Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
ADDRESS
To The Voters of the Southern District of
 Arizona.

Arizona. FELLOW CITIZENS:
 Having received the nomination of Joint Councilman for the Southern Dis trict of Arizona in the Democratic Con vention held at Phenix on the 10th of last September, and being unable to visit the different parts of the district, 1 have thought it due to you to express Tn few words my views upon some of the matters that may come before our next Legisla- tive Assembly.
 1 fully endorse and approve the plat form adopted by the Democratic Conven- tion held at Phenix on the 18th of last September, and will, if elected, endeavor to carry out as far as practicable, the principles therein enunciated.
 1 am in favor of an economical admin istration of Territorial as well as county affairs, so that the rate of taxation may be reduced.
 The census returns show that the Ter ritory of Arizona and nearly every coun- ty in the Territory is deeply involved in debt and that this debt has been increased from year to year. This, of course, arises from the fact that the expenses of Territory and most of the counties, have
  should this continue to be the case, bank ruptcy and financial ruin must inevitably follow, and therefore I am in favor of re- trenchment in Territorial and county ex- penses, so far as it may be consistent with the interests of the public, and to that end | would abolish all unnecessary offices, such as that of Attorney General, Commissioner of Immigration, Territorial Geologist and Superintendent of Public Instruction. There should be some head to the school department, but the work in the office of the superintendent can very we'll be imposed on some other otti- cer, such as the Secretary of the Terri tory. for which he should be allowed a small salary.
 1 regard the construction of irrigating canals and the sale and distribution of water for agricultural purposes in our Territory as a matter of paramount lm- portance, and one that should receive the careful and considerate attention of the Legislature. Legislation should, be shaped so that vested rights may not be disturb ed; that litigation may be prevented, and that the rights of those who have settled upon the public domain may be fully protected, while at the same time induce ments should be held out for the intro duction of foreign capital for the purpose of constructing additional canals and res ervoirs, so that all our agricultural lands, so far as possible, may be brought under a general system of irrigation.
 am strongly opposed to the creation of any land court to settle the title to land grants in this territory, and am inclined to think, as one of the most learned jur- i5ts of our country does, that our District Courts have jurisdiction in all questions of this kind
 In my opinion the granting of subsi- dies for the building of railroads or making other public improvements, requiring a large outlay of money, should be left to 8 vote of the people in the counties inter ested in such matters.
 The article in the Democratic platform that opposes any legislation that would deprive any citizen of the elective fran chise before he has been convicted of g crime, must meet the approval of any honest and fair-minded man. That any one should be deprived of his rights be l fore he is convicted of a crime and before | he has had an opportunity to make his l defense, is contrary to the whole spirit oi our institutions and is repugnant to every mans sense of law and justice.
 It may be useless to memorialize Con gress, as that body seldom acts on tht ] suggestions of either citizens or Legisla | lures, and yet it may be well to agair call the attention of Congress to the ne 1 cessity of removing the Apache Indians i from our midst and placing them on some | reservation remote from their old haunts so that it will be impossible for them tC l return to the territory again and menace | the lives and prosperity of our citizens | and if we cannot succeed in having them removed we may perhaps be able to have | their reservation reduced. which IS much 1 larger than their necessities require. Congress has at different times appro | priated large sums of money for building ] capitols and penitentiaries in other terri l tories and I see no reason why we should not ask for similar appropriations fol i Arizona.
 i Congress has made appropriations fol | internal improvements Tn many Of tht states, where She work was of such na l ture as to be beneficial to large numbe of.paFsOns, and l see no reason why Con gress should not be asked to aid In thu i construction of canals and reservoirs, es pecially as the government would recover i the expenses of making these improve ments by the sale of lands that are nov comparatively worthless, but which vii become valuable as soon as the water cal be obtained to irrigate them.
 In my opinion, the duties of the Terri torial Board of Equalization should b ! limited to the assessment of railroads ana the properties belonging to railroad com panies, as the members of the board cal know but little of the value of real an( ! personal properties in the different coun ties of the Territory.
 Regarding statehood for Arizona, 1 an in favor of respecting the expressed wish O the people and will assist in every move ment that promises to advance their inter ests.
 As every republican government mus depend for it's stability and progress uI on the intelligence of the masses, am il favor of giving our public schools fiber al and hearty support, and would exten rather than limit the course of instruction in such schools.
 If not too complicated, am in favor 0 what is known as the Australian sytem c voting, or some modification of that sys tenn suited to the conditions of society i our Territory.
 If elected to the Legislature 1 will op pose any legislation intended to reliev, defaulters to the Territory or their sure ties from their just liabilities, nor will support any law for the payment of salra les to those who have been termed hold overs, until their right to their respectiv offices has been decided by judicial de eisions. Respectfully,
 P. R. BRADY.
 Letter from Chairman Jacobs