Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-20

to any bank in this district and borrow as he wishes.
 The senator called attention to the fact that even those who are opposing Eim are admitting that he made a good, lair, unbiased and impartial J-Ige and that he was square with lhe working man when he waslon the superior bench or the stIte. He de claled that class government in Ari- zOna las been a failure, and that all ns asks is a chance tO show the citi- e ms of the state that there Is a square Ideal in this state for everyone and both sides. He pledges his confidence in the working man, be cited the man nor in which other candidates are spending money for the nomination, declaring that if he has to buy his way to office he prefers to remain out of office, he attacked the state pOliti- cal machine showing wherein it is costing the citizens of Arizona thoCs- ands of dollars, and cited the rise Tn the taxes of the poor man in propor- tion to the 400 per cent rise in taxes of the corporations. as proof cf his charges of extravaganza in supporting the political machine. He pledged his efforts should he be elected to a busi- ness like administration and to a close scrutiny of all state appropriations by the legislature and declared he will not. appoint state officers for political purposes but solely on the merit sys- tem, if elected. He cited the govern ment of the state prison where the governor appoints all employees as an instance of the misuse of the political power in this connection and showed how it works to inefficiency, and he declared his policy if elected will be only to appoint the heads of depart ments. holding them responsible to him. and they in turn holding their em- ployes responsible. He declared the people of the state are tired of the present prison policy and cited Ehe case of Mrs. Ernie James in this con neetion, showing how he was tried and convicted of assualt with a pistol and one month later was free on the beaches of California. This defect he pledged himself to correct, should he be elected.
 The governor of the state should be a big man, and one capable of assist ing in every endeavor of the state, he declared He cited recent Liberty bond drives and Red Cross drives, and similar war work, and inquired if the governor has ever been known to make an address to assist in their pro motion
 "On the other hand.7 he declared, The has been advertised and photo graphed as knitting sox and sweaters for soldiers. I pledge you that if I am elected governor l shall find some more useful way to put in my time than in sitting knitting"
 in summing up, the senator declared that he stands for the prolS;tion O. the working man. and that he wanls the support of the working man, just as he stands for the protection of every individual and every man and woman in the state, and just as ne wants the support of every man and woman in-the state. in closing he declared that service to the state IS above personal aims in his desire to be governor. He pleaded for union of action. declaring that unity is neces- sary in the several states of the union just as it is necessary in the men and women of the United States.
 Let us work for the time when the harbors Of the United States will be null O. ships" declared the senator bringing back to this country, perhaps little thinned in ranks. the men who have made democracy safe in Europe Let us work for the time when the boys will return saying we have won over there and let us be able to say we have fought over here, and let us work for that time when the writers Of history in the great future may write down that liberty dates from the day when the Americans landed in France and begins the final conquest For free dom