Mohave County miner., 1891-11-21

this 10 that it costs less TO maintain o
State government than Territorial
this, In our opinion, comes from the fact
that the theory Of Territorial forms Of
government are wrong, and the machin-
cry Of State is necessary to an sconom''
cal administration of affairs. . 49,,
When the mantle Of authority falls
upon people, and they are required b,
be self-sustainine, that spirit Of careless
ness 80 apparent in all Territorial gov.
.rnment at once disappears, and care and
diligence are exercised instead. Is this
not fully sxemplifed IN the progress,
growth and development Of Montana,
Wyoming and the two Dakotasi As soon
as these political divisions were permitted
to don the garb of Statehood and Olsen"
gage themselves from the parent govern
ment, their assessment rolls began To-
swell with a rapidity unknown to the
records Of Territorial serfdom.
Twenty eight years ago Arizona vas
fashioned into Territory-now let rs
see what has been accomplished during
this long period Of years under Territorial
rule, that would lead thinking people 10
wish to continue it. First, nearly ono
thousand million dollars has been dona-
ted by Congress 10 the various State. for
the purpose Of improving their condition,
but not one dollar all those years
has been given TO ArisonG. This
muni6cent sum has been scattered broad
cast throughout the States Of the Union,
and the Territories that we're struggling
for an existence on the borders of civ
iization were ignored and neglected.
Does it need further argument TO demon
strate the TACT that governmental favors
are distributed in the nature Of rec,'
proci,y. Maine will vote for Rhode
Island and Rhode Island will vote for
Maine, and 90 on a. long A. funds are
available; but Territory, without any
reciprocal powers, without any voice oc
vote in Congress, can wait with out
stretched hands till the end Of time
without recognition. Nov does il not
behoove our citizens to bestir themselves
and attain position where recognition
is 10 be obtainedi This can only be Sc
cured by our admission 10 the Union,
where our Congressman and Senators can
and will SEIZURE their propor'ionment o'
the wealth that flows constantly into the
Golfers Of the Nation. Again, Arizona
will send two silver Senators to represent
us and help us TO secure proper silver
laws, thus enabling the mining industry
to develop and prosper As it never will OF
can under Territorial government.
"A before mentioned in this article,
the expense OF maintaining government
seems to be the paramount issue-if
| State government can be had with
slight additional expense The people de.
sire it-but II it will, as some interested
parties declare, bring bankruptcy and
disaster in its train, then We do not want
! it. Arizona has been Territory up.
wards OF twenty. seven years, and has
given the system Of Territorial govern
ment thorough test, and what has been
the result Of this trial OF over q quarter
Of a century, This is what We lind:
withstanding the enormous taxes
levied and collected ia Arizona during
this long period OF years, to-day We are
confronted with debt Of 1928, $50. 40,
and nothing but few delapidated Court
Houses and the Insane Asylum to show
for this enormous debt. Can any form
of government be worse2 Is IL not b
fact that any known system Of civilized
government would be an improvement
upon this wastefu! and destructive meth
od2 A system of government that has
expended all the vast revenue collected
in Ariz"ns the past twenty seven years
at the high ratio of taxation existing,
and piled up = deficit Of e126, 600 per
annum il not worthy of the further sup
port or confidence Of the taxpayers Of
Arizona.
We ask the thinking people of Arizona
to study well the situation before they
permit themselves 10 stand in the sun
light of our progress, and seek TO defeat
the adoption of the Constitution. Study
we'll the cause and effect. That the in.
strument is perfect no one claims; il
would be folly to so assert. 1t was pre-
pared with care and an effort 10 protect
the interests Of every citizen within our