Arizona republican., 1920-09-03
Mir. Clark and His Party

The only given from source why Hon. F. s. Clark is not entitled to the republican nomination for United States senator is set out in the statement that he has not taken an active part in Arizona politics in recent years. In the first -paces the statement is incorrect. MT Clark has for rnorexthen quarter of a century displaying all the Keen interest every good citizen should feel in politics. And he has constantly and consistently manifested that interest to the present day
 He has been prominent in the councils of the re- publiran party He took an active interest in both campaigns of Governor Campbell and was largely contr5butory to the results of those campaigns He always been of his perty for any ser forsthe upbulding and the strengthening or the partse
 There who believe that there is a cer- tain Snfount of dirty work that must be done in politics. We believe that that is necessary though we will admit there is always great deal pf 1t done both parties But we do not think that fven believe it is essential would go faf as advise that those engaged in it are en titeds in the form of places of honor which should se filled only by who incapable of dirtyswork We rather reserve such places for men who have kept themselves clean This is the more necessary republicans of Arizona to do since they must depend to such degree upon democratic support An independent democrat may be brought to vote for good clean republican of marked ability 1T hie own ticket is lacking of such candidate, but can expect him to vote for republican whose
 
 questionable republican politician.
 Mir Clark has been politician in the that he has taken deep interest and clean and active part in politics. He has never been perniciousy active. He has played politics as to deprive himself of respect of himself. of the respect of any faction party, of the respect and good will Of democrats.
 The Republican is supporting Mir. Clark, and thousands of republicans will vote Tuesday for his nomination entirely without regard to any part he. has taken in politics. They will vote for him because superior. overlapping qualifications for the office of United States senator and they will work for. him and vote him the cheerfuIy because of campaign he has made giving it shis time and spending his own money withfn the limitations of the law.
 Reverting to the political record of Mir Clark for a quarter of a century his is the kind of political work that it is the kind that puts parties on foundations and builds them It is the kind of work that lasts from campaign to campaign and from generation generation.
 The ward politician is creature of todoy dis creditfd broken tomorrow We can see them all atputus Those have been here long enough to look hack over decades remember the mon who nave posed party leaders and who were cepted az party leaders Many of them are yet liv- ing but nearly all the who were tricky and active political leaders have been cast aside. pushed off the tottering pedestais on which they were mounted and which then seemed firm and permanent
 What is wanted in the United States senate is one who the making of a statesman We do not claim for Afr Clark that he Is statesman Few on being sent to the senate for the first time have been statesmen. The only exceptions who statesmanship in the house of rep resentatives and have been promoted the senate. Arienza never yet enjoyed the honor of produc- ing a statesman, but we believe that Mr Clark is in possession of those qualities of which ship may be developed