The border vidette., 1926-07-03

for the letter, of the law. might
have proved a serious impedi.
ment to the success of the nego.
tiations.
AS q member of the State
Board of Control, Mr.. Callaghan
was called upon during his first
term and ia the course of duty
to take leading part in the re-
storaton and maintenance of
moral conditions at the State In.
dustrial School at Fort Grant.
aud in behalf of humane treat
ment for the aged residents of
the Pioneers Home at Prescott.
The white light of publicity
which necessarily became a cor
relative factor in the appertain;.
ing Investigations brought Mr..
Callaghan much into the lime.
light at the time, and to those
then in the state this passing re.
ference will suffice to recall to
their minds the incidents refer.
red to Mr.. Callaghan remembers
appreciatively the able and gen.
erous support rendered him then,
as upon other occasions, by the
late George Purdy Bullard, then
attorney general, and his able
assistants.
Mr.. Callaghan lays to his soul
no flattering JUNCTION for the acts
represented by the foregoing ex.
cerpts from his public record.
He regards them as merely deeds
of ordinary service which, as a.
public servant, it fell to his lot,
and in the line of duty to- per.
form. Their citation here is for
the purpose of indicating that
when faced with the task of per.
formance of a plain and public
duty it may be expected be will
not be swayed therefrom by the
exigencies of political expediency
or by considerations of party
fealty. He is a Democrat, and a.
believer as we'll in the efficacy of
the American system of party
politics, but based upon the &C.
cepted doctrine that public of.
fee is a public trust" be con.
ceives it to be no less automatic
that he serves his party best
who serves the people BEST"
His record as state auditor might
be accepted to indicate that if
again commissioned by the peo-
pie in their service be might be
relied upon to adhere to the
principle that an elective public
official is answerable, under our
system, directly to the people,
and that it is not incumbent
upon him to be subservlent to a.
political boss, or to become mere.
ly tail to a political kite or a.
cog in a political machine.
While not a large taxpayer,
Mr.. Callaghan is on the property
tax rolls of three counties of the
state, ,-Maricopa, Cochise and
Yuma. He feels be understands
and appreciates the viewpoint
of the taxpayers. AS State Au-
ditor he questioned the legality
of applying appropriations to
purposes other than those for
which specifically provided, his
contention being upheld by the
courts. This reference is but
one of the several instances
wherein claims presented against
the state and by him rejected,
resulted in the necessity of de.
Tending his cause in the courts.
He was the author of resolu.
ton unanimously passed by the
National Association of State
Auditors in convention at Salt
Lake City condemnatory of the
passage of appropriations repug.
nant in their certain character
to accepted dictates of govern.
mental economy. He believes
a survey by experts OF the whole
taxation problem within the pur.
view of the state is indicated
and, as a beginning toward gov.
ernmental efficiency and econ.
omy, favors the enacment of a
real and scientific budget system
as a basis for appropriations.
In the event of his nomination
and election to the Office of State
| Treasurer he will be animated
by the same high concepts Of
duty which, in the administra.
ton of the duties of State Au.
ditor, be endeavored to manifest.
The subject of this sketch was
born on a small farm in Pennsyl-
vania. Eldest of a growing fami.
ly it became necessary during
the aftermath of the panic '73
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