Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-20

ing the facts as he does, comes with
poor grace.
1t was the constructive policies
pursued by this administration thar
pulled the banking situation out OF
the crisis in which it became in
voIved, due to unfortunate loans
made following the war, prior tc
my administration.
| one of the browning achievements
during my administration has been
! the protection afforded the public
during this financial crisis Ari-
iona suffered comparatively few bank
failure in comparison with 9th =
states during this period. In many
of the western states a major num-
Der of the banks failed.
| Mr.. Ellinwood, as banker, is
familiar with this situation and knows
the trying period which the entire
west has been through The effort
on his part to capitalize a situation
due TO disaster growing out OF
i the World war, serious drouth
and the depressed conditions Of a.!
of Arizona's industries comes with
poor grace from a man who prides
himself upon his record as a rep
resentative of large masses of cap
ital.
think it is the privilege and the
right of all citizens irrespective of
whether they are employed by the
corporations of this state or not 10
aspire to public office do not
criticise Mr. Ellinwood for being
lproud of the fact that he has been
the lawyer for many of the larger
corporations of Arizona, but he cam
not object if his record in that con-
nection is scrutinized.
Mr. Ellinwood was member Oh
the constitutional convention OF the
state of Arizona, and he refused to
sign the constitution.
He was the lawyer for large
corporation in Cochise county when
the rights Of 1900 citizens of that
county were outraged and they We're
deported from the state, and he was
a sworn officer of the courts of this
state. Yet, there is not single in
stance in the press or in the forum
where he condemned the crime of
July IL, 1917
He now says in his political an
nouncement that he believes in the
right Of labor to organize. The time
! for him to have spoken was in the
past when labor was lighting for its
life, and needed friends; but his
advice and words of encouragement
will be searched for in vain.
think it was news to the workers
Ito learn from his political announce
ment that he believes in the right
fof labor to organize
The reason for this assault at this
time is apparent. The great outstand-
ing question in the state of Arizona
is the development of the Colorado
river, and what Arizona is to get !
from it.
Mr.. Ellinwood says he is for |
dam both ends of which are in |
Arizona" and that is all he says,
except that he, says he favors ne
gotiations with the other states.
Mr.. Ellinwood does not say what |
he wants for Arizona in the way Of /
water and he does not say what he /
wants for Arizona in the way of |
power; and he makes no direct
criticism of what this administra-
ton has stood for except u general /
declaration that we are all wrong.
A law firm Of Bisbee, Arizona, of
which Mr.. Ellinwood is the senior
member, had declared that Arizona
has no right in the Colorado river;
that the water in the river is ma
tional and belongs to the nation.
l do not believe that the people /
of Arizona will accept such a doc
trine. 1 hold that Arizona has an .
inherent right in the Colorado river
and it is the duty of the governor 4
to fight for those rights to the ut
most.
Ii Mr.. Ellnwood as a private citi-
zen holds the view that the river is 4
under the jurisdiction of the United Il
States, to be appropriated by it to
it's use and the benefit of other states
and foreign countries, then L hold Il
that he is not the proper man to be 1
placed in the position of the de-
fender of Arizona's rights.
Mr.. Ellinwood states further that
he is in favor of a dam with both
ends in Arizona. Evidently the dam
that Mr. Ellinwood refers to is the
Diamond creek dam. Both of it's
ends are in Arizona. l hold that
Arizona cannot afford to trade it's
entire interest in the entire Colo
RADIO merely for the right to build
dam on the Colorado river at Dia-
mond creek for the exclusive right
and benefit of certain great inter-
ests in the state of Arizona, and
the remainder of the river be recog-
nized as federal property in exchange
for such a permit.