Weekly journal-miner., 1918-10-02


 at that time instead of yesterday"
 Reverting back to war issues, the speaker told of his creation of the State Council of Defense.
 And I thought it a pretty good council. too. Your present governor was appointed a member by me, but he never attended a single meeting during my administration; never made a single speech in behalf oi war work, or addressed a single Red Cross meeting or aided in any way in 1917. Why? Because if he couldn't be the boss, he wasn't interested in the war work
 Hunt His Real Opponent.
 These are facts, absolutely. And let me tell you that, while he would not accept my challenge to put up to the people again their choice between the two of us, he and his system are my real opponents in this race. Not Colter; he has only been gobbled by the system as a figurehead'
 Mir. Campbell said that he intended to devote the next three weeks of the campaign to speaking in behalf of the Liberty Loan, to aid, insofar a, possible, in making the world safe for Democracy" to use President Wilson's words.
 "But while we arc at it, we had bet ter make Arizona safe place for decent people to live, also," he con tinued.
 Mir. Campbell charged that Hunt and his system still are in control oi the executive, legislative and judi cial machinery of the state, and had been ever since statehood. He point ed out how ''the gang" was able to maintain this control, although hay ing but a minority voting strength, by the disinterestednes of the voters in not going to the polls, and pointed out that, at these crucial times espec- ially, it was the duty of every citizen to cast his or her vote.
 Its the same old fight with the same old gang, and its up to you to settle it this fall" he declared.
 Favors Death Penalty.
 Mir. Campbell then entered into a discussion of his acts as governor, and. touching on some of the initiat- i've laws to be submitted at the No~ vember election. declared himself in favor of the law permitting the state to do public work by contract as well as days labor, and of the restoration of the death. penalty for murder in this state.
 At present. state work ca only be done by days labor" he said. which is not only costing from 3c to 40 per cent more than if done un- der contract, but is also the founda- ton for a big political machine. Con corning the death penalty, I admit once favored anti-capital punish ment. and supported the repeal law, but I did it through ignorance. Dur ing my eleven months in the gover- nor's chair I found that the only thing murderers feared for was their own worthless lives. They considered life sentence to mean, under present affairs, only a few years imprison- ment at most, with resulting in> crease of homicides. Here in Arizona I've found that anti-capital punish ment don't work
 Eduational System Weak.
 After the applause following these declarations had subsided, the speak. CT attacked the present public educa- tional system, declaring 1t did nor function, and was chiefly responsible for the fact that Arizona's illiteracy was four times greater than the aver age for the United States, although the per capita cost for education in this state was greater than for any other state in the Union, save two He also charged that, under present conditions. the educational bureau was likewise used as means for per petuating the system" in office, and added that # elected governor he would recommend revision of the present educational plan.
 Touching on the charge of his op ponents that his eleven months ad- had been "cxtravagant." he pointed out how, for six months of that time, the same old Hunt ap- pointees had held office. as he did not remove a single official until after the court had upheld him as gover- nod He had entered office to find all state institutions threadbare. he said, and these had to be rehabilitat- ed. and called attention to the fac, that while the Commission on State Institutions had expended some S4o,- poo for 1ol7-lS, for the ensuing yea, it had asked an appropriation of S207,- poo, including the sum of S2567 for the maintenance of an automobile for the governor, despite the fact that there is no law in Arizona which pro- vidcs a car or its maintenance for the chief executive"
 Has Registered For War.
 Mir. Campbell also stated he favor ed state budget system, which would do away with much of the waste of public funds, and hold the governor solely responsible for any of administration. |
 Touching on the state highway to Jerome. MT Campbell said he favor ed it when in office and believes in 1 its necessity now, "and if elected shall appoint a state engineer who l will build that road where it ought to po''