Arizona republican., 1918-05-04
SIDNEY OSBORN
 ANNOUNCESHIS
 0WN CANDIDACY

The political campaign is rapidly shaping itself. Formal announcement of the candidacy of Secretary of State Sidney r. Osborn for the democratic nomination for governor has been made in the following letter addressed by Mr. Osborn to George Jay of Douglas, on Thursday. A copy of if came into the hands of The Repub- lican that day but was crowded out yesterday morning:
 May, ?, 1918. Mr. George Jay.
 Warren, Arizona,
 My dear sir:
 Yours of the IS instant asking whether or not l am or intend to be a candidate for the democratic nomin- stion for Governor of Arizona, and if so, where I stand on various matters of great public importance received. In reply thereto, permit me to say, most emphatically, that I am a can didate for my party's nomination for that exalted office, and in announc- ing my candidacy l do so sensible of the great honor such a nomination and election will confer and realizing the grave responsibilities attached thereto.
 It has been said by some that there ore no issues or principles at stake at this time, and that the only reason a candidate can give for his can didacy is that of personal ambition. This cannot be true-is not true. One who is a candidate for the great of- flee of governor solely for the per sonal qualification and honor attached thereto is foolish, and anyone who seeks the office to represent any in- dividual or group of individuals other than the whole people, is worse-ne is a knave.
 This is a most serious and critical period in our country's history and the paramount issue is and must be Americanism as opposed to all dis loyal and semi disloyal people, whether individuals or organizations, who impede or hinder or attempt to hinder our government in any way in carrying on this war to an ultimate and complete victory. The time when one could be passively loyal has passed. One must now be one hun dred per cent American or traitor. There is no half way ground. We must either aid the boys in the trenches or stab them in the back.
 
 hinder the government in this hour of national peril, there is no doubt, and it is against this element, whoever they may be and wherever they may be, that the forces of law and the forces of public opinion must be di- rected. I cannot, do not and will not, for moment, countenance the or ganization known as the I. W. w. an organization that believes in and teaches destruction of life, destruc- tion of property, opposition to law and order, and which declares that the question of right and wrong does not concern it in it's activities"
 Is it not a sinister significance, or at least sinister coincidence, that both the Imperial German govern ment and the I. W. W. base their policies on the principle that the question of right and wrong does not concern them in their activities? An organization whose principles are such is a menace to the progress of this nation at all times, and particularly so at this time, and must not be permitted to exist, but in combating its activities and eradicating it's in fluence, we must move quickly-We must act fearlessly-but always in a lawful manner. Arizona is and must be a w-abiding state, and individuals cannot be permitted to take the law into their own hands.
 The Hohenzollern, master of pro- psganda, has his agents at work 1T every state sowing the seeds of dis cord and discomfort, stirring up strifC whenever and wherever possible, re- tarding production, destroying crops fno fa fire to shipyards, and in every othe. conceivable way hindering and delay. ing our government in it's effort tt do it's full part in the prosecution O the war against the Central powers and if the I. w. w. is not knowingly in league with these powers. it i, just as surely, doing their work
 l am progressive and have alway stood for advanced legislation. A this time the progress of the world i threatened and the most progressiv action that can be taken is a unite and absolute devotion to the grea task before us. for America and tn Allies must win a complete victory O the world is plunged in darkness an the progress of the past centurie lost.
 The. business of this nation is wal Our petty quarrels, personal antagon isms and differences of opinion mus be forgotten, or at least submerged for the common good. In other word. we must get together as one grea nation, with but one aim, one pur pose and one effort; the spirit c friendliness and cooperation mus take the place of distrust and an tagonism, and particularly must thi be so between the employers an employees. Surely now is the tim for the great industrial and financis interests of the state to prove in dubitably that their patriotism is tru blue and intelligent: now is the tim Id show clearly, by actions as well a by words, that no advantage is to taken during the war of organize labor. Only in this way can tn lingering suspicious of conservativ labor be removed and the anti -patri otic and trouble breeding propagand Df radical labor agitators be rendere harmless. Industrial peace cannot | expected as long as there is n