Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-09

orado river compact one that has
received the ardent championship of
not alone a half dozen abutting ac-
quisitive states but Arizona's con.
! gressional representatives as we'll
1 submit that after eleven years
of effort, from 1912 to 1922, the
seven-state compact is a tragic and
distressing substitute for the epochal
Cameron plan of 1911 Through me-
glect or whatever the cause, Ariz-
ona stands today shorn of water
priorities, accretionary delta lands and
port facilities that justly belong to
her. She suffers now from lack of
these advantages, and will forever
suffer vital economic handicaps be-
cause of them.
An Irreparable Loss
1t is certainly tragical to contem-
plate the loss that confronts Arizona
through non-activity in her behalf
during the all-important decade 1919
to 1921. I for one Arizonan believe
fully and irrevocably that If Ralph
Cameron had been elected to to
senate in 1911, he would have se.
cured the Mexican area, with its
port facilities, and full protective
water rights for 100000 acres Of
land within Arizona's boundaries;
that dams would have been built
| limpounding the waters of the Color-
ado; that vast acreage of land would
have been under cultivation, and that
Colorado river power lines would
be traversing Arizona ere this Due
| to past neglect, we find today
veritable saturnals of grasping,
greedy and gigantic forces seeking
perquisites of water and power at
the expense Of Arizona.
1t will require, not only man
of excellent judgment and detailed
knowledge of the Colorado river prob
lem, but one possessing rare courage,
indomitable tenacity and rare vision
as we'll, to properly safeguard Ariz-
cna's rights and interests in the free
for-all fight staged by our acquist.
tive neighbors. 81
Cameron Ability Needed
I submit that no one within the
history of Arizona, whether of the
past or present, possesses these at
tributes as all-embraclng as does
Senator Ralph HI. Cameron. He has
accomplished history-making things
for Arizona in the past, and he Will
accomplish epochal things for Arizona
in the years to come IT we but
permit him to bend his wonderful
ability in our behalf.
He will occupy a greater and more
commanding future position within
not only the councils Of dominent
senators who will shape and control
all national legislation, but he also
will be most powerful within ma
tional executive control as well.
Senatorial SENIORITY s.~ss.4-s
Senator Cameron now occupies
senatorial seniority status within the
dominant party that is Of vital pro-
tective aid to Arizona, and his status
will be tremendously greater the COM
ine term Arizona we'll knows that
her interests can only be 1ealously
protected by having a senator with
the greatest possible seniority pres
tige in the councils Of the party
now dominating national Legislative
and executive channels
Arizona's acquisitive neighbors nave
powerful senator's within the counclls
of the dominant party ana It wouAu
he economic suicide for us to remove
senator Cameron from the powerful
offensive and defensive position ne
now occupies midst these senatorial
control forces.
Character Assassins
These acquisitive exterior forces
we'll recognize the danger to them
ana their mercenary cbjectives
senator Cameron is enhanced IN sem
atorial power. They have, through
an exterior prostituted press,
native-son character assassin CORES"
pondent, and certain governmental
functionaries, sought TO enlighten
the electorate of Arizona as 70 thelF
auties. Their effrontery In this re-
snect is in complete harmony with
their mercenary motives ana oplec.
tfves. absolutely paralleling the ego
tistic and acquisitive procllvites g
these foreign agencies ana their
cringing servitors. Arizonas electVr-
ate well knows the hypocrisy oI
these Grecian bearers of giftsi knows
fuu we'll their brand Of Apacne
friendship and rattlesnake soilcituue'
Tireless Energy
Won will never find this ruggeo
nioneer following the line Of least
resistance. Cameron's past history
nroves that he is the very personi-
fication of tireless energy ana :
master carver of trails through Amos.
insurmountable obstacles You W..
never find him accepting exteriorly
fnrenared and nebulously formuiateu
compacts, either as whole or !"
part. You will find this enerceslc, s,.aSan cour
egaous and -visioned AriSonan
amnly qualified not only to fornlulate
our our lust and an al-essehtial bill Of
equities, but resourceful in seeing !haS
thew are most minutely validated
Safeguard Arizona
Arizonans are proverbially credit
ed with independence, courage tenas
citv. loyalty, and a rare ploneerlhs
ability, and they will henceforth aisc
be credited with a wise ana an an"
embracing political acumen by retain
ing a tried and most capapie sen
ator. and to see that he is ever ad-
vanced politically. Continuing effort
ha.Wa