The Winslow mail., 1924-07-11
next executive.

visits from numerous citizens of Ari-
IONA urging me to again become a
candidate for governor. For some
time | continued to inform correspon-
dents that it was not my desire to
make another campaign, and it is only
after great deal of hesitation and
reflection that | again anuounce my
self as q candidate for governor, and
seek your support.
Two years ago when 1 presented
myself for your suffrage I made GER
tain promises which [ have labored
diligently to fulfill | feel that I
have redeemed the majority of them
and have laid plans and have inves-
legations now under way which will
make possible the redemption of 9th
ers. In some respects | have been
unable to make good on all my
pledges because / was unable to Sc
cure legislative approval of certain
measures which | submitted to the
sixth legislature.
| do not intend at this time to make
any elaborate survey and report of
the past two years. I have endeavor-
ed to give the people of the state a
business administration and have
kept the pledges of economy which I
made in the last campaign
promise at this time, if you choose
to re-elect me as governor of the
state, to continue the policies inaug-
urated in January, 1923, and to ex-
tend and perfect them as rapidly as
possible. These policies can be sum
med up as follows:
Business Administration
An administration based upon busi-
ness principles and the elimination of
waste and
Law Enforcement
Assurance of the enforcement of
the laws of the state as far as it lies
within my power.
Education
The educational system of the state
is by far its most important depart
ment, both as it effects the citizenship
of the state and in the matter of ex-
penditures. 1t shall be my endeavor
in the future, as in the past, to sup
port the educational institutions of
the state of Arizona and bring them
to the highest point of perfection OBJ
tainable, and while doing so, to pre-
vent the expenditure of unnecessary
ination of wasteful methods. To this
end [ recommend to the legislature
the appropriation of sufficient sum
of money to enable the board of edu-
cation to make a survey of all primary
and secondary schools. This survey is
being made under the direction of
subcommittee of the board of educa-
tion under the Craftsmanship of Pres
ident Cloyd Heck Marvin of the Uni
versity of Arizona, with G.. Ralph
Tupper, uperintendent of schools at
Miami, as secretary. The committee
is being assisted by members of the
faculty of Stanford university.
This committee has submitted pre-
liminary reports which suggests meth
DDS which may be adopted, which will
result in a material saving to the tax
payers of the state and at the same
time promote greater efficiency in the
handling of the finances and admin
istration of the schools
Upon assuming office I notified all
book companies the state would pur-
chase its books direct and contracts
with private agencies were cancelled.
We collected surplus books scattered
throughout the state and the record
now stands. Books purchased in the
fiscal year ending:
June 80, 1921 ....... .S132.143.SS
June 80, 1922 ..................... 11O.369. 20
December 81, 1922 ....... 67,232.1S
June 80, 1923 .....-....... 90
June 80. 1924, estimated -. 35,OOO.OO
In addition to this, upon my recon-
mendation, a committee was appoint
ed by the board of education to con-
slider the matter of text books and
their standardization and a method of
handling them. The committee, fur
ther, has been standardizing on text
books for high schools so as to do
away with the costly system of choos-
ing text books for one year and
abandonig it the next year which has
proved an expensive procedure for
parents with large families and those
who are forced to move from one COM
munity to another.
I am glad to state that the faculty
of the University of Arizona is being
brought to high standard. I shall
continue to support and endeavor to
make the university of Arizona one
of the best institutions of higher edu-
cation in the United States.
State Institutions
The cost of operations of all our
state institutions has been materially
reduced without any sacrifice of eff
ficiency or any reduction in the stand
ard Of living of the inmates The
buildings and grounds of all the in
stitutionS have been put in state of
repair and numerous improvements
have been made. The policies inaug-
urated will be continued
Our prison is being operated this
year for approximately fifty ~er cent
less than it cost to operate it under
the previous administration while
maintaining approximately the same
ratio of inmates. l shall, if elected,
ask the legislature to make adequate
appropriation for the employment of
prisoners upon public work which will
tend to develop and build up our state.