The Winslow mail., 1926-08-06

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wood said, "and I believe that it
| should be developed from the
source instead of from the mouth
in order to do the greatest good to
Arizona.
California, fostering the Black
Canyon Dam, is not only selfish,
she has gone far beyond that In
the Black Canyon Dam site, the re-
ports show that the dam would
have to be more than 700 feet high,
which is more than 200 feet higher
than Washington's Monument.
Then, after the water stored
there had been released for power
it must go on into Mexico and Ari-
zona will never get it back"
Elinwood pointed out several in
stances of excessive overhead in
the highway and road department,
calling attention to the fact that in
both instances there were oppOr-
/ tunities for large cuts in state eX-
penditures without taking away the
| job of a single necessary man in
the state employ.
He also said that in a report of
I his keynote speech delivered at
Stafford, Arizona, a mistake had
been made and it was published
that the road department used
$177,06090 worth of gasoline in
one year The amount was ex-
pended in 29 months, Mr. Ellinwood
, said, but declared that even that
length of time caused it to be be-
| lieved that the gasoline to some ex-
tent must have been used for "jOy-
riding" and not all for the benefit
of the state highway system.
! Mr. EllinWood devoted the first
part of his speech to a history of
his life from boyhood, commencing
in Ohio where he was born and
raised on farm; his apprentice
ship in a printing office; his strug-
gle through college which was not
completed until after he was mar
ried, and his coming to Flagstaff,
Arizona, thirty-six years ago; his
prictice of law in the state as Uni
ted States Attorney, district attor-
ney of Yavapai county and chief
counsel for the Phelps Dodge cor
poration.
Ellinwood told his audience he
had no axes to grind, no obligations
to fulfill, and nothing to offer but
conscientious service to the state,
in return for what the state has
given me-"
Governor Hunt, not personally,
but as the head of the administra-
ton now in office, and the system,
was attacked by Ellinwood in his
address.
The Colorado river and the bank
ing laws of the state, both listed as
vital issues of the campaign by the
candidate, were ignored for the mo-
ment by Ellinwood who said he
would speak on the river solution
at later date, and his views on
the banking laws would be given in
Prescott where Governor Hunt
made his address on the same sub
ject before a civic club.
The high tax rate issue was
brought out and analyzed by Ellin-
wood. Hunts reference to his de-
faince of anyone suggesting that
the state could be run cheaper than
at present, was referred to by the
candidate, who said, eff this be so,
then you do not want me for gov
eronr, I can not help you, and I do
not want the job" but he also add
ed, 81 do not believe it to be so,
and I do know that this situation
can be remedied"
"I was asked to take part in this
campaign. A petition with 12,600
names on it was presented to me
asking that I run for the office.
The people of Arizona have been
good to me. I am 64 years old. I
am leaving the law and banking
field. and I do not need the salary
of the office, but the people have
asked me to serve because of a
chaotic condition which exists in
the state and which they believe I
have the ability to straighten out.
every man owes a duty to his
country in direct proportion to the
hounties received from it." says
Thomas Jefferson, and it is in that
spirit that 7 have accepted and
have started to make the race for
the governorship.
"I have no axes to grind, no out
standing obligations to fill no rnli-
tical ambitions to strengthen dur
ing my term in office-all I have to
give is pure service to Arizona and
if I can not be of service I do not
want the Job.
"Since I am not wanting to re-
peat nor to run for another office
after my term is over, I am free of
the strings of machine government,
and can offer to the state of Ari-
zona clean, honest government, free
from petty political scheming and
intrigue.
"My references to Governor Hunt
in this respect are not personal.
am but calling attention to the sys-
tenn created through long period
in office. where political machines
are builded because an officeholder
holds political ambitions for the fu
ture.
"The present political machine in
Arizona is a menace to the state
and illustrates the free primary.