Arizona republican., 1917-02-02
Untruth in Advertisinq

untruth in Advertising
 There is department. rather a section of The Republican which the trustee whoever he may be. of the contest fund Governor Hunt purchased and consecrated assured truth, wherein to be published from day to day, accurate of the progress of the Hunt Campbell con- test proceedings. So far these accounts until yes terday morning. had been fairly accurate. though lacking in completeness the accounts in the columns of The Republican
 But yesterday morning there appeared in that devoted, dedicated space, matter which would bring tine trustee" under the displeasure of the loosest most liberal truth in advertising" law that drawn The matter prepared either with intent deceive prejudice else in gross ignorance the facts which it pretended to describe.
 The matter related introduced the day before by Senator Campbell creating a welfare board whose business it shall be visit all offices, institutions and prepare a report their investigations to be submitted this legislature but to the It represented in this section consecrated truth" that this a aimed at democracy and by democracy the trustee" of course former Governor Hunt.
 The ntroducer of the bill, framed by the senate appropriations committee, is democrat. believe far better democrat than the former his trustee and certainly, democrat who has far better standing within his party. than the late cleo tion proved the former have The bill is business in which ulterior purpose is ceaed could be concealed. It is first attempt that has been made give a legislature comprehensive information regarding the condi- ton and the offices and institutions The fact that the report of the proposed welfare board would not be made public until the meeting of the next legislature in 1919, would preclude any sus- picion that any political partisan factonal intended to be made of it.
 Governor Campbell moreover had nothing to do with this measure of Senator Campbelrs The gov and the and they are not in sympathy in politics The governor probably knew nothing of this excellent bill until he read of it's in troduction Such among the recommendations of his message.
 In the same consecrated spot in The Republican yesterday there appeared of the appoint ment by Governor Campbell of George H. Smalley of Tucson state examiner That construed by the trustee of Governor Hunts fund" incident of the conspiracy against democracy It was such appointment might have been expected MT Smalley is a of undoubted ability with record in Arizona of twenty years for integrity He is a republican and the governor is republican.
 We do not anything sinister in the appoint of democrat investigate republican officials or in the appointment of a republican investigate democratic officials If those officials who investigated honest and competent they have nothing to apprehend from the visits fair and competent MT Smaey
 The publication of these hints which could eman- ate only from a partisan the narrowest view are intended to create democratic sympathy with former Governor Hunt in the decline of his political for On November there was manifestation of a lack of such sympathy the part of half the demo- crats of Arizona, and do not think it awak- ened now. Democrats of Arizona have come o under stand that democracy is thing and Huntism is another and quite different thing.
 The Republican regrets appearance in its pages of this msinter prstation of the bill of Senator Campbell and feels that the indignation of the senate composed of fifteen democrats and four republicans against the trustee of Governor contest is justified and righteous.