The border vidette., 1924-10-11
HUNT SAYS VOTE FOR DAVIS

written by Gov. Hunt to Sam
Proctor, editor of the Winslow
Mail, is self explanatory:
NV dear Mr.. Proctor:
Yours Of recent date calling
attention to the situation in
Northern Arizona as it affects
the national Democratic ticket
received with reference to La.
Toilette strength.
| regret to learn this, because,
while | entertain the highest re
spect for Senator LaFollette, and
have great deal of admiration
for the work he has done on be.
half of the American people, vet
| feel that the cause for which
be has labored and the purposes
for which he entered this cam
paign cannot be served in Ari
zOna by voting for him.
Senator LaFollette is an ad.
vocate of progressive and con-
structive policies of government
and he entered the campaign
as a protest against reaction.
The votes for him in Arizona, in
my judgment, will come almost
exclusively from the ranks of
the Democratic party. Many
Republicans now advocating Mr..
LaFOllette's election have no
idea Of voting for him, but are
encouraging Democrats to sup
port him.
If sufficient Democratic voters
vote for Senator LaFollette, they
will succeed in giving the cleo.
tOral vote of Arizona to Presi
dent Coolidge. Mr.. LaFollette
in spite of the most optimistic
hopes of his supporters cannot
get sufficient votes in Arizona to
win the electoral vote; conse-
quently vote for him may re
suit in putting Arizona in the
Coolidge column and would be
construed as an endorsement by
the voters of Arizona of the Re
publican national administration.
[ am confident that the vast
majority of the people of this
State will not vote to endorse
the administration of Mr.. Fall,
Mr.. Dougherty and particularly
MIR. Forbes.
Officials in Arizona who have
any knowledge of the conduct of
the Veterans Bereau know MIR.
Forbes administration, know of
the outrageous treatment dealt
the veterans of the war by the
Republican administration. The
Republican administration can.
not be justified on any ground
of honesty and human decency.
/ believe the cause of the peo
pie and their desire for honesty
and progress can best be served
during the next four years by
electing John W. Davis, the De
mocratic nominee, as President.
[ appreciate what you say with
reference to the disappointment
over the failure to nominate Mr..
McAdoo. [ think it will be ad
mitted that I did everything that
it was possible for me to do to
bring about the nomination of
Mr.. McAdoo as the Democratic
candidate.
I call your attention to the fact
that Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Davis
have exchanged views and find
their ideas on many of the i'm
portant public questions to be in
harmony. [ believe it to be in
the interest of progress that the
party of Thomas Jefferson, An
drew Jackson and Woodrow Will
son be again given the control
of the affairs of the Government
of the United States.
/ have no words of criticism
for Senator LaFoliette. He has
done magnlf1cent work, and
while our ideas on some few
public questions differ, they are
honest differences of opinion.
[ believe if Mr.. John w. Davis
is elected President, Senator La
Toilette will find a friend to his
ideas on the great majority of
the principles for which he
stands in the White House. In
any event, / think you will agree
with me that to take any action
in Arizona which would put Ari
zona in the Coolidge column,
would be sorry thing for Ari
zona to do. | believe that De
mocrats in Arizona should vote
the straight ticket.
Sincerely,
(Signed) GEO. w. P. HUNT,
Governor.