Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-10
ENDORSEMENT OF SWING

Perhaps if there any reason in lack of abil-
ity, energy standing for the right things on the
part Of Congressman Swing, Mr.. Byers' candidacy
would be greeted with of acclaim in this section
But Mr.. Swing has been remarkably successful ad-
vocate of the people during his two terms in the
gressona office, and he has his attached to some
of the most important legislation now pending before
the national legislature.
Mr. Bvers asks us to leave Mr.. Swing under those
circumstances and support man entirely unknown lo
this high office man certainly devoid of experience
and one whom it will require years to attain the
place at Washington held by Mr.. Swing ..
One may we'll ask, why does Mr. Byers become
candidate under these circumstances?
Several fundamentals enter into the answer.
First Mr.. Swing does not live IN the city OF San Diego
and although he has done very we'll IN securing appfo-
prations for that harbor yet the men VINO do petcs
there wish to make that city and its port the one great
aim and end of all congressional effort on the part OF
the representative from the Eleventh Dlstrlct Inc
great citrus industry and the dozen other things Whlch
camor for congressional effort in this secton all are
to take second place to the city of San Diego
Second Mr.. Swing stands for the building OF the
Boulder Dam and for the inclusion in that plan of an
All?Amercan canal to serve Imperial valley ana TO
bring under development mllllon and Ii, quarter
acres of land but desert sands but OF great prom
ise with rrigating water available The canal part
of that scheme is opposed by Harry Chandler of the
Los Angeles Times and other gentlemen OF great
capital who farm the border IN Mexico and who
now profit by the hazards of floods placed upon the
people of the Imperial Valley and who take water from
the present canal without regard to the demands OF
others who the same ditch. Then the power IN,
meaning the corporations which generate ana
sell electric power to the people OF California look
with coyetous eyes upon the power which is to be gen.
Grated at the Boulder DAM if builded and they do not
want this great body of cheap power sold to the people
at the figure which can be sold and Will be sold II
present plans are brought to a elimination.
Third, Mr.. Swing has dealt the men and women
who deal in vice and corruption on the Mexican oorder
a body blow by closing the border at O'CLOCK that s
permitting none to return into California after nine
And of the devtry goes on after that hour and
under cover of darkness.
CONGRESSMAN Swing has dared to do these things
Work for the control of the water OF the COLORADO
river SO that the lives and property of Imperial Valley
people NAV be prOtected~ and additional land be
brought under cultivation work for cheaper electric
mower for the people, work for decency and right and
the restriction of the efforts to corrupt and ruin our
Young who attracted to the night lie OF the
border For these things Mr.. Swing is to be punished
Are the people to be made party to the effort
to punish him for standing by their interests by rlgnt
and decency by his duty to other interests OF the dis
trict beside the pork barrel desires OF San Dego
That is the whole question 1t IS not that Mr.. BY
ers NAV be a very pleasant gentleman. That IS ad-
nitted in advance. But if the time has come IN the
Eleventh Congressional district of California that
man sent to the congress of the United States is to be
punished for standing for the rights Of the people as
opposed those of the corporations which would con-
troll hf when one center of population in the district
demands that it be given such representative that its
own selfish ambitions may be worked out; when right
and decency are be foued that vice and corruption
and even death may build up little temporal pros
perity for few business who happen to be loca-
cd on the border of foreign country It IS also time
that the people should be informed thereof and at
least be given an opportunity to vote with thelr eyes
open to these things
And this paper purposes to do its little part in
spreading the Observation-Disclosures Facts.