The Arizona copper camp., 1918-05-25
TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA:

TO THE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA:
In offering myself as candidate for
the nomination on the Democratic
ticket for Governor of the State of
Arizona, | wish to submit to the vot-
ers and citizens of this State the fol
lowing reasons why | am asking for
your support to the highest office in
the State and my position on some Of
the vital and leading questions, and
pending legislation, which in my OPT
nion should be worked out and finally
adjusted to the mutual benefit of all
concerned
First pledge my support in any
and every way to the President of the
United States in the vigorous prosecu-
tion of the great war in which we are
involved to a final and successful con
clusion
Second am in favor of and will
lend my assistance to the development
of all the great resources of our com
monwealth for the benefit of the ma
ton and the citizens of the State.
Third will encourage and protect,
Eas far as in my power to do so, capi-
tai invested and used in the develop
ment of our State and it's resources.
Labor disturbances in the gerat
mining centers of Arizona in the past
four years indicate that some rene
dial legislation is necessary to prevent
the continuance or recurrence of such
conditions. Our country is in need of
every pound of copper our mines can
produce, and in order to secure the
best results, capital and labor should
Iput aside differences, great and small,
and all work for the common good, to
the end that our Government be not
deprived of the useful and necessary
mineral commodities for the success
ful prosecution of the war On the
shoulders of the laboring men and
women fall greater and more difficult
burdens, all the necessaries of life
have advanced in price, and will con-
tinue to advance, and to meet these
conditions, employers of labor must
realize the necessity of increasing
wages in proportion TO the increasing
cost of living. Legislation regulating
the compensation of working men and
women is difficult and delicate prob
lem, but there is no reason why some
fair and equitable basis may not be
reached, whereby those who produce
the wealth of the State will in
greater measure share in it's profits
Strikes and labor troubles being
disastrous to the men who strike, as
well as to the business interests of
the State, deprive the Government of
the copper products of our State,
which is essential to the successful
conduct of the war With a view of
adjusting these matters SO that capital
will be protected in it's investment,
and the laborer be given just and
equitable wage, in order that he may
be able to meet his obligations, take
care of his family and thus remove the
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cause of discomfort and put an end to
strikes and labor troubles, ] promise
the people of Arizona, if, nominated
and elected Governor, that l will sup
port proper and constructive labor
legislation and the administration of
the same, to the end that our labor
ing class OF. people receive proper
compensation and consideration.
A just, equitable and uniform COM
pensation or liability law should be
placed on our statute books The
present makeshift is not satisfactory
to either employer or employee. ]
would favor the appointment of joint
committee of employer and employee
with power to jointly formulate such
a system of laws as would fairly and
reasonably compensate the injured
employee or his family in case of
death, for submission to the Legisla-
ture for proper action at the earliest
convenient time.
FOURTH will insist that all public
offices of the State and county are ad-
ministered efficiently and economical
ly, SO that the burden Of taxation may
be held down to the minimum, and
will advocate and work for such laws
THAT will be the means Of bringing
about the often promised and seldom
realized economy in State government
FIFTH am for supplementing our