Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-17
Cameron Promises Copper
Protection for Arizona
Continued From rage one)

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porous states in the union. Since
the 1920 census more than 12O oOt
newcomers have settled in our midst
Ii Arizona can but survive the pres,
ent crisis in her mining situation
countless hundreds of thousands In
increased population will add to IA
growing prosperity.
Copper is the only metal which
we do not protect. You all know
that if we did not have the tariff on
iron the great steel mills of he
least could not continue operation.
You all know of the great benefit
the tariff has been to the lead min.
ing industry. Before the tariff was
placed on lead wonderful lead prop
critics were lying idle and buyers
simply could not be found Now, leau
mines are almost worth their weight
in gold
Before the tariff was placed on
zinc, the great zine mines cf Miss,
ouri were forced to shut down and
lie idle. Now they are running full
blast and the producers are enjoy
ing a deserved prosperity
Nearly everything we use, wear or
eat enjoys the protection of tariff
Why then should copper, alone, be
singled out to suffer.
Il made a fight, before was
seasoned in the ways of the senate,
for a tariff on long staple cotton,
I held out for ten cents per pound.
They finally agreed to give me seven
cents took it. l thought had
secured q seven cent tariff on long
staple cotton. l wasn't as wise then
4 as I am now. They tricked me-
The measure went to ;.re house and 1t
was shelved. But I'll put it across
yet I'm wise to the ropes now ard
4 they shant trick me again. When !
return to the senate, and I know
shall, give you my solemn promise
that the tariff on long staple cotton
shall become a really.
You may wonder at my confidence
in making these promises. Ny con,
fidence is we'll founded | know
what my own power Will be if 1 re-
4 turn to the sen a e. l am on
many committees. was on the
military affairs committee and count
less others. AS matter OF fact.
\ am on the committee that names
committees, so w1,y shouldn't p,
I confident
&
you is not half SO much for votes as
it is for the state of Arizona.
have spent nearly "A years In the
state, it is dear to my heart ana
challenge any one to cite an instance
where I have ever failed In any en-,
deavor in behalf of the state.
Il am not controlled by any com.
pany, corporation or body 1 ann
CT Arizona and the United States anr
the voice of the people whom 1 rep
T resent is the only voic Ell recognize"
| Senator Cameron then presented a
resume of some of the measures and
appropriations which he had secured
during his first term in the senate
Eriefly, they were An appropriation.
! of $5,500,O0O for the San Carlos cam;
a return of $3.OG0,O0O to the farm
ers of the Yuma district, after Carl
Hayden said it couldn't be done; :,
$1,500,000 pumping plant for the Yuma
district; retention of the border army
posts; assisting the Yuma farmers In
taking, care cf 100000 due for con-
struction charges; waving Of ST.
100000 in grazing fees; $1,000, ,0O0
veterans hospital for Tucson; re-
awarding of the government hay con-
tracts, giving an annual business 70
Arizona of more than 100000.
] Cameron explained that in the in
stance of the 100000 which the Yuma
farmers owed in constitution charges
! he had been appealed to as yasi
resort The farmers were up against
it, their credit was exhausted Ap-|
prised OF the situation, Cameron at
once telegraphed to President Cool,
idge and within ten hours the money
had been taken care of.
; II can justly call myself n pioneer
of the Colorado river, ana Its project
eel enterprises. I built the Fright
Angel trail in the Grand canyon ara
I patented the first piece of lanG
ever patented in the canyon. pack
ed ore out OF the, canyon ana sn:ppea
to EI Paso.
| TWENTY-FIVE years ago 1 foresaw
the wonderful possibilities of tn
ColoraTo river as producer of pow
or. ! gathered data and made maps
and secured an audience with the
leading hydro-electric engineer at
that time. He said that my plans
were sound, that he considered the
I river to he potentially yhe leading
FONCI piOOuCeF OF the WeSS, but
added that it would be useless to
try to put the idea across. He saiG
was 25 years ahead of the period.
You can see for yourself that he was
right, in measure, at least.
Herbert c. Hoover didn't draw the
seven state compact but he secured
the services of a clever pencik ma
nipulator in the person OF Delph
Carpenter, Of Colorado, to execute it
for him. 1t was drafted for just one
state, namely, California
1T is so written that certain in
terests, naturally antagonistic to oar
own state, literally steal the power !
and waters of the Colorado Who
are the interests? The power trust, (
an all powerful organization The
ether leading figure IN this dastardly ;
attempted steal is none other than
Harry Chandler, owner of the Los
Angeles Times.
Chandler wouldn't take part in