Mohave County miner., 1918-05-18
ENTERS GUVERNUR5HIP RACE;;
 OSBORN ISSUES STATEMENT

l. w. w. IS not knowingly in league with these powers, it is, just as surely, doing their work.
 l am progressive and have always stood for advanced legislation. At this time the progress of the world is threatened and the most progress sive action that can be taken is a united and absolute devotion to the great task before us, for America and the Allies must win a complete vic tory or the world is plunged in dark ness and the progress of the past cen turies lost.
 The business of this nation is war. Our petty quarrels, personal antagon- isms and differences of opinion must be forgotten, or at least submerged, for the common good. In other words, we must get together as one great na- tion, with but one aim, one purpose and one effort; the spirit of friendli- ness and cooperation must take the place of distrust and antagonism, and particularly must this be so between the employers and employees. Surely now is the time for the great indus trial and financial interests of the state to prove indubitably that their patriotism is true blue and intelligent; now is the time to show clearly by ac- tions as well as words, that no ad- vantage is to be taken during the war of organized labor. Only in this way can the lingering suspicious of conser- vative labor be removed and the anti patriotic and trouble-breeding propa- ganda of radical labor agitators be rendered harmless. Industrial peace cannot be expected as long as "there is no strong sense of partnership be- tween capital and labor; it cannot be anticipated until labor and capital cease to be suspicious of each other. In this state their differences now are more. fancies than realAthey can and must be brought together Tn a spirit of friendliness and mutual un- derstanding, realizing that their m terests are in common, that strife and antagonism are detrimental to each, and at this time dangerous to the progress of the world.
 In ordinary times it should be and is, believe, the purpose of the state officials to conduct the affairs of gov ernment in an economical manner, and in these extraordinary times, it IS not only a duty but an imperative neces- sity that the strictest economy be practiced-that all waste, even to the minutest degree, be stopped. Red tape and cumbersome governmental ma chinery must be eliminated, man-pow- or and dollars must be released for war purposes. The financial burdens of the war will, of necessity, fall hard upon all our citizens, and l pledge mv best efforts to the reduction Of state and county expenditures. .. In general, pledge myself, II elected governor, to devote my tune and whatever of ability l may pos sess, to
 Speeding up war work.
 Promoting a spirit of mutual under standing and confidence between em- ployer and employe, safeguarding the rights of each.
 Destroying the influence of the l. w. w.
 Promoting the efficiency and econ, omv in the state government and all the departments thereof.
 At this time when our government is imploring its citizens to invest ev- ery dollar-yes, even cent-possible Tn Liberty Bonds, and Thrift Stamps; when the need is so imperative; when the Red Cross, Y. M. c. A. and kin dred organizations must be supplied bv voluntary contribution, with funds to carry on the great and necessary work to which they are dedicated, It seems to me to be the part, aH least