Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-10-27
OUR CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES
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The candidacy of both Lieut. Thomas Maddox and
on ar Hayden for representative in has laid
an embarrassment upon all voters OF Arizona who do not
solve their political peIeXtes by the strict party rule
and the independent happily increasing in
bers every year Any embarrassment however, that in
tegfnt discriminating suffer is relieved by
the certainty that Arizona will be most ably represented
III the house of the SiXtysNth Congress by either Lieu
tenant Maddox or Major Hayden.
The Republican,. independent newspaper of Pro-
gressive Republican tendencies. under its present
ship and management has uniformly supported Mr. Hay
den and his service III has justified the support
we have given him. OF his usefulness and his energy
IN eaif of Arizona and ArizonanS we have had almost
daily proof. In other than the existing circumstances
Mr.. Hayden would be worthier of support than
Tor he has steadily grown III usefulness.
But there other circumstances. Lieutenant Mad
dox after giving proof of his capabity i'll variety of d
rections early entered the service of his country and
wears the uniform Of the Engineers i'll France At the time
he offered himself he beyond draft and there
then likelihood that he could egabe in other than vol
untary service. His act of high patriotism 1t
such a recently brought to Representative La
Guardia of New York the reimbursement of the Repub
and thecomment of the silent endorsement of the
Democrats OF a Democratic congressional district
If Lieutenant Maddox possessed other quaifica-
ton than his uniform his patriotism
would not support him against Mr.. Hayden on those
grounds alone. for mindful that capable may
render his country effective congress than
he can in the field.
But Lieutenant Maddox is not incapable. His pub
lie has proved his alelnesS and his ability and has
given us satisfactory earnest of his performance in
gress
In these circumstances believe it to be the patri-
Otic duty of The Republican to support Lieutenant Mad
dock, acknowledged at the time, the achievement
and the worth of Mr.. Hayden.-Arizona Republican.
While the Arizona Republican lays claim to being an
Independent paper and has several occasions shown
dependence by giving support to Democratic candidates.
one instance being the support of Carl Hayden for
against his Republican opponent fear that its
present stand in giving its support to Lieut. Thomas Mad
dock for will strengthen the belief of its
readers in its independence
Knowing Carl Hayden, as the owners of the Republic
can knows him and he has times pictured
in that paper efficient and worthy representative in
congress, it will be surprising that an independent
paper. it should be willing to substitute in congress
untied and inexperienced man at time when it
should be acknowledged that experience and capacity
needed more than at other time i'll the past during the
lifetime of the Republican.
However it is most pleasing to the Daily Inter1la-
tOna and should be to the number of friends of Major
Hayden in the state to the leading paper the
give its unsuaified confidence to present congress
Maddox 1t is different from the ncaled for and
sustained assaults of the Republican newspapers of the
sustained assaults of the Seubcan newspapers of the
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