Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-29
CHILDERS URGES
SUPPORT OF MEN
WHO FAVOR BILL
BY CHARLES L. CliILDERS

or some years the people OF I'm
pcrial Valley have been fighting
desperate battle, the result o.
which will determine whether thu
valley will stagnate and virtually =,
back to the desert or whether il Wi
become one OF the world wonders Il,
an agricultural community. lmpcr
ial Valley is one of the best adNcr
, tised sections in the United States
II is known throughout the country
that this valley is one of the mos
productive areas OF the world. II
is also necessarily generally known
that we have Il very serious flood
condition and very serious
drowth condition and that the
jurisdiction Of our water passes into
a foreign country before il is de-
livered TO the farmer.
1t is generally considered through
out the country that these coudl-
tions must be remedied before I'M
perial Valley offers an attractive
place 10 live CT 4 safe place for IN
Nestment. We all know the serious
situation that Is now upon US. II
4 y
on real estate loans regardless OF
security. Even renewals are not be
ing made. MANY farmers have more
land then they can possibly handle
economically. but il cannot be sold
as there is no one 10 buy il. Ii is
conceded on every hand that the
Boulder Canyon dam and the all
a.
all Of these conditions.
When it j known to the world
that this section has been relieved
of the handica. under which it has
labored. money viii become abuHd-
ant and people vii come here to
build their homes ami wealth will
actually be e~ea.ed. That will he
the day Of happiness and prosperity
for Imperial \ alley
Notwithstanding these facts we
have had men scattered through the
public offices from the governor
down, who have been out Of harmony
with the Will OF the people in this
regard. There may have been excuse
for having officers Of this kind IN
the past, but certainly there i no
excuse for il III the future.
Officers Have Influence
Every public officer has some
authority OF else the office which he
fills would not exist. He can help
or hinder this all important devel-
opment just IN proportion 10 the
authority which he may exercise III
his office
No farmer would employ fore
man on his ranch who wou!d not
interest himself in the success OF
that ranch or who would encourage
his men to disloyalty. No mer-
chant would employ general man
ager or department head ..Ao Was
more interested in the success OF
his competitor than in the success
of his employer, and vet il would
be lust as reasonable FOR Il farmer
to employ a disl0val foreman or for
a merchant TO employ a dlsloval
manager as for that farmer or that
merchant to by his vote assist III
employing public officer concern
ing whom there j. any doubt about
his loyalty to the public cause which
means virtually life or death 10 the
community in which he lives. Neither
would the merch hant employ Il mau-
ager who was disloyal to him just
because he happened to be a person
al friend, and so it i with Il public
officer. 1t is not matter OF per
sonalities or friendships; it IS
matter of the life and prosperity OF
the community.
There are candidates for public
effice whose words and actions IN
the past have clearly indicated that
they did not favor the great dcvcl-
opment 50 important 10 our com
munity and state, but il seems now
are telling the voters that they are
IN sympathy with this development.
We cannot help but look with some
suspicion upon these suddcs con-
versions SO near election day. Ne
cannot help but wonder if political
cXpedieAcy has not had Some little
part III bringing about the cunVor-
sion. The matter is too important.
We cannot afford 10 take the
tldHtN. lN'ii dl' I'Ath VI 10. %
whose every act and deed nave fully
demonstrated that they are loyal 10
the people 5 cause and it I- ouiy
such that should be placed n posi-
tiOns OF authority.
There are difficulties enough ~
overcome. even with lop per cent
loyalty aud support, without uu-
necessary distinctions. At tins
critical stage il seems to mc unthink-
able for voter IN this county I,
east his vote in favor Of amy man
for public office who is not whol,
heartedly in sympathy with au,
who has not hong been in who'll
hearted sympathy with tins grca
development for Imperial \a.ic,
and the southwest.