The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-09-06
TOITHE ELECTORS
 IF GREENLEE CO.

| The state legislator is more truly representative of the people than any other state or county officer. In his hands is placed the high trust of enacting the laws that govern our daily business and social conduct The state is gauged in the estimate of the outside world by the kind and character of it's laws and the thor oughness and honesty of enforce ment, and by the dignity, wisdom and accomplishments of the state legisla- ture, in large measure are the res- idents of the commonwealth judged For these reasons, and in part in an- swer to MT. Lynch's current adver- tisement of his candidacy for the State Senate from this county ap- | bearing in the Mining Journal and Duncan News, I feel it required of me that I make formal declaration of my political principles and of my attitude and judgment regarding the more vital matters relating to the of fee to which I aspire.
 With much astonishment and re- gret I have read MT. Lynchs adver- : tisement, many of the statements of which in yelled attack upon myself, are unjustified, uncalled for and high ly meretricious, and of a character . that assuredly I can not allow to pass unnoticed. The substance of this political effort is cleary to raise the company and anti-company issue be- tween myself and MT. Lynch and to influence the voters of this county to settle that issue upon that line alone, as shown by MT. Lynch, re- gardless of our respective merits or abilities. I say this has been aston ishing to me, for in a e
 with MT. Lynch not more than two weeks ago, in which he suggested for various reasons my withdrawal of me THAT THERE WAS NO ISSUE BETWEEN US, THAT THERE WAS NOTHING UPON WHICH TO RAISE AN ISSUE, and that our contest was resolved into one of a question of ap- peal to the electors of the county Rp- on individual merit. I emphatically refused to withdraw, agreed with MT. Lynch that there was no issue, and accepted the challenge on the ground of individual appeal on merit. But MT. Lynch in his wider experience in matters purely political has gone gun ming. and has bagged an issue. re- fuse to accept it. It is a half-alive is- sue, that will be dead by the tenth of September. and one in which I am confident the voters of this county will not believe.
 Of all the candidates before the Deople of this county for the various offices within their gift, MT. Lynch, alone. has raised the cry of "com- pany" and seeks election on that is- sue, and in asking the voters of this county to vote for him and against me because I am "a high salaried, confidential employee" of lone of the largest interests" MT. Lynch ad- mits that in all other ways I am bet ter qualified for the office of State Senator than himself. Without any fear of charge of egotism. thor oughly agree with MT. Lynch in his judgment and admission.
 Fr his advertisement, MT. Lynch hurls this at me: "**has experience justified us in believine that he (that is, Elliott, the hire'ine. The r"renthesis is mine) will sacrifice his own employment by acting ad- versely to the interests of his en- rloyer, ,***I base my candidacy on the proposition that man cannot SSINo lWO uldSloTS.
 That, my friends, is a gamblers estimate of the honesty of man, that it is conditioned on price.
 I am an employee" of The Ari- zona Copper Company but not in the sense of MT. Lynch's language I am an attorney retained by that company and have the right to en- gage in general practice, which for the past two years has been gener- .ously furnished from all parts of the county. Both MT. Lynch and the court records can give testimony as to my ability to serve both this con- pany and my other clients drawn from the body of the county.
 In answer to this charge of MT. Lynch, say to you as I have recent " said to gentleman who has long been of prominence in the political affairs of this county and genuinely representative of the interests with in whose protecting embrace MT. Lynch would now be publicly drawn, and for whom I have a sincere res asked me. Elliott, do you feel that could divorce yourself from your
 
 and if necessary, sacrifice what you have secured in this district with the company for what you would con- sider proper action in the Legisla- ture?" My answer to him was, as now reiterate in answer to this charge, '1f I am elected to the Sen ate, during my term and while en- gagged in the performance of the du- ties of that office shall be an ''El- liott" man, and according to my best judgment and ability I shall cast my vote, exert my argument and fn- fluence in every daily session. on which my health will permit my at tendance, upon every measure pre- scented, for what I believe to be to the best interests of all the people of the County of Greenlee and the State of Arizona. regardless of what in- tereSt cOrDOrafi or individuaJ in-