Williams news., 1918-05-24
MOEUR ENTERS RACE
 FOR GOVERNOR

w. A. Moeur: born in Ten nessee 1865; moved to Texas in 1871, and engaged in stock raising and farming at an early age. Came to Maricopa coun- ty, Arizona, May, 1893 and immediately engaged in stock raising and farming.
 Elected to the Board of Sup ervisors at first State election in 1911; reelected to same office in 1914 and was Chairman dur ing both terms and resigned on June 3Oth, 1915 to accept the office of State Land Commission CT, which I still hold.
 Have taken great interest in schools, serving as Trustee a great part of the time have lived in Arizona. Assisted in formation of Phoenix Union High School District, and serv- ed on first Board of Trustees: assisted in organizing Tempe High School District and have served continuously on Board of Trustees since.
 TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZ- ONA:
 In offering myself as a candi- date for the nomination on the Democratic ticket for Governor of the State of Arizona, l wish to submit to the voters and citi- zens of this State the following reasons why I am asking for your support to the highest of flee in the State and my position on some of the vital and leading questions, and pending legisla- tion which in my opinion should be, worked out and finally ad- justed to the mutual benefit of all concerned.
 FIRST:
 I pledge my support in any and every way to the President of the United States in the wig orous prosecution of the great war in which we are involved to final and successful conclu- sion.
 SECOND:
 am in favor of and will lend my assistance to the develop ment of all the great resources of our. commonwealth for the benefit of the nation and the citizens of the state.
 THIRD:
 I will encourage and protect, as far as in my power to do SC, capital invested and used in the development of our State and it's resources.
 Labor disturbances in the great mining centers of Arizona in the past four years indicate that some remedial legislation is necessary to prevent the continuance or recurrence of such conditions. Our country is in need of every pound of copper our mines can produce, and in order fo secure the best results capital and labor should putaside their differences great or small, and all work for the common good, to the end that our Government be not depriv- ed of the useful and necessary mineral commodities for the successful prosecution of the war. On the shoulders of the laboring men and women fall greater and more difficult bur dens, all the necessaries of life have advanced in price and will continue to advance, and to meet these conditions, employ CTS of labor must realize the necessity of increasing wages in proportion to the increasing costs of living. Legislation regulating the compensation of working men and women is a difficult and delicate problem, but there is no reason why some fair and equitable basis may not be reached, whereby those who produce the wealth of the State will in greater measure share. its, profits. . Strikes and1abor troubles be- ing disastrous to men who strike, as we'll as to the business interests of the State, deprive the Government of the copper products of our State, which is essential to the successful con duct of the war. With a view of adjusting these matters so that capital will be protected in