Arizona republican., 1918-07-21
|. M. Laney Tells Why
 He Asks Reflection
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF

TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS OF
 MARlCOPA COUNTY:
 l am too busy with official work to be able to meet many of you personally at this time. Besides during these war tlmes the candidate who spends all of ms tune on the streets, or elsewhere talking politics, probably ought to run afoul of the work or fight" regulation Accordingly, having been elected coun- ty attorney of Maricopa county for a term of two years, I now take this means of submitting some of the facts upon which l now base my claim for renomlnation as the candidate of the democratic party for this office:
 The court records will show that I have prosecuted many more murder and other serious felony cases than any other county attorney in the his tory of this county and with an excep- tlonally high percentage of convictions III all proper cases.
 By dint of hard work and virtually unbroken line of convictions in boot logging, gambling and disorderly house cases, this county is now cleaner and freer from intoxicating liquors than ever before in it's history. This can be verified by inquiry from any man of the type who buys whisky when it is available
 During my term in office the county attorney has made the first really ef- fective effort in years to collect tl.e large amount of taxes long delinquent in this county. In this manner I have saved for the county thousands of dol lars in taxes which would have been outlawed if they had been neglected as in thespast several years The statute for years has made it the duty of the county attorney to bring suit upon de- linquent taxes.
 l have been the first county attor- ney of this county to procure the con- viction of physician for performing a criminal operation: the first to ef- fectively deal with the sale of medi- clneS, tinctureS and essences contain ing percentage of alcohol; the first to establish the law that roodles and other card games played for money although not specifically denounced by the statutes, are games the running of which is prohibited; the first to put every nickel in the slot machine in Maricopa county out of business; the first to make selfsupporting and even financially profitable to the county the matter of employing detectives to catch that type of bootlegger which cannot be caught by men known to be officers of the law. and the first to succeed in the distasteful duty of con- victing woman of homicide. I men, ton these matters, not for the purpose Of recalling to the public mind the mis- fortunes of any defendant, but merely in making the point that my office has worked hard and perhaps has shown something more than ordinary ability in bringing indicators to justice.
 In all official opinions, l can consci- cautiously say that have carefully hewed to the law without regard to fare. Following this policy has even led to the reduction of my own salary by $50 per month. along with the re- duction of certain other official sal aries, upon my own opinion given to , the board of supervisors.
 I trust that I have been of some ser vice to our country as government ap- , peal agent in connection with the draft l In this capacity I have shut my eyes to ) personalities and tried to attain as : high a degree of acc--acy and fair ness as was possible. If by virtue of
 this work l have lost the good will ot some. I welcome that sacrifice, which is small, indeed. for so great a cause } Of those who approve of my admins tration will speak a kindly word with } their friends and neighbors I shall greatly appreciate it because my oppo- l sition has more time for personal cam s paigning than have l.
 r Yours respectfully. 7 L. M LANEY.
 (Adv.)