The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-09-08
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 but please send to my dear old moth 1 CT, good son-in-law." Uaughter). "Oh no. they are not asking anything | for themselves; they are just hoping l that the Democrats will do the wrong | thing, so that mother will get good | son-in-law' ." (Applause).
 MT. Ward then declared that if elected to the office of Governor, he | would positively decline to be a can 1 didate for reelection under any cir cumstances, because of the fact, | | first. that the Governors appointees | aTe tempted to usually build up a 1 i strong political machine in his inter- 1 ests in order to maintain themselves in office, which always results to the l detriment of the people; and second l 1 ly, because he does not believe in a | few individuals monopolizing the | gubernatorial chair to the exclusion of all other aspirants. If Governor | George (referring to HunD is going l to hold it for three or four terms" he observed, 'and Governor Tom (refer- | ring to the present incumbent) is go | ing to hold it for three or four terms, | and Governor Charley( the speaker) | | joins Governor George and Governor | Tom to hold it three or four terms | also, let me ask you, for goodness sake when any other man is going to | have a right to aspire to it. Let's put ! it another way: why, you mothers 1 who are here tonight, in the morning when you are washing the ears of your ten-year-old baby. and look in his eyes so lovingly and think some day. son, you will be governor-what chance, I ask you mothers, is there for the little boy to ever secure this 1 off | ernor Tom and Governor Charley are going to hold it on and on forever?" ! (Applause) That is the meanest ! thing that I say in the whole cam paign" added MT. Ward, "and Gov ernor- George and Governor Tom both 1 laugh at it and say that it is a good point. So L am going to try to break the line of descent, (applause) and to hold it for a terms of two years
 and then give you men of this state and you little ten-yeaU olq boys a chance to aspire to it when you are
 grown up" (Applause).
 The speaker then declared the great issue in this campaign to be
 the cost of government, saying that ihe does not propose to allow anybody 1 to camouflage this issue. but will ap- i pear on the platform to help Gcv- ernor Hunt keep it alive up to No
 vember 11th in the event he himself
 should be defeated in the primary. Tn this connection he said that fur ther economy is possible in the state house as well as in private house holds and business enterprises, but
 that the Governor alone. while he can
 help indirectly. can do very little directly in lessening the tax burden.
 It would be easy for me" he went on
 just to shout I'll reduce your taxes
 immediately that I get into that of flee. but if I would I would be lying
 to you. and I have not found it neces- Sary to lie to make a success in my
 personal or in my professional life, and l am not going to commence ly ing to the people of this state fer the sake of getting any political office l (Applause). want to say to you
 men and women, that whenever any body whispers that kind of stuff in
 your ears, they are treating you on
 the theory that you are a fool and
 don't know any better. Now you
 keep that in mind"
 Mir Ward then assured the people
 that he would do everything in his
 power. if elected, to curtail expenses , of the state government and clean
 up the present indebtedness.
 The speaker sprung little sur
 prise in winding up, saying that
 throughout his campaign he had not
 and would not ask any man or wo- man to vote for him. ''The office of
 Governor is of such moment" he said
 it is of such power and it means so much to your veal or woe. that I have said to the men and women, , you take these things home and let | srz T
 , the farmer with his neighbor and the , business man with his associates
 and then if your judgment tells you
 that. it, would be wise to select me as - the standard bearer to run against 2 the Republican candidate. then 1 will : appreciate your vote. But. men and ( women, if your judgment tells you to 3 vote for my opponent. Governor Hunt I if your conscience directs yCu that
 that is best for the people and your
 party, vote for him, and l will haye s no criticism of you. Not only that i after he is nominated. if he should
 be nominated. I will be found sup
 porting on the platform. if they wish n my services, after l get rest-I 5, have got to have rest-but it don { > make any difference; will be found e supporting him just as I have in the
 past"
 . In conclusion Mir. Ward told tn" |, joke about the plantation boss throw. s ing such a scare into the bad nigger that when the latter quit running he was so far away that it took him three days and nights to come bacH home. So~ he observed, that those who have flown the ranks of the party have had a good scare, and
 are now drifting back They have N been far away he said, But they are coming back home this fall, with a Democratic victory for whomsoeveI may be nominated.