Imperial Valley press., 1921-05-16
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F[AYS bEAL
T D R HIS
STAND
Governor Says He Favors
!, Yuma Road and Does Ar
tistic Job of SHINING on
Local Assemblyman.

Governor William ~. stephens ana
Assemblyman w. F. Beal must not
speak as they pass by. The governor
in letter to The Press says Beal is
hostile to him and in his communica-
tion he pays his respects to the as
semblyman in no uncertain language.
Incidentally the governor sets forth
that he is giving earnest consideration
to the Yuma highway bill, and he says
that the Yuma road ought to be built
and as sooh as funds can be provided
for it. He also wants it understood
that he is just as friendly to Imperial
county as he is to any other section
of the state. The letter of the COVER
nor follows:
Mr.. M. d. Davis, Publisher,
The Press, Ell Centro, Calf,
My Dear Sir:
Permit me in advance to thank you
for the use of the columns of your
paper to address the people of I'M
perial county with reference to the bill
appropriating $350,O00 for the Yuma
road which at this time is in my hands
for approval or rejection.
l am reliably Informed that Assem-
blyman w. F. Beal is in hostile atti-
tude toward me and is circulating pc
titions and developing a "drive" for
such demonstration as might be val
culated to force me to sign this bill.
l wish to assure the people of I'M
perial county, with whose interests
am as sympathetically concerned as
with the interests of any other county
in the state, that the bill is having my
earnest consideration. The Yuma road
should be built at an early day if pos
sible. Whether or not the funds can
be provided at this time l am as yet
unable to state. l have before me a
tremendous task in dealing with the
flood of appropriation bills that the
legislature, sent to me. l must deal
with them with the greatest care, hav-
ing in mind always the definite limita-
tions of the revenues of the state.
The fact that Mr.. Beal throughout
the session maintained hostile atti-
tude toward me, and the further fact
that he continues in his political at
tacks will have absolutely no bearing
whatever on my final action on the bill.
He thoroughly misrepresented in the
legislature the sentiment of the people
of Imperial county. He allied himself
with that group Of legislators thai
served the special interests and took
it's orders from the so-called "tax as
sociations" that We're financed and con-
trolled by large interests seeking to
evade just taxation, and who with
other organizations assisting them be-
came odious to all fair people pos
sessed of accurate information.
Mr.. Beal is evidently going forward
with them in the active campaign they
are announcing to drive from public
life every man who voted for the King
tax bill in the legislature and every
other official who supported that
measure. His activities at the present
time are a part Of the general program
of those who were driven from political
control ten years ago and who now
seek to regain control of the state gov
ernment for their own selfish ends.
From personal knowledge gained
through long years Of contact ! know
that the citizens of Imperial county
believe in free and uncontrolled gov
ernment, serving the whole people
rather than serving group at the
expense of the majority. Public util-
tiles should and will receive consid-
-1erate traetment, fair and just in every
way, but they must not be permitted
to control or dictate California's legis-
lation and governmental activities else
the people will again be politically en-.
shaved, without voice in governmental
affairs.
Let me reassure you that the hos
tile attitude of no political malcontent
is going to affect me in any fashion
in reaching a determination upon this
bill. / am the representative Of the
people Of Imperial county as much a:
l am the representative of any Other