Arizona republican., 1916-07-23
Too Mary in Office

supervisors in their budget estimat- ed that five deputy sheriffs would be sufficient; in 1914 while we yet had saloons they also estimated that eight deputy sheriffs would be sufficient, but in 1916 when the county is dry and the state is dry, we have more deputy sheriffs and automobiles than ever be- fore in the history of the county Bishop Andrew Kimball of the Mormon church recently deliv- cred at Salt Lake an able address on the benefits of prohibition in Ari- zona in which, among other things, he said: There has been reduc- tion in the force of peace officers" If prohibition has reduced the num- Der of peace officers in other eoun- ties in Arizona, which we do not deny then why has the number of peace officers in Maricopa county been increased? For answer we re- fer you to the Court House Ring.
 I do not blame Jeff Adams alto gether for this. but 1 do blame the supervisors of the county who, I'm told, have forced such things on the sheriff. possibly over his protest
 The Line of Succession
 Years ago Judge Baker was coun- ty attorney here. He was a most able and efficient officer and put in Judge Bullard as hIs assistant. When Judge Baker went out of this office Judge Bullard took his place and put in Judge Lyman as his as- sistant. When Judge Bullard went out Judge Lyman became County Attorney and put in Judge Candy as his assistant.
 Last year by manipulation of the Court House Ring bill was passed with the Emergency Clause creat- ing a new court for this county and Sid Osborn while exercising "A lit- tie brief authority" clandestinely appointed Judge Lyman to the bench Cover the protest of the ma jority of the local bar) and by fur ther manipulations of the same ring, Judge Candy became county at torney. Thus we have had, as it were, a regular chain of political apostolic succession from Baker to Gandy-and the end is not yet.
 The Court House Ring
 There is a we'll organized county Court House Ring here which should be overthrown in any event. This ring seeks by the appointment of kin folks" and ring folks" to office. by excessive expenditures of county money and by the appoint ment of unnecessary officers to per petuate itself in power. .... His Platform
 I wish to go on record as opposed to ring rule, graft and corruption of all kinds. To Nepotism, or the ap- pointment of kin folks" to office. To professional jurors
 I am strictly in favor of economy on all lines, speedy and just dis position of all cases and grand jury.
 Admits Physical Misfortune
 Dunbar's Weekly, which does the county printing and appears to be Judge Lyman's mouth piece charges that I am crippled in the head as well as in the hip-Tn let the people say if l am crippled in the head bu plead guilty to the charge that Tn crippled in the hip. It is all too true that years ago horse fell witt me and made me a cripple for life and that I've not taken step il years without pain. I regret ex- ceedingly that Judge Lyman's of ficial organ should thus attack m. and bring my crippled hip into thi: campaign to my humiliation, bu not to my disgrace If I remembe right Pope was hunchback, ByroI a club foot, Milton was blind. Mose' stuttered. St. Paul had thorn il his side. while the worst said of m is that l have nail in my hip.
 Conclusion
 The politicians are against me il this fight. The newspapers ar against me in this fight, but I cal upon those who are against Rim Rule and in favor of a fearless, in dependent and impartial Judiciar to rally to my support in the demo cratic primary.
 1 alone am responsible for tn conduct of my campaign and hay no campaign manager of any kin and have no campaign fund wit
 which to influence this election bl
 in the language of the scriptures 2 If thy heart be right as my heal 5 is with thy heart, give me th
 hand" .-(Adv.)