The Winslow mail., 1920-10-29

my opponent. That fight was won
by tireless energy and hard wark and
do claim to possess the one and
a capacity for the other.
No Better Than Territory
AS I have said, we have for nine
long years waiting in vain for our
senators to really land something
worth while at Washington for Ari-
zona AS far as I have been able to
see, we have been no better off there
with two senators and a representa-
tive than we were with a delegate
without vote. 1t is only because
honestly believe that I can duplicate
my performance of 1908 in getting
you statehood that I have laid aside
my private pursuits and again sought
your suffrage. If 1 did not honestly
believe I could make good, that l
could get the things have promised
to work for there l would not now
be asking you to send me to the
United States senate.
No Time to Lay Down
I do not pretend, my friends, that
I am any superman or that it takes
such an one to get results at Wash
ington. You could do it yourself if
you would go after it. Henry
Ashurst says that anybdy can get
appropriations at Washington. I
agree with him, but neither he nor
my opponent have done SO and 1 will
tell you why. They do not go after
them. They lay down and admit that
they have lost before they start. At
Casa Grande the other night, Mark
Smith told an audience that it was
absurd for me to claim that I could
get federal aid for that great pro-
ject. He said that he had fought for
it for 80 years, that it would prob
ably take 10 more to get it and then
IL years to build it. What chance
has man in that frame of mind to
win the San Carlos or anything else
for Arizona?
How Our Senators Work
If you will bear with me min
ute, l am going to cite you an in
stance of how our senators work in
Washington. While the war was at
it's height, I had occasion to take up
matter of business with the war
department. 1 was in New York at
the time and was told that I would
have to see General Bell at Gov
errors Island. l saw General Bell
and he referred me to Secretary of
War Baker. I went to the telephone
and called up Henry Ashurst at
Washington. I told him I wanted him
to make an appointment for me the
next day with Secretary Baker He
expressed considerable. surprise that
l should think of such thing, say
ing that he and Mark Smith had been
trying to see Secretary Baker for a
week, but had been unable to do So
He tried to discourage me from COM
ing to Washington, saying that such
a mission would certainly be futile.
Threw Cold Water On Enterprise
Il am going to be in Washington
tomorrow and I am going to Sec
retary Baker," I replied "Well,
come on them" said the senator,
"but it will be time and money lost"
l took the night train and reached
Washington early in the morning. l
had breakfasts and, calling a taxi,
went to Senator Ashurst's apart
ments. He and his amiable wife were
just finishing breakfast. I had known
them both for years and they re-
ceived me most cordially. 1 repeated
the purpose of my visit. Ralph" :"
said Henry, you will never make it,
Mark and 1 have been trying in vain
for week to see Secretary Baker"
IF you will take me down to the
war department and get me by those
three lines of guards, that is all
ask, l replied The war was on
and they had the war department
building heavily guarded 1 will
agree to that" Henry replied, "but
will not promise to get you far
ther," and so we started out
Showed Ashurst. How to Do 1t
We passed the guards, by the SEN
ator presenting his card, and sue
ceeded in reaching the ante room of
Secretary of War Bakers office.
There were 40 to so people waiting
most of them army officers.
Don't you see,' said Ashurst,
you will never get 70 see the sec
retary."
Just wait and see," I replied, and
we sat down right near tthe door to
the secretary's private office.
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