Tombstone epitaph., 1922-04-02
SENATOR RoseRrs piscussEs PRoPosGo DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION.


 Senator Charles NJ. Roberts. of Wilcox. we'll known Democratic war horse. who was in the city . few days ago. asked regarding the proposed Democratic conference to be held .n Tucson in the month of April. had the following to say:
 q am glad to see that a great deal of interest is being taken just now in considering the proposed Democratic Convention. which is supposed to meet at Tucson on the 5th day of May next. It is interesting to note that most Of the present once holders seem to see in this meeting a person al menace: others just as honestly see in it menace of the peoples rights as provided under the direct primary. and it might be well to in- ject a thought here. that if the Dem  ocrstic ofllce holders had spent half the time and energy building up 6 Democratic organization rather than a personal organization. the state would not now be afflicted with Republican administration which has almost bankrupted it by extravaganza and managed to get what money it had left in banks that have failed. and they have failed to tell us as yet whether or not this money is all lost.
 As one who labored at all times for all the liberties which the people of Arizona enjoy under their constitu. tions and knowing I would never be guilty of advising them in any way to give. up the least of these liberties un- der their present state government. advice to the disciples. to council to- gether. and all peoples or organiza- tions which have made a success have found his advice good Let us con- sider some of the things which coun- cling together has brought about. Germany's fate was sealed when the Allies after counciling together had agreed on a program Take the h. dian tribes of America; as long as they met at the council house they had strong aggressive tribe. When the council fires no longer burned. the tribe soon went to decay. Take the great labor organizations. who have succeeded in raising their standards of living for their families in their own country, by counciling together and organizing. Take into consider ation that great Republican victory of two years ago. By counciling to gether and by organizing. they won this victory in spite of the fact that they had not one redeeming trait; in spite of the fact that their majority in the senate for two years was that boodier Newberry whom they by theil own resolution giving him his seat de clared him to be the greatest boodlel of his time and warning the party that 1t was not safe to stand for many more like him Take the great bod, of farmers, who do not council to gether, and look at the result. The, do the work of the world, feed it, pa, most of it's taxes. work sixteen hour each day, the whole family, and if th' work on the farm was paid for ,, the hour as other labor is paid the. would be the most prosperous peopl' in the country. for they work tw, shifts each day.
 Having confidence in the chairman and secretary of the Democratic cen tral committee, whose loyalty to Dem ocracy and to the direct primary. nj man can question. and believing thei experience in the last campaign lead them to the conclusion that state wide meeting of the Democrats befor the primaries. to discuss politics. { council together. to discuss candidate to agree if you will. to recommend ticket, geographically balanced, who's personnel shall be of 'hs hizhes standards, and whose Democracy car not De questioned. the work shal show for itself. If they put . lot c traitors on the ticket people who { not represent the principles of Den ocracy, their action should at leas sbed lot of light on the subject an thszr work vin not be approved at tn