Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-10-04
IMPORTANT OFFICES.

Every town and county in the Dey
 West has to pass through period o
 despondency-a species of malarial fe
 vera period in which all fair minded
 sensible citizens see danger in the futur,
 if the right kind of men are not secured
 to take charge of the helm. PimE
 county, like most other sections of tho
 West, has reached that period Tn hel
 history when We must secure the very
 best material to be had, if We would
 have her sails set right: competent men
 must be in charge, and the lee-boards
 must be put down, otherwise breakers
 may be encountered.
 There is a vast difference in the man.
 agement of the affairs of Pima codnty
 now and Pima five or six years ago.
 Then ths county was little more than d
 trackless wilderness, with but few
 wants, which could be supplied with but
 little effort. The work of looking after
 the affairs of the county then was of
 but small moment in comparison to
 what 1t is now. Then We had no debt; the population of the county was lim- ited; there were no public buildings of any kind whatever, and indeed there
 WAS no need of any, as the public records could easily be kept ina drygoods box and the county funds in the treasurer's pocket.
 But the county and town, like ryAny other sections of the country, began to grow about that time; the Southern Pacific railway was built by our doors; population began to grow apace; school houses and other public buildings be- came a necessity; bonds were issued for the construction of school-hoGses, a courthouse, City Hall and house for the fire department. We hear com plaints made that the funds were not always spent to the best advantage; that some of the buildings were not needed. and that there was waste Of the peoples money. That may be so in some in- stances, but the courthouse, including the jail and the school houses, were public necessities, and money may have been misappropriated. But, be that as 1t may, the fact stares us in the face, that we have the houses and the debts; that the houses have cost us so much money, and they must be paid for, and that the wheels of our local government must be kept in motion. In order to do this, we must select Supervisors from our very best men; men who are able and competent to take the affairs of the county in hand. and administer them to the best interest of the county and the people The time has come when it behooves us to attend tO the affairs of our county, as our best business men attend to their own business. Prudence, economy and iustIce, should henceforth govern the action of our supervisors. Our Board of Supervisors comprise the most im- portant offices to be filled at the coming election, and we cannot afford to experi- meLt in the selection of these officers; the short comings of the other county officers may be corrected if they should ever happen, but wrongs committed by a dishonest or incompetent Board of cannot always be corrected. 1 These are facts, which every good citi- zen must admit, and no man who has the good of the county al heart can afford to assist in the election of an im- proper man as a member of the Board | of Supervisors.
 The Republican party have nominated | pr. J. c. Handy, J. $. Mansfield and George W. Teltsworth for these im- portant offices. They are competent men, who are well known tu most of the electors of Pima county. They are care -ul business men, and We believe they nave the best interest of the county at ieart, and will do their best to give us m economical and just administration. We invite every voter in Pima county to .arefully consider their characters as nen, and their capabilities for filling the ,fiices to which they have been non- mated. We belleye they are the right men for the places. We do not ask any nan who does not know them to vote or them blindly. but inquire for hm- elf and We feel confident that the result yill be favorable.