Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-24
CAMPBELL HOLDS
 BIG CROWD FOR
 NEARLY AN HOUR
Goes Into Labor Troubles, Reads Correspondence and Other Data to Show What He Had Done

Gov. Thomas E. Campbell at the City Park last night addressed large assemblage of people, before whom he laid his record as chief executive of Arizona frankly and fully, particular ly with reference to his performances of duty during the trying strike peri cd of last year
 At the conclusion of his address, Governor Campbell declared that he was not out seeking votes, but mere ly an understanding and a square deal. He said he believed that with his knowledge of conditions in Ari- zona and of the needs of the state he could be of more service to 1t and the nation as governor of Arizona than he could as a soldier, but that If the people did not agree with him Tn this on election day then Nov. would find Uncle Sam in possession Of Thomas E. Campbell, soldier. Ring ing applause greeted this and other remarks of the speaker.
 Taking up the strike period. Cover nor Campbell made it plain through the Introduction of telegrams and AGlLtIS lAdl uE AAcu HOAAN eAA4 AAA NAAN power of the chief executive of the state to prevent strike disturbances and that failing in this he had con tinued to exercise his office with fair ness to all the people of the state, re membering that he was the governor of all
 He defied his maligners in every part of the state, who have continu- ously alleged him to be the tool of the corporations. to produce any single item of evidence in support of their assertions. He pointed to the eight hour law in Arizona as legislation which he introduced and secured the passage of in the territorial legisla- ture more than twenty years ago, and he pointed to the fact that it was during his service as tax commission CT for Arizona that the taxation upon the states mining industry and its railroads had been started upward and kept climbing. Some representa- tive of every mining corporation in the state, he declared, had rendered him the courtesy of calling during hls tenure of the office of governor. but so much as implication for any man ner of favor His office had been open at all times to all corners and for each there had been the same manner or courteous reception and pa tieqt hearing awaiting.
 Relative to the strikes in the state in 1917, Governor Campbell presented correspondence establishing that he had asked for troops prior to the oc- currence of strikes for all of the districts which subsequently suffered these and for the Ray and Ajo dis tricts. Troops were sent to the latter districts and I. w. w. plans which were in the making for trouble in these quickly went to pieces. He held that if the federal government had conceded the troops which he asked for Bisbee, Clifford-Morenci. Globe Miami and Jerome in advance of the outbreak of their strikes the latter would not have occurred. Considera- ble of his correspondence with Wash ington he was obliged to refrain from making public because of sense of confidence that he did not feel that he had the right to break. no matter what personal advantage might at tend
 As to the Bisbee deportation. the governor produced evidence that upon hearing rumors of trouble in the dis trict on the morning of the 18th. he