Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-03
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 sixtv-four pages. In addition to an exhaustive review of the resources of California, given by counties, there were three or four pages de- voted to Arizona, or more properly l speaking. to the Salt river valley m Arizona. In addition to a general description of the resources men
 toned above, the paper contains the
 following merited notice of neot Ire
 best governors Arizona has eyer had;
 Arizona is governed in the same
 manner as other Territories, by Fed
 eral officers appointed by the Pres'-
 dent, and county officers elected by the people. Good and wholesome
 laws have been passed by the
 various Legislatures, and they are
 being enforced to the letter. Al
 the beginning of President Harri-
 sons administration Lewis Wolhey, of Tucson, was appointed Governor
 He resigned during the fall of 1890, when Hon. John Irwin was appoint
 ed Governor. and later on when he
 chose to resign \. O. Murphy was appointed in his stead. Mir. Mur- phy was Secretary of the Territory under the Wolfley and Irwin admin istrations, and has from the begin ming practically becn Governor, as his position required him to act in that capacity during the absence of his chief from the Territory.
 The present prosperity of the country is due. in a large degree, to his broad and liberal administra- ton. Though an ardent and pro- nounced Republican, his views are very liberal, and everything has been done for the betterment of the country regardless of political affilia- tion. On this account the Governor counts his Democratic friends by the hundreds, and all unite in say ing that his administration has been the best that Arizona has ever had. He was resident of the country at and long before the time of his ap- pointment; his business and other interests are in Arizona, aud the success of his administration demon strates the sound judgment in ap- pointing the higher Territorial off cials from within its borders.
 One of the first successful efforts of Governor Murphy was in effect ing the sale of Sl,5O0,OO0 worth of Territorial bonds at par, and subse- quently of S5O0,O0O more at a hand some premium. The bonds bore only 6 per cent irterest, and when the fact is considered tat Territo- rial bonds are little in demand the difficulty of the matter accomplish ed may be estimated. By this re- plenishment of the treasury much dissatisfaction was avoided. old debts paid of and the Territory put on a good financial basis.
 Since before he became governor, Mir. Murphy has been an earnest ad- vocate of statehood and home rule, upon the theory that the 70,0O0 peo- pie of the Territory are sutfi- ciently intelligent and fully compe- tent to govern themselves. He has talked long and effectively in favor of this sentiment, and during the last session of Congress democrats and republicans alike united with out dissent in sending him to Washington to work in favor of ad- mission into the sisterhood of States.
 ''In countless ways the people. re- gardless of party, fave made known their esteem for his broad and un- biased manner of administering the laws, and, while there are many peo- pie who regard party utilization above everything else and would vote against a brother if he chanced to be of other political faith than themselves. Governor Murphy in a democratic Territory would before the people defeat many of the flower of the Democracy.
 He is in many respects a self made man, and his regard for and interest in Arizona. the country with which he has cast his lot, is paramount. Unlike the former governors of the Territory, he stays at home in strict attendance on his official duties, unless he can better her interests by outside business, which he has never failed 10 do when called upon. He is the lead CT of the prominent wing of the Republican party in Arizona, and at the last convention of territorial delegates he was sent as a delegate to the Minneapolis convention which nominated President Harrison.
 Governor Murphy has been an ardent friend of public schools, and l during his term of office has done all in his power for the advance 1 ment of education. His effort has been to suppress all kinds of crime and immortality, and his message to | the last Legislature was replete with suggestions that the law makers of the old and long settled | eastern states might do we'll to put | into execution.
 His report for the year that he l filled the position of Acting Cover nor and also for the year 1892, when | he was GOvernor-in-fact, are valua- ble accumulations of statistical | facts concerning the resources of ! Arizona, impossible to find in any other work, and show a long and tedious, besides expensive, investi- gation in the various industries of the country.