The border vidette., 1924-10-04

For Judge Supreme Court
| A. c. LOCKWOOD
For Secretary of State
JAMES r.. KERRY
/ For State Auditor
! WAYNE HUBBS
For State Treasurer
VERNON WRIGHT
For Attorney General
JOHN w. MURPHY
For Supt. of Public instruction
C. o. CASE
For State Mine Inspector
! TOM C. FOSTER
For Corporation Commissioner
WILLIAM D. CLAYPOOL
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berry gained and held high office.
Fall sold the sinews of the Ameri-
can navy.
Forbes robbed the blind, the Grip
pied, the broken and despairing veter-
ans of the World War.
Daugherty painted the shining face
of justice a gargoyle to shield assas-
sins of character and the associates OF
the underworld.
Tolbert, Slemp, McNary and DENLY;
from Teapot Dome and the iniquitous
tariff which dumped more than three
and one-half billions of dollars into
the Golfers of conscienceless profit
teers, to the huchestering of federal
patronage, the whole gamut Of neglect
of right and justice, betrayal of pub
lie trust and private honor has been
run AS the office holder, SO the party,
undeserving of the trust of the Ameri-
can. people.
Courts
The Democracy of Arizona expresses
it's disapproval Of the doctrines preach
ed against the courts of this country,
positive that the constitution of our
forefathers guarantees to us freedom,
equal rights and the pursuit of happi-
ness We condemn in the strongest
terms the efforts of such selfish inter-
ests who would overthrow the courts
of the land and take from us those
inalienabfe rights guaranteed by the
| trainers of the constitution. The safe
/ ty of the liberties Of the citizenship
| Of the United States demands that we
have three branches of government,
Legislative, executive and judicial, and
any attempt at overthrowing any one
| of these strikes at the liberties of the
! American people. Following in the
] footsteps of our illustrious standard
/ bearer, we again affirm our belief in
! the rights of free speech, peaceful pub
! lie assemblage for redress of griev-
,ances and oppose the use of the in
! junction by the federal courts pre-
venting or hampering the exercise and
! enjoyment of such rights.
| Colorado River Compact
A deep seated economic transforms
/ ton of the southwest is taking place,
/ due to the readjustment of business
made necessary by the harsh demands
t of post war commerce. Out of this
complexity, in bold relief, stands the
proposed development of the Colorado
river This question is paramount in
/ Arizona. The Democracy of the state
| of Arizona demands the early develop
lment of the Colorado river.
/ We take pride in the manner in
which George w. P. Hunt has staunch-
ly defended the rights Of Arizona in
and to the Colorado river. The peo-
pie of the state may rest assured that
as governor, exercise every power of
his office to the end that Arizona shall
derive the maximum possible benefits
from the irrigation and water power
possibilities of that stream throughout
it's course whether within or partly
without our boundaries.
During his administration Governor
Hunt has made every reasonable ef-
/ fort to reach an amicable understand
ing with the states of the lower basin
! in respect to the Colorado river. The
question of a conference was twice
presented to the chief executives OF
California and Nevada. The governor
of Nevada was entirely willing to meet
Arizona halfway, but the governor OF
! California each time refused to even
appoint conferees.
The first of these proposed confer
ences was called on the initiative of
Governor Hunt and the second at the
suggestion of the Republican candi-
/ date for governor. Both failed by rea-
! son of the apparent determination of
California to ignore the rights Of Ar1-
zona. The Democracy Of Arizona
serves notice here and now that the
state of Arizona will resist all such
encroachments to the utmost and that
! the rights of this state will be de-
{ Tended without limit
| We are willing to conce9e to the
states of the upper basin their. equita-
! BILE rights and to California and Ne
vada such rights as belong to them in
| the Colorado river, but until Arizona's
rights are fully secured to such water
and power as are rightfully hers for
| future development, we pledge the
Democratic members of the legislature
to oppose the Colorado river compact
and all other interstate agreements az
! fecting .Arizona's interests in the riv-
er. We decline to consider Califor.
MAS present need for power to be
more important than Arizona's future
development.
In line with the recommendations
made by e. C. LaRue Of the United
! States Geological Survey, who was
chairman Of the Arizona engineering
commission, we favor all necessary
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