The border vidette., 1932-10-22
AAOEUR AND DOUGLAS ADDRESS
LARGE AUDIENCE HERE


Speaking before the largest
audience of the present political
campaign Wednesday night in
the large Bowman building here,
DE-. B. B. Moeur of Tempe, Dem
ocratic candidate for governor,
said: Civic liberty, honesty aud
economy ia government consti
tute the only issue in this cam
paign."
Other speakers on the pro
gram were Congressman Lewis
w. Douglas, candidate for re-.
election; James 81. Kerby, for
secretary OF state; W. M. Cox.
Tor state treasurer; Thsd Moore,
for state tax commissioner. and
Tom G. Foster. for state mine
inspector. The candidates were
presented by Judge Frank j.
Duffy, chairman of the Santa
Cruz county Democratic central
committee. who also introduced
the Santa Cruz county nominees
who have opposition for Office.
During his splendid address to
voters Of Nogales and Santa
Cruz county, Dc. Moeur. the next
governor OF Arizona, said Il be
lieve that every man and every
woman should be permitted to
go to the polls and express his-
or her choice Of candidates with
out interference. We are going
to take this state out Of machine
politics and put able men and
women ia charge Of it's various
institutions. regardless of whom
1hey supported in the primary.
They are to be appointed in fair
ness, not to perpetuate me in
office. but for the good they will
do the state of Arizona.
I shalt give the state an
honest and economical admins
tration. We are going to get q
dollars worth Of servire for
every dollar expended of the
taxpaysrs' money. There will
be no ioyrides on state gasoline.
Tn not going to allow the Cover.
nor to do it. nor any man who
works for the governor.
We are going to psintain
good schools and good roads.
and we are going to distribute
the labor on the highways at
living wage.
And we are going to do some.
thing about this. banking situa
tion. We are. going to try to
put the banking office under the
management Of good bank ex
Aminer, one who knows how to
examine q bank and has the
courage to report what be finds;
one who will protect depositors
as we'll as officials of the banks.
We propose to put stop to so
many bank failures ia Arizona. !"
Dr.. Moeur paid high tribute to
Arizons's two sterling native
sous, Senator Carl Hayden of
Tempe, and Congressman Lewis
Douglas of Bisbee. Democrat'c
candidates for reelection. he
also made q strong plea in be.
half of the candidacy OF the
Democratic party's magnificent
standard bearers, Gov. Franklin
D. Roosevelt of New York and
John Nance Garner Of Texas.
DOUGLAS SPEAKS
Congressman Douglas discuss
ed number of plsnks in the
Democratic national platform,
the shortest and best ever written
and upon which he stands -four
square," He earnestly urged
&heir support by the voters and
stressed the proposed change in
the banking laws. unemployment
and its remedies. the necessity
of 3 material reduction in the
cost Of government in order that
taxes may be reduced CORES
pondingly, strengthening the
credit of the Uoited States and
the necessity of maintaining q
sound currency; he dwelt on the
restoration of foreign Trade
through the proposed .competi
tive tariff.
The Democratic platform pro
poses," he said. that there be
created . permanent tariff com
mission not subj oct to political
manipulation. not subject to po
litical dictation, but one that
will determine the facts and act
thereon.
"The Democratic platform pro
poses . competitive tariff. The