The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-01-13

thought to the moral or economicalI effect such a policy would have upont America and it's people. Even now, although they are in complete con trol of the government, they seem incapable of understanding the funda- l mentals upon which prosperity for | America depends. They have, and l have had for more than ten months, | the power to ratify peace treaty l that would include all the nations of the world; yet, they have sub i stituted for this separate treaty l with Germany that is nothing less than a disgraceful abandonment of the principles for which this nation sacrificed it's people and wealth; it l is a desertion of our allies who, with us, fought for a common cause; it is a betrayal of the worlds hoped-for peace and better internat 5onal un- derstanding. It is a national shame that America has entered into trea- ty that ignores the principles for which two million of our youn men fought A ratification Of such treaty clearly demonstrates how far this country, under republican rule, has drifted away from the principle ot fair dealing-a principle to which America has long claimed adherence.
 Craftsmanship would indicate that
 there can be no return to a substan-
 tia1 prosperity nor can the world be
 restored to it's economical equihbr-
 ium until policy of cooperation and
 friendliness has been unanimously adopted
 Inefficient Administration
 To the trouble occasioned us by 1 the blunders, prejudices and short sightedness of the republican nation al leaders. has been added the mis- fortune of a most inefficient and eX- | travagant state administration. The | human mind cannot conceive of
 more striking and convincing evil | dence of failure to fulfill pre-elec- | tion promise, than is found in the 1 shortcomings of our present local
 state government. For the economy
 promised we have a wanton and al-
 most criminal waste; for 471a cents
 tax levy we have 73 cents levy tax
 rate; we have substituted for an ap- propriation of our state government
 in 1919, an appropriation for the year
 1921 of over $6,000,000; in lieu of an appropriation of S499,500 to meet the 1 requirements of the state capital and | it's departments during the year l 191Sl929. the state administration
 asked for and received an appropria-
 tion for the year 1921 of $753,3e0. A
 sum of money was asked for and has been provided to meet general ex- I penses of one of our state institutions
 that equals 65 per cent of the amount required to run the entire state gov
 ernment during the year 1912, under a democratic administration. On ac- 1 count of the drain upon capital in- vested to meet the demands of gov ernment expenditures. business stag nation has been substituted for stab,
 ility. Activity in our producing cen
 ters has ceased, partially at least,
 because operators are unable to meet the payment of exorbitant
 taxes. Our agricultural and live. stock industries have been taxed be- yond the ability of these industries
 to pay. large sums of state funds
 have been expended by our state de
 partments without regard for exist ing laws or good business judgment
 Much Mystery
 Tn many cases mystery surrounds the expenditures of these funds, and satisfactory explanation of the pur-
 poses for which these funds were opCIS IS tdShlilS3 hOoO III SOuII Oi
 of our highway department have as. sumed the attitude of one above the
 law and immune from public critI.
 cism. Resentment has been mani. fested at the slightest insinuation that the taxpayers have the right , to be advised relative to the activi
 ties of the highway and other state departments. Our state officials
 have in the past and are now spend ; ing large sums in unnecessary and inexcusable travelling expenses. Not
 withstanding the fact that during the
 past ten months two and one-hali million dollars of high interest bear ing bonds have been issued and sold , in order to provide funds with which to meet these extravagant expendi
 lures, our state treasury is now de pleated and practically no funds are available Tor the maintenance , of our state departments, and in 5 stitutions, in fact, the states entire t financial system has been thrown in
 to state of chaos and uncertainty , with no assurance from those 1T f authority that these conditions vii
 be improved in the future.
 !. We, the representatives of the de I mocratic party in Arizona, pledge I
 government that will relieve the
 taxpayers of the burden incident tt | this extravagant and fragrant waste l. of the public funds. We reiterate oul , faith in the principles of democrac! n as initiated by Thomas Jefferson, tn, l great champion of the peoples rights l. We advocate and insist upon tht }. principles of equal opportunity fo S all just and equitable distributio: I i of the burdens Of taxation; equa }. i justice for all men: world peace s just and reciprocal trade relation t and friendship with all nations; 'ab i solute acQuiesence in the decision 0 n the majority; economy in the eXpen S allure of public money that the bu1 t dens of the people may be frightened
 and strict compliance with law gov e erning the acts of those in public ot 2 fee. We would have it clearly under r stood that the democratic party prC V poses to deal fairly not only with GU ,f hl,