The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-10-06

land.
 The hospital contract system under
 the Republican administration is a
 national disgrace. We condemn the
 machinery provided and the methods
 adopted by the Republican party fo-
 the aiding of the eX-service men as
 inadequate and inefficient, and espe-
 cially condemn the action of the Re
 publican president in vetoing the ad-
 iusted compensation bill enacted by
 congress, and particularly condemn
 the action of the Republican senators,
 including Senator Cameron in sus-
 taining the presidents veto, and thus
 stultifying themselves in the eyes of
 all honorable men, contrary to pre-
 election promises and pledges.
 The action of the national admin
 istration in seeking to interfere with
 the civil rights of the laborers of this
 country by means of an unjustifiable
 and illegal injunction is reprehens-
 ible. We denounce the injunction and the procedure for it's attainment
 as indefensible and contrary to the rights of our citizens guaranteed un- der the constitution of our country
 We deplore the selfishness of the Republican state administration in unnecessarily and unjustifiably in. yolving. the Colorado river and it's development in partisan Republican politics, thus interfering with the early development of land irrigation, and electric power within our state and deferring for an indeterminate period the utilization of the natural resources of our state.
 We charge the Republicans with business incompetence and political cowardice-with incapability to un- derstand the problems of readjust- ment, magnified by it's OWE acts to the dimensions of world wide bUsi- ness and industrial tragedy, and with the utter lack of outrage to fairly and squarely meet them. Women and children starve; men cry fir work and there is none;; unrest engulfs the land-the hour is as dark as civili- zation has ever known-while the old guard reactionary Republican machine in the congress of the United States, steeped in partisan ship of the most baleful type, com- placently enacts makeshift special interest tax measures, erects make shift special interest tariff walls, jockeys with the peace of the world, blows hot and cold with our country s heroes and smugly crosses the shame of senate seats bought with special interest poodle by boodlers convicted for their crimes. Rome burns while these Neroes fiddle. Just ore bright ray shines out of the Republican small but courageous phalanx of Progressives, co-operat- ing with the democratic minority, have prevented actions worse than any taken; have amelliorated project ed offenses; have forced some small to the cause of righteous legislation. We commend and con graduate them. We commend ana the Democrats who have joined in this cooperative effort, ana declare it is to be a true Democra- tic principle to earnestly, sincerely, and unselfishly work with all the forces battling for the right.
 Failure of State Administratio
 In Arizona the Republican adm1n- istration, chosen in a moment of resentment - resentment born of distressing conditions for which that party was itself to blame has recorded a stupendous failure. If agement of the peoples affairs, or i wanton sIothfulness and profllgate waste. The state is represented with on many and divers occasions in distant parts, but at home the business of government Ianguishes. or, according to the vary {, ing temperaments oI the several ad- | officers, flourises like a green bay tree watered with lavish hand. And the tax rate mounts higher and higher. It never was so high before. There never was a time l when the people were less able to bear it. It is not strange that on all sides is heard demand for the end of it all. The burden has become ! too oppressive to be longer meekly 
 We denounce as un-American and contrary to good government the use of public funds by the Republican state administration for the purpose ,f building up political machinery md discriminating against the citi- ,ens of our state on account of their political affiliations where contracts Ire being let and public funds eX- pended, and, particularly point out he failure of the Republican admin stration of this state to enforce the aw requiring competitive bidding where such public funds are being 
 We denounce the deplorable mis by the present Repub- jean party of the state in the ad- of the banking laws of he state of Arizona, and charge that ,artv with a loss approximating one lalf-million dollars of the public unds of the state of Arizona by it's disregard of even common sense business principles. We par icularIy condemn it's course of ac- ion in regard to the affairs of defunct banks within this state.
 We charge the Republican admin stration of this state with a failure o propose or offer any solution for he amelioration of the revenue prob ems of our state government, and particularly with it's failure to sub nit CT propse a workable budget aw, after havirsg called the state egislature into special session for the purpose of considering such legisla- . tbty