Arizona silver belt., 1891-10-24
WHY THE CONSTITUTION WILL BE OF.
 POSED

Graham and Apache will give good ma
 lorities for it's adoption. At present
 Pima Is doubtful. It is not certain by
 any means at present that tho constitu-
 ton will receive Q majority cast, the
 principal reasons being objections
 urged against the provisions concerning
 water and the judiciary Tucson Star
 ,F'he BEET, from what it regards as
 reliable information, is hposed to
 place Pima county Rs opposing the
 adoption of the constitution as framed
 by the late convention. Not only are
 the water clause, the judiciary and the
 educational provisions objectionable to
 the various interests of electors in that
 county but in addition, the question
 of the Increased tax, which necessarily
 follows, for the support of a State gov
 ernment Is not forgotten, and there is
 opposition to fixing Phoenix as the per
 manent seat of government. All the
 above provisions will meet with deter
 mined opposition and, consequently,
 will have weight in determining the
 vote as against statehood
 Politically, tho Mormon question was
 purposely omitted from the constitu.
 lion, for the reason that the test oath
 would have initiated against the adop-
 ton of the constitution, and in general
 elections against the success of the
 Democratic ticket, had it become
 part of the State charter, As it now
 stands Mormon bishops will instruct
 their tlooks to stand by the Democracy. Republican members of the convention
 knowing this, endeavored to have the
 test oath sngrafted in the constitution.
 but were defeated by the Democrats
 who were Q unit in opposing it, and
 being largely in the majority, defeated
 it's adoption; and thus it was, through
 legal cunning and pattizan chicansry
 political combat was introduced where none was desired by the rank and file of either party.
 The financial question should have { precedence over all others. It would have been-well if the members of the convention had familiarized themselves with Adam Smiths Wealth Of Na-
 lions" before entering upon a work
 requiring solidity of thought, indepen- l dence of action end faith to their con- T stltusncy. Had they 50 acted we would c not now be alarmed over the probable a increase of an already incurred debt of T S9, 800, 900. T
 The Sixteenth Legislative Assembly b realizing that the Territory was finan- b cialiy swamped, passed law, which is i' entitled, gro provide for the mainte- e nance of the several counties of this
 Territory" which has tho merit of tt being unique, single, in it's kind and | ouphonious, adapted to tickle the ear al by conveying the impression that the z several counties of the Territory, from st and after March 18th, 1891, "are on a u cash basis. " The title of the law is de- Ii ceptiye, for the reason that it suspends fc the payment of all warrants of ten of SC the counties which by reason of extray- th agance incurred debts beyond that al- Y lowed by the organic act of the Terri. in tory, Gila being the only exception, ha and she is in arrears of payment for be one year, and her warrants are rated at di eighty cents on the dollar, and this is
 what advocates of statehood call Ion A
 cash basis. This being a fact, as re- "l iating to Gila, what is tho value of the PC suspended debts, by the act referred to H' If other counties, which are over on s2, 900, 900? Pc The act approved March 18th, 1891. pi' 'To provide for funding Territorial ial 'ounty and other indebtedness, being Ie supplemental to the Act of Congress, uo untitled "An act approving with amend ne nents tho funding Act of Arizona. do June 25th, 1890, has not hll 'royed . panacea for Arizona's con 70 umptiye treasury. Governor Irwin. lou low East, who is authorized to nego- les late the sale of S1, 800, 900 Arizona SUI onds, notwithstanding tho complimen- cel 'ry dinner given him by Walter $. to. logan at the Marine and Field Cinb. lew York, July 2Sth, 1891, where 'asts and responses complimentary of il" rlzona were numerous, has not suc- .li's 'eded in finding purchaser for dol DL' L,' T Of our Territorial indebtedness, not ''ei his word painting, de- .-4o' 'ripsiye of the beautiful valley of the A'u' iia, it's sanitary conditions, the home 'IHs the invalid, the warmth of the noon- l ly- y-sun in January, comparing favora- "S I y to Q beautiful June day on Man = " attan Island. No doubt listeners on oA at occasion were charmed by the 0 'scriptiye powers of our Governor; it
 d not, however, have the effect of " aching the coifers of money lenders IT ekng investments, for the reason. oh., 'ubtlsss, of their having read the stay rrn ", enacted by Arizona's Legislative sbe. ssmbly, March 18th, 1891. u.
 - 'N0 Josie Mansfield, tho dual mistress of day'