Arizona republican., 1920-08-06
CELORA M. STODDARD AFTER NOMINATION
 FUR STATE SENATOR

The announcement of Celora Martin Stoddard that he is a candidate for the republican nomination as state senator from Maricopa county was made yesterday.
 T have withheld my decision to make the run for the state senate, " sad Mir. Stoddard. subject to the Re publican primaries on September |, until I could secure ar expression fIOm friends and acquaintances. As a result of the many favorable replies, I feel that Maricopa county will support q candidate whose platform is summed up in the two words, Business admin . istration.
 "To my mind a member of our state senate should and must be, of necessi- ty, first and last a business man, in order to he odalitied to assist in ex- acting proIer legislation for the con- tinued welfare and prosperity of our great ccinnIoawealth.
 The duties Of a member of the legis- lature do not alone consist of enact ing new laws. It is just vital that old laws should be reviewed and changed if it appears advisable for the advancement and prosperity of the business of our state. Undoubtedly there are laws on our statute books today that should be repealed in or der not to hamper us in our increased and phenominal advancement of re- cent years.
 "The qualifications of the members of a legislature. as I believe them to be, are identically the same as those of managers of a large and growing private business They must enact and change the regulations and poll cies of the business as . conditions arise and as the business grows. They must study a trial balance sheet of the states business the same as they would that of an individual business in which they are intrusted with the duties of improving and increasing the profits. On the One side, we have a statement of assets and gross revenue from operation, and on the other side we have the liabilities and expense oi operation. The difference represent: our loss or gain.
 We know that the business of Ari- zona, in which we all are holders O. stock that is assessable by the pay ment of taxes. has a credit, a gain represented by our increased agricul- tural, mineral, etc. wealth and pros perity. Therefore the managers O this business (the members of tho l legislature) are not handicapped b, having to make a success of failure but they must study the balance shee and try to increase the net profits prosperity. They also must plan an6 provide for the future growth and in creased prosperity. at least the over head expense consistent with the de sired results. There are leaks anC wastes in any business that is rapidly growing that must be stopped. Tn my mind, these are the requi- sites and duties of a member of the legislature and they constitute my platform.
 Tn view of the fact that I am ar ex-service man. it is needless to say that I am for the x-service man an6 woman. There should be Legislation enacted properly cognizant of the ser vice they rendered not only to the state of Arizona but to the entirs United States. They did their duty and they did it well. I feel toward then now as I did toward the men of m, own battery when I was a first ser geant-Tn1 with you
 Permit me to say that if I am elect ed one of your state senators, shall never vote for any measure tha I do not conscientiously feel will len6 to the future economical prosperity and advancement and business of the State of Arizona, but on the othel hand you will find me fighting al measures that do not come up to m, ideas and standards of good business building not only for the present bu for the future"