The Winslow mail. (Winslow, Ariz.) 1893-1926, 1924-10-24
ASHURST LAUDS THE
ADMINISTRATION OF
GOV. G. w. P. HUNT

the first appearance at a public func-
ton of Governor George w. P. Hunt
following his remarkable prompt re-
covery from an operation for appen-
dicitis. The governor, with other
candidates for state Office occupied a
seat on the platform at the big Colum-
bia theatre meeting in which Senator
Henry F. Ashurst was the principal
speaker.
Utilizing the governors unexpected
presence to the fullest advantage
Senator Ashnrst paid the chief ex-
ecutive q high tribute In the follow.
ing words:
"For the great position of Governor
of the state, the democrats have re-
nominated our most distinguished citi-
gen, Hon. Geo. W. p. Hunt. fApplause)
SIT is now considerably over two
score years since Mr.. Hunt came "a
Arizona He has seen a great trans
formation in the life and the destiny
OF this state. Every dollar which he
has In his pocket, every piece OF prop
erty which he owns he earned by the
lncessant toll of his brain and his
hands, and by the exercise of those
primal important American virtues,
industry, zeal, prudence and honorable
economy.
HE was a successful man in his
own county in ella before he came
here. Not a single blemish upon his
business record! AS member of the
state legislature, his record also was
without blemish AS president Of the
constitutional convention, he took a
high place as statesman
HE served as governor three terms
in our new state, and then he was
sent by President Wilson to our most
remote and one of our most difficult
foreign posts, to be our minister of
Siam. The duties of a minister are
tedious, and when the hours hung
heavily, when there were no duties of
state to be transacted, Governor Hunt
did not lounge about the court of the
Oriental princes, but on his own be-
half, and acting upon the suggestion
of the secretary of state and the sec
rotary of agriculture, he helped to or
ganize an expedition which penetrated
the northern part of Siam, which was
accompanied by many scientists and
they went in search of the chalmoogra,
the oil from which it is believed there
will be produced specific for that
dread scourge known as leprosy.
This is only small thumbnail
sketch of part of the work of Governor
Hunt.
"How long do you think Governor
Hunt would have lasted as governor
had he not been a man of integrity
and courage? He would have sunk
the first year had he not been able
to say No acknowledgements
Hunt could not have survived in the
mighty maelstorm of events in the
center of which he has moved and
lived, had he not possessed stalwart
courage, the ability and the sturdi-
ness to say No to friends as well
as foes. A man is lost to public life
who yields to Establishments of
friends; a man is lost, utterly ruined,
who is willing to placate a few at
the expense of the public.
Take the question of tax reduction.
Owing to the war and the general adj
vance in American life, taxes are very
high. Comparatively speaking, they
are higher in other states than they
are in Arizona. We have had many
excellent men to serve US in high Of
flee in Arizona, but I do not recall
the name Of a single one of any party
who ever made such a constant, such
a successful and determined effort to
reduce taxes and save the public
money as has been made by Governor
George w. P. Hunt. (ApplauSe)
1.-THE citizen who with that record
before him who declines to vote, who
prefers to play golf, go fishing or
hunting to his public duty, the citizen
who in the face of this record votes
against the man who has saved us
from taxation is estopped to complain
about high taxes and bad government
when the scourge of the hoOf and
mouth disease broke out in California
which was such great danger to the
cloven hoof animals, Gov Hunt clamp
ed down an embargo which was rigid
and severe. It saved the live stock
of this state from humiliation, and
had that disease been allowed to
spread and scatter itself on the hills
and valleys of this great state it
would have meant the destruction OF
ruin, and the collapse of many bank
ing houses which we believe to be
safe, and that were safe, and would
have been safe had it not been for the
peril that came over them.
"The administration at Washington
used every effort at its command to
induce the governor to relax this en-
barge, and che of the proudest mes
sages ever sent by any governor OF
any state was the message Governor
Hunt sent to President Coolidge when
the Coolidge administration was try
ing to intimidate him into removing
this ban upon live stock coming into
Arizona afflicted with this disease
when he said to the president, You
take care of your duties, sir, and
will take care of mine" (Applausel