Bisbee daily review., 1917-04-13
JUST 4 QUESTION.

people m Arlzona who nave wanted 10 know what con- stituted Democrat. The Hunt folks have been very pessimstic regarding the Democracy of many the state They question a mans democracy because he did for Hunt I nmany instances. however, they did vote for others the ticket with Hunt. The Arizona Republican under the heading of What Democratr makes some interesting observa- tons:
 Here they are:
 Whether a member of political party is to be de. barred from activity behalf his party happens not to approve single party candidate is archaic question raised by the attorneys for former Gov Hunt in the gubernatoral the other day Forty fifty years ago in the old yellow dog days such question might have been debaable but hardly now. when party lines wavering breaking they have been doing for twenty years.
 This subject brought up in question asked by Mir Ives of Mir. Shumway democratic election worker in Snowflake precinct whether because he not in sympathy with the candidacy of Governor Hunt he not guilty of impropHety in accepting democratic election function.
 "Mr. Shumway has been life long democrat He is of standing in his community, and is high ~cer in his church. For he did not believe that Arzonas interest would be best served by the aectOn of Governor Hunt Therefore. his preference Mir Campbell though it does appear that he was active in his behalf or that he had stated his to man. He to have exercised control only his vote and to have attempted other Eercise. ri There two ways in which Mir. Shumway may have regarded the situation Either that the principles f democracy embodied in Governor Hunt and hat they inseparably attached to him; NIT. Shumway may have reasoned that the principles of democracy embodied either in the democratic candidate for constable of Snowflake precinct Or look at the matter another way and still regarding ddate for governor constable party expression. ne have regarded the welfare of the state the pre- inct as much more vital than the success of one or TWO candidates the democratic ticket Thus Mir. Shumway had either of two good reasons for not sup porting Governor Hunt t-.s
 Moreover, he found himself as the count showed, in large company of democrats It appears from the democrats of Snowflake precinct entertained tbe same view his with respect to Governor Hunt. We believe that half democrats of Maricopa and Ora nam cCuntles voted aeanSt former governor Witn great enthusiasm the republicans In all the coun- ties large numbers of democrats voted for Governor Campbell and many of them. leaders of the party for yeaEs, worked actively for him. In fact in county, did Governor Hunt poll nearly the normal democratic vote He made any sort of showing at all only in those precincts where there was heavy Western Federation of Miners and the Western Federation of Miners is not a democratic party organization
 Oher thousands of democrats did not go to the pcs Eat all and republicans abscented themselves We have met many of both. who said they were Campbell men but they believed that Hunt would certainly be elected They did not to participate in what they fetl would be defeat But for this sentiment the majority of Governor Campbell would have been of such volume to have precluded a contest
 Tt is better to be good citizen than be either good democrat good republican No good citizen is bound by the choice of majority of comparatively few members of his party at primary tand primaries are well attendedl to support the candidates nominated there that so would always have the rule of the minority general elections by independent action of thinking that parties are kept in good condition The party must be purified and ddates by the votes of members of their parties will make parties discriminating in their choice of didates. The party conventions learned that and that the primaries have taken the places of the con ventions the people must learn the lesson"