Arizona republican., 1918-09-26
Need Budget System

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 Need Budget System
 The efficiency of the state board of health should be increased. and a di- rector paid enough so that he could af- ford to devote his entire time to this vitally important work.
 "A real budget system should be adopted. Every department of the state government should furnish an accurate forecast of their requirements for the ensuing two years, and the ap- propriations should be based on tlfat and that only, and the trading so pre- valent among members of the legisla- ture, based on pet appropriations, stopped
 And now" said Mir Campbell. i've come to a consideration of the l. W. w. situation, both when I was gover- nor and now. This is a great big issue right now, and it was a great big issue when I was in the governors chair. I invited Grover II. Perry. who is now languishing in Ieavenworth, and his associates to come 10 the office and see if we could not find some way to peacefully settle matters and avoid the trouble that seemed to be loom ing up.
 perry's Threats. Right there in the office of the gov ernor of Arizona he told me frankly what they intended to do. He said that they would start by tying up the cotton industry by calling out the workers: that they would follow this by paralyzing farming by taking out the farm hands on strike; that they would then attack the copper industry and the other great industrial enter prises of the state in the same way. and thus pave the way for time when there would be no more bosses. He told me that they would demand siX-hour day at $6 a day. and then q four-hour day, and that they only wanted shorter working hours so that they could use the extra time in spreading their insidious and poison ous propaganda.
 l "I told them that if they did these things they would get into jail, and they laughed. They are an outlaw or ganization, and should be so declared by the state legislature. as they have by the United States senate | Settled Regular Strike. l When the first mine strike started, it was among the mine workers, the regular miners. We had that settled when the 'wobblies' broke lose-and the trouble started.
 | T am not asking for sympathy. was embarrassed by the position had been placed in by the election con- test, but l am not hollering.' be- lieved then that I had been elected gov ernor of this state, and I still be- lieve it.
 MT. Campbell then told of his con- nection with the trials of the lawless "wobblies" in Chicago. and read from his files communications from the officials of the department of justice and the government prosecutor who secured the convictions at Chicago un- der the espionage act. and concluded with q ringing appeal to the voters
 Up to the Voters.
 Its up to you," he said. Ito decide the issue. I want to be your governor during the reconstruction period. fol l firmly believe that within two year. we shall see the Germans whipped and our boys back home, and the great task of reconstruction and readjust- meut to be solved. I want to be youl agent in the clean-up.
 Tt is not the power l want. if i, only the privilege of making good witf the people of my home state. I be- lleve that I can do more to help wir this war as your executive than ir any other way, but it is up to the peo. pie to decide If you decide agains me. shall humbly doNwhatever I car to win the war as a soldier in the ranks