The border vidette., 1928-06-23
GOV. HUNTS FLAG DAY AD-
DRESS, JUNE ID.


The following address was de
livered by Governor George w.
P. Hunt, at the annual Flag Day
picnic of the Maricopa County
Democratic Women's Club, at
Riverside Park, Phoenix, Thurs.
day, June IA:
This is an appropriate occa.
sion for Democrats to celebrate.
The Democratic party has al.
ways espoused and supported
men and measures loyal to the
principles for which the Amer
ican flag and for which it is
symbolic.
II is a beautiful and patriotic
practice to celebrate the annual
Flag Day and no more fitting
occasion could be found for De.
mocrats to assemble. I want to
take occasion now to express to
you my appreciation of your in.
vitation to address you.
The Democratic party, the
great party which represents the
masses of the people, will again
present its candidates, its plat
form and policies to the people
of the nation, the state and the
various subdivisions thereof,
during the course of the coming
few months.
Ia this state the Democratic
party will ask of the electorate
q vote of confluence and that it
be retained to continue to guide
the destinies of Arizona. A De
mocratic senator and a Democra.
tic representative to congress
will appeal for the support of
the electors of Arizona becauses
of the record made by them as
individuals and representatives
of Arizona. But in addition.
they will ask for their election
because of the record made by
the Democratic party in congress
and in the nation.
The United States has many
problems to meet aud solve. The
Democratic party through its
national platform and candidates
will ask for q mandate from the
people to assume and guide the
destinies of this nation for the
next four years. The past eight
years have been years in which
men of great wealth have am
assed still larger fortunes. Vast
consultations have taken place
in industry. The independent
professional man and business
man have been rapidly passing
from our economic life and have
become salaried men working
for gigantic corporations. The
post war reconstructive period
has about caught up with the
present needs, with the result
that during the past three wint.
ers there has been growing IN.
employment among the working
people of the country. The Am
erican Federation of Labor, for
instance, reports that during the
past winter some 18 per cent of
it's membership was unemploy.
ed. AS this represents skilled
labor, it must be manifest that
the economic conditions are very
unsatisfactory and require Wig
orous, intelligent and construc
tive legislation by party which
is sympathetic with the masses
of the people.
The plight of the farmer is too
we'll known to require any ex
tended elaboration. Industry
has been protected by tariffs.
Labor has been protected to
some extent by restricted immi
grafton. But the farmer has had
TO compete in world market
against pauper labor conditions
in other nations and has bad to
buy in q tariff protected market.
The farmers have knocked upon
the door of the Republican party
and have asked for assistance
and their pleas have been spurn.
ed. The Democratic party has
always been. and remains, the
salvation and hope of all classes
of our people and will ask to be
entrusted with the responsibility
of steering the national ship of
state during the next four years.
Since the adjournment of the
legislature, have devoted the
major portion of my time to
questions surrounding the Colo.
RADIO River, as the Chairman of
the Arizona Colorado River Com