Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-06
Clark Flays Machine
Domination in Arizona
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stilled in the American people for
them to allow it to go on, and loyal
democrats and republicans together
Will put stop to it when they go
to the polls November q"
Judge Clark linked the present high
ftax rate with the political machine
by stating: The present high state
tax rate originally grew out of a
fundamental error in the state laws
under which unlimited appropriations
were permitted for use of the vari-
Gus departments. Manipulated by the
political machine that now controls
the state, these departments have
grown in number of employees until
it has taxed the ingenuity of the
state officials to find room for them.
Each is member of the machine
and each is paid from the taxes paid
by the people.
The reason why your state taxes
havos& grown is because there has
never been a sincere effort to reduce
taxes. The only way in which taxes
can be reduced is by an attack on
the entire systom, which can only
be done through the governors power
Of vetos I pledge myself that If |
am elected governor, the first, appro-
priation bill that comes to my desk
that seems beyond the bounds of
economy and efficiency will. be ye-
toed, and so will each succeeding. bill
of the same order that follows ns
Referring. to the banking laws,
Judge Clark said: "Tf our present.
banking laws were properly enforced
by capable superintendent, but IN
tie revision would be required, to
make the banks safe for all deposits
ors What we need is asS superih-
tendent who will faithfully see that
the banking laws are carried out, and
if / am elected I pledge myself to
appoint such superintendent Of
banks"
As to the situation of labor in the
state, Judge Clark stated: "The real
laboring interests of this state are
tant boards, such as those handling
insurance, compensation, etc, as they
should be. This is particularly true
as regards, the state industrial COM
mission which touches directly upon
tho fortunes and families of the la
men IF J. am elected gov
crnor L shall strive to see that labor
is represented on: every board in.
whose activities it has an interest,"
On the Colorado river project, Judge
Clark outlined Arizona's rights to
the river as follows: First, that Ari-
zona owns the bed of the Colorado
Al hiorI1 far 1lyc
on either bank; second, that Arizona
owns the water of the Colorado in
sofar as it's water has been appro-
priated for use; third, that Arizona
also owns, by virtue of natural con-
ditions, all water ever applied to land
along the stream
Referring to the oft-repeated claim
of the present governor to having
saved the Colorado river, Judge
Clark said: "The present governor
has steadily claimed that he always
knew the value of the Colorado river
to the people of Arizona, which was
his reason for saving it. AS a mat
ter Of fact, when the state was adj
mitted to the union under the en-
abling act, and the present governor
was the head of the constitutional
commission, he could have saved the
Colorado river to the people forever
by merely asking congress to write
into section 28 of the enabling act,
"excepting the Colorado river" But
he didn't ask it.
Again, two years later, when the
secretary of the interior under the
terms of the enabling act, withdrew
every dam and power site on the
Colorado river, the governor asked
nothing, although this was done un-
der Wilson'S administrative, when
this could have been had for the ask
ing. Nov, owing to California's des-
perate need for water, she will con-
cede every right necessary for Ari-
iona, if we only discard the present
policy of obstructing the settlement
and meet her Representatives as clear
thinking people should"
y Miss Jean Thompson, candidate for
of public instruction,
in brief address, stated: "At this
time, when so much is being SAID =,
about " conserving natural resources
T wa1ft to say something about con-
serving the greatest resources of all,
that Of the children and their educa-
ton Arizona now has $4,000 chill
dren in her public schools, on which
she spends more than $1,O0O,OOO an
nually.
"There once was a time when the
three RS were considered sufficient
for an education, but those times have
Arizona has adopted cer-
tain laws, under which the large and
small schools shall share more equal |
ly. GAlI that we need is a better
school, organization, a moreS rigidsen-
forceInent of the compulsory school
law, a general Improvement in the
standard of training, and a little
more teaching Of the principals of
Lem Stallings, candidate for mine !
Inspector who has been miner and
mine contractor in the state since
1899, said: 81 have had experience
both as a miner and mine contractor,
which I feel is the first requisite Of
a state mine inspector. In the mat
ter of compensation, I feel that the
mining companies haven't given as
much thought to the matter of safety