Arizona citizen., 1879-01-18
Governors Hessdqe.


 sible comment thereon in the Prescott
 papers. A few silly remarks abou
 "an able State paper" &c., appear 1T
 those journals. and the message is lief
 to do its work in silence. We ar,
 therefore forced 10 the most unpleas
 ant duty of criticising a second papeI
 emanaiing from Governor Fremont toward whom we entertain If any
 kindly feeling and the fullest respec
 due to his office. After a preamble 1T
 which, to our very grave surprise, h' p0rtrays the Indian situation in an eX
 actly opposite light to that presented
 in his report to the Secretary of the
 Interior, the Governor presents sever al impraclicable and extravagant sug- ] gestions which he had already made 10 the Government. l. If, instead Oi Suggesting to Government the expen. dlture of half million dollars in the IconstrucuOn of roads in this Territory the Governor had shown the necessity for specific improvements with reason able outlay, there would be some chance for at least Congressional con- sideratIon of the suggestion. 9 A Government Assay Office and Refinery might be beneficial to the Territory, though a mint would be better and as reasonable 10 expect,) but as 10 location thereof, we entirely disagree with Gov ernOr Fremont. Such office or esiab- lishment should be in a central posi- ton, near the line of railroad, ire .spective of where the Capital might be In view of the dangers of the roads the idea of locating such an institution 200 miles or more from the railroad and on the cutter edge of population, simply to have it at the Capital, is prepOsterous.
 Tie Governor has made several sug gestions to be acted upon by the Ter rltorial Legislature. l. To substitute the law of Nevada for our act taxing the net proceeds of mines. We haven't tune now to examine this matter as it deserves. 2. That, of said mining tax, One-half be set apart by law az per manent provision for the support of the public schools. If this means it places the sole malnte- nance Of the public schools at the mer- cy of the most unstable and varia ole product that human labor knows. The school fund should be as fixed and certain as an uncertain world will per init, while the proceeds of any tax on mine products is as uncertain as even this uncertain world will permit. This IS very dangerous suggestion. Don't trife with the public schools or their fund. 3. To re-creatc the office of At torney General This might be benefi-I cial, but We believe a small fund t0 employ attorneys for the Territory in case of need would be preferable. In that case an attorney could be employ ed for a small stipend in each of the counties when and where needed, with out the expense of sending an officer all over the Territory to act in every little case in which the Territory might be interested. f The adoption of the Ney York Code, as modified by Cali | 'urnia, This would incur a heavy ex Dense, and would be found in many | respects unsuited to our wants. The | Code referred to has proven so unsa'is- factory to California, that a convention Is now in session there % remedy the | evils by new constitution. However, rom published accounts, it would be ! difficult to say which is the worse he evils they are trying to fly from, or he convention We have just paid or compilation of our laws, and now hey should be allowed tO rest, at least until the sta utes increase and again | become scattered and cumbersome. ). An appropriation 10 prospect for ,oal-beds in lhe northeastern part of he Territory. If there is coal in the section referred to, it will be found as quickly withuut as with an apprOpria- ion. The idea of openIn any such avenue into the Territorial Treasury is simply wild
 We have no time to refer to the Gov ernor's sensible suggestions, such as he publication of carefully prepar- ed pamphlet on the resources of the Territory, or wise concessions 10 rall- roads; nor tO refer to his harmless ex- libit of NIT. Hardy and his goats. Nor will We unkindly reflect upon the Governor for the omission from his message of matters of the greatest i'm Dortance, demanding immediate atten- ion from the Legislature. And while We are far from ascribing any evil in entiOn 10 the Governor in making his we must nevertheless guard ourselves against the results of possible ignorance, inexperience or pad judgment.
 IT appears now that the name of the new railroad station east of Yuma, is Adonde instead of Adobe as we had il |