Arizona republican., 1920-10-03
SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 3, 1920
Bigotry is the crusade of the dead against the living.
 Anonymous.
A Courageous oovsrnor

Greatly to tho credit of Governor Campbell he does not trim his sails to every passing breeze; he does not temper his remarks according to the local ity In which he is speaking; he Is not all things to an men. The governor has gone squareiy on record being unchangingiy opposed tho disspatins of Inc state lands being carried on by the state land department to the injury the test interests of the state. injustice homesteader and small farmer and stocknan and the irremedIa loss to all people a gift made in trust to future genera tons.
 He has shown how he has fought a good fight behalf of Arizona and her rght-hinking citizens. but has been checkmated by the politics-playing members of tho state land department the staunch representatives Of special interests who wish to con tlnue their great holdings. 10 the detr- mt Of the state.
 Finding himself aloue on the state land board in hs efforts to preserve this great heritage Governor Campbell has carried his cause to the people and has made tho issue square and definite one in the prrsent campaign
 When Governor Campbell appeared before Flagstaff audience recently he was in the heart of one the great catte-rasins sections of the state question of the leasing of state lands for graz Ing purposes is vital one to the cattlemen who have been active in urging that the old order of things with the conduct of the state land department be continued They had been extremely satisfactory before and they desired change.
 less honest. straight forward and courageous nan than Governor Campbell might have been some Khat circumspect in his views concerning change the land department in talking to such audi nee. more crafty politician. like Governor Cox Or might side-stepped. he might have bought Of tho effect outspoken opposition 10 the sishcs of the big cattle interests could the way of votes ait the coming election.
 But Governor Campbell is not that kind of man. In his Flagstaff address. in all his other addresses. he made it plain that he is in fight Q save tho state lands for the small stockman ven as the larse that he squarely opposed to the ying up these great in the interests ,f the big stockmen alone. Being well acquainted ac Is familiar with all the problems that confront them. especially in the present deporabe financial conditions nevertheless. he reminded them that hese lands given to the state for a specific ,urpose they placed in trust to be admin stered for future generations and that he. the representative of the people would his every energy that he may be true to that trust and not administer these lands that any group will bc benefited the exclusion of others, though that group represents the third largest industry in the state
 The fair and square statement by Governor Campbell of his position this fight for the people and for future generations of Arizona is invita- ton to all fair and square men and women cattle men. sheepmen others. join him. that justice may be done the small cattemen, the farmer and Tho and that the faith entrusted in the administration of this great heritage may be kept