The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-01
OSBORN FOR GOVERNOR
(FROM THE ARIZONA DAILY STAR

The Star has deliberately refrained until from
endorsing any candidate for governor because wanted to
which candidate would develop the strength and
stand best chance of defeating of the strongest
didates Mr. James H. Kerby The election will be held
two weeks from Tuesday, that the time has to
make decision
The Star endorses and urges the election of Mr. Sidney
p Osborn not only because he has developed the most
strength in opposition to Mr. Kerby but also because it
believes hes the best qualified for the job believes
that Mr. Osborn the to answering satisfac
o the issues of the campaign and that his personal and
public record should the confidence and support
OF all voters who seek good government.
Mr. Osborn s native of the state and member of the
numerous Osborn family His mother to Arizona in
covered wagon 1869 and camped the banks of the Salt
river before the city of Phoenix thought of The
large family has been active in public affairs of the state
any good family should be Mr. Osborn has been indus
tnOus public citizen although he has held elective office
since he secretary of state, Immediately after state
hood and public office since he appointed collector
Of internal revenue for 1888 He has contributed
loyalty of both his time money the Democratic par
t. but has taken practically nothing for himself in
turn.
Mr.. Osborns record. both personal and public is
ce2n as whistle He has been honorable upright and
NEST IN all of his dealings He is of frank o2c
CONVICTIONS When he for United States 934
tn ugh his opponent Senator Ashurst specousy endorsed
tie townsend plan and then WEIGHED on i. Nj Osborn
IDLY AID honestly refused t. endorse it. he lost the
ccCtioa
In the p:asen campaign he again is being his hon i
self He unequvocally endorses civil for all sate
employees of bringing to an end the vicious spo
system with which the state IS ridden and which his
opponent Mr. kerby openly plans to continue Instead
conducting patronage campaign by promising jobs hther
and yon to ALL Mr. Osborn openly states that will have
few jobs to give because he intends see that those now
hodn positions will be protected and will not be dis
charged on account of their political loyaltes C0nse
quenty all of the jobseekers know they feather
their own nests by supporting Mr. Osborn They are sup
porting Mr. Kerby, who offers them far brighter hopes
In contrast this clean record of Mr. Osborn. the
Official record of MI Kerby is bad 1t long list of all
kinds of political tricks designed to ebarass his brother
officials lie deliberately made trouble Governor Hunt
Tor Governor Moeur and recently Governor Stan
oIu Inc secretary OF state becomes acting when
ever the governor leaves the state Arzonas former gov
erhClS have dared not her borders while Mr. Kerbv
mas been secretary of state, simply because Mr. Kerby
would attempt to pull off kind of trick every time
Governor Hunt Gobernor Moeur and Governor Stanford
could not trust Mr. Kerby be governor for few DAYS
should the people of the state trust him to be
for two years?
Let 1t be remembered that the legislature from time to
ne has had to punish Mr. Kerby because of the admn
straton of his office In 1926 when he was
OF state and administered the vehicle department his
record Tor extravaganza so bad that took the depart
heh away from him. More recently Mr. Kerby refused to
publish the session laws enacted by legislature plead
ing hat he lacked the money yet had the money to hire
Ieoe OF Stenographers to advance his political campa
ign at state expense
TWO years ago he neglected have the booklet CON
tanning the initiative and referendum measures published
aS te law requires; result he nvalidated all the ea
Inc administration of his office secretary of state
mas been featured by incompetence laziness and
political rckery And now he asks the good c;tizo &c 49,
state to elect him governor
Oolhcoeht with his campaign, Mr.. Kerby is SPONSOR
ing an amendment to the constitution which would ON
power MN as governor to automatically all annor
1--WE officials by making their terms co-terminus with b
owl" laC would mean, for instance that Mr. Kerby could
appoint an entirely board of regents of the
OF Arizona, and two years hence he or his |
appoint another new board 1t would mean that bv harno
dsputed control of all of the and commissions