The border vidette., 1926-10-30


vision between friends of Gov (
ernor Hunt and supporters of
Carl Hayden is stone age" stuff. !
This cheap trick has grown so
threadbare in politics that only |
the most stupid can be deceived |
by it..
It is an insult to the intel
ligence of Arizona voters for the
Cameron crowd to presume that
men and women of Arizona are
to be deceived by any such a
transparent device. The Demo
cratic party in Arizona in the
year of our Lord, 1926. presents
solid front. It has nominated |
the strongestti ticket ia its history,
headed by Carl Hayden. candi
date for the United States Sen
ator; Lewis Douglas. candidate
for Congress; and Governor
George w. P. Hunt, who seeks
reelection. This ticket is one
that commends itself not only to
Democrats. but to every patriotic
citizen of Arizona.
Governor Hunts fine admins
tration Of the affairs of the state
needs no commendation at my
hands. The people of Arizona
are proud Of two facts:-
THAT Arizona's public schools
are unexcelled by those of any
state in this Union, and equalled
rarely throughout the United
States; that Arizona's public
roads are. the best to be found
anywhere in America; that the
administrative machinary of Ari.
zona's state government func
tions noiselessly and efficiently;
that the interests of Arizona at
home and in national affairs and
in interstate situations have been
courageously and successfully
protected by Governor Hunt.
Arizona is familiar with the
record Of Carl Hayden, who for
many years has been her cham
pion in Congress. That record
! is filled with accomplishments in
behalf of his state. Not once in
all the years Of his service has
Mr.. Hayden been found lacking
the industry or the intelligence
necessary to protect, defend, and
advance the welfare of his con.
stituents. To elect Cameron and
defeat Carl Hayden would be
seized upon by California as
proof that Mr.. Hayden did not
represent sentiment in Arizona
/ when be blocked the Swing
Johnson bill in the House Com
mite on Irrigation and Reclama
tion. For Arizona to endorse
! Cameron and the Republican
party, in view of the attitude of
the Repub ublican administration in
favor of the Boulder Canyon
Dam, would weaken Arizona's
position on the Colorado River.
The defeat of Mr.. Hayden would
appear as an endorsement of the
| Senate Committees action re
commencing the passage of the
! Swing johnson Bill. Cameron
was unable to prevent his com
mittee Of the Senate from recon
| mending the Swing JOnson Bill
and his was a Republican com
| mittee, and Cameron claims to
have great influence with the
| Republican party, but Demo
crat, Carl Hayden, was able to
| convince in the House a Repr.
blican committee that the Swing
Johnson bill should be pigeon.
holed, and in the pigeon hole,
where Carl Hayden put it, the
Swing Johnson bill now reposes.
| 1t is notorious fact that the
| Republican national administra
ton in the fight on the Boulder
Canyon Dam is FOR CALIFONIA
| AND AGAINST ARIZONA. The
reason for this is plain. Califor
MIA has thirteen electoral votes.
| Arizona only three. The Repu
blican national administration
needs California and is willing to
throw Arizona to the lions.
! Il am thoroughly convinced
that the efforts of a desperate
Cameron crowd to attract Demo
cratic votes by whispered pro
misses of trades will meet on ell
ection day with the smashing re
buke it so justly deserves"