Arizona republican., 1920-03-18
TO THE VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS
 OF PHOENIX

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 You hear all kinds of criticisms and all kinds of that come from parasitic aggregation to which never did belong and never could lower myself sufficiently to apply for membership
 Having been solicited by friends and neighbors as I have, to become candidate for the mayor ship of Phoenix consider it more the duty of citizen than an honor
 I know Government, and concede to no living man more thorough knowledge of this big sub ect than possess and if elected 1t is my desire to discharge this great responsibility with honor to myself and profit to the people trusting though I have plenty to do and my payroll, material, and provision bills are among the largest distributed in Phoenix.
 am under no obligation to any man any ag- gregation of men. I do not want to be elected un- less you people have sufficient interest m your city to insist that your commissioners lend me the proper support. I have neither time nor the strength to wage continual warfare with "soap box" politicians and "cheap political crooks, in the endeavor to do the best possible for the city. Neither have 1 any time to be on continual guard against the insidious methods and sophistry of the so called learned hypocritical Pharisee.
 THE POLITICAL CROOK MAY BE THE BOLSHEVIK IN CIVILIZATION BUT THESE PHARISEES ARE THE T. w. Ws, AND I HAVE NO TIME FOR. EITHER CLASS.
 know the difference between speculative dol lar and tax dollar and that is something few voters understand If they did we would not, at this time find ourselves in the maelstrOm of Gov ernmenta destruction. Men of wisdom, know we have no Government because we have allowed the cost of the administration of 1t to destroy 1t, and it is time the people paused sufficiently long to get their latitude and longitude and see Whither they drifting.
 THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS TOWN ARE TOLD IN THE USUAL PUSSY FOOT WAY THAT THEIR TAX RATE IS S1.10 PER HUN DRIED. TAKE AWAY THE CAMOUFLAGE NAKED TRUTH, SQUEEZE THE WATER FROM INFLATED VALUATIONS AND THE TAX RATE IS NEARER $3.3O THAN TT IS $1.10.
 STUDENTS, ANALYSTS, AND THOSE KEEPING TRACK OF SUCH SUBJECTS, KNOW THAT THE COST OF THE ADMINS TRATIoN OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 1121S IN STATES TODAY COSTS AN AVERAGE OF $15OOO PER CAPITA FOR EVERY MAN, WO- MAN AND CHILD, IN THESE MUNICIPALI- TIES. ADD TO THIS AMOUNT THE FURTHER FOR COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL GOV ERNMENT, UP KEEP, AND THE COST IS OVER S500.00 EACH.
 Of one hundred men, whether single mar red, laborers employers, how many, on their present daily income can pay such excessive Gov ernmental costs from their incomes and have sufficient left to decently clothe and feed them selves and families.
 The business judgment that has been exercised in the attempt to secure proper water supply for the city of Phoenix is a disgrace to the men pro- noting the scheme Any man. knowing material, and the present cost of construction, knows that in the first place. this improvement cannot be put in legitimately for 1,3OO,O00.OO Informed and honest men further know that REDWOOD used as pipe line for such length pipe line is the last word in construction incompetency
 Informed men know there is no pernanency in buried line made of REDWOOD. If buried its bind ing will not last If constructed above ground it is always subject for attack by rodents the average 'ignoramous' armed with gun and wanting to shoot at somethong. Again excessive leakage is impossible to prevent.
 AM RELIABLY INFORMED THAT THE