The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-09-06
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the party is the Governor, and re-. gardless of which of our present as- pirants for the Democratic nomina- tion to that office is elected by the people in the November general election, l pledge myself to recog- nize that gentleman as the head of our Democratic party, the leader a. mong our partisans and to in every respect add to the power of his arm, his support among the people and honor in the nation. Too long with in this state we have been divided within our own house. If elected to this office shall carry no fight into the legislature against any pres ent or past public official. The things most helpful to the people which may be accomplished by the 1919 legislature are the harmonious working of all state functions, and the fullest cooperation between the executive and legislative branches of our state government. If elected shall be unhampered by pledge to any clique or faction. I shall use every resource to meet with the ac- credited representatives of the peo- pie in a spirit of fairness and har- mony, determined to do that which is for the best interests of the Demo- cratic party, the people of the state of Arizona and the nation.
 l fxx,1 ,-.xv rise to the most difficult political problems, those presented by the ac- tual conduct of the war and those to arise when the struggle is at an end. The most important of these prob lens is the coordination of capital and labor, to give the fullest support to the ,war during it's progress and during the period of reconstruction following the war, to secure to the millions of men released from the army, the most prompt and benefi- cial return to civil life and employ ment and to maintain the industrial activities of our country at the high , est point of production, that as a nation we may continue to exert the leadership of the world in peace as we are now doing in war.
 Through the profound wisdom of our president, we have quietly taken the most important industrial polit- ical advance in the history of demo- cratic nations. Formerly struggles between labor and capital have been conducted and settled solely by the two contending factions without ref erence to or interference by other outside and interested parties. This has been changed. We now have be- tween these two classes as a buffer and mediator the government rep resenting the people at large, who are always as vitally affected by in- dustrial disputes as the employer and employed. The great difficulty in settling so-called labor troubles has always been agreeing upon the means of arbitration. That is now afforded and when industrial differ ences arise, the government draws together the contending parties in conference and gives it's judgment dictated by the fairness of men in positions of trust, disassociated from personal interest and enforceable by governmental power. This new func- tion of government has altered the attitude of the industrial world as is very apparent in the ranks of both capital and labor. The policy of each has changed from militant to concil- iatory-and its effects are manifest not only in this state but in the na- ton at large.
 Governmental industrial media ton, although adopted purely as a war measure, must be continued in times of peace, for the security of the rights of the employed, the eta- p1oyer and the entire citizenship of the nation; and there should be elected to office in state and nation al affairs those men who are deter mined to accept the lessons of the present, continue them in the future, and refuse to take the backward step returning to the inadequate condi- tions of the past.
 I have no fault to find with the laws now upon our statute books some of them may be inadequate to the purpose, but the purpose is good and worthy of enforcement.
 No man is gifted with the know ledge which enables him alone to solve the varied problems arising in the administrations of state affairs. Upon propositions vitally affecting the interest of the people, firmly believe in the wisdom of formal con- sultation and upon hearings at which the state officer may impartially de- rive the enormous benefit of the ad-