towns, to ascertain the pre-
vailing sentiment. Governor Kibbey
as a result of his honesty and straight
favorably talked about and most popu-
lar candidate seeking political hon
ors. His opponent is daily losing many
votes by his attitude of evasion And
this is true right in Senator Ashurst's
home town of Flagstaff.
Another interesting sidelight is be-
ing discussed here by democrats who
know Senator Ashurst very we'll, is
the fear he has of Congressman Carl
Hayden. The man from Maricopa
county has his eye on the senatorial
berth in 1920 and is already priming
and grooming himself for it. This oc-
casions the very evident suspicion
Ashurst entertains for him. The two
men have nothing in common and are
not to be found in each others COM
pany in the various towns. They both /
choose other democratic candidates to
associate with
Judge Otis j. Baughn candidate for
supreme justice, is receiving innumer-
able promises Of support from the bet
ter element all over the state. His plea
for a bipartisan judiciary is win
ming him many supporters.