The St. Johns herald., 1894-10-04
AROttGlRGCOPd. Murphy and NOrfOrd Both Shown up. THE TELLTALE FIGURES Evidence from the Loan CCmEIS-
 sion Accounts.
THE TELLTALE FIGURES
MONEY RECHk EEssLY SPENT
The Perfumed Knight III Sad Plight
 What do you think of It, Voters.

A citizen endowed with publlc office, either by appointment of sui frage, assumes a post ot honor which in addition to his oath of of flee places him under the most sa- cred obligation to discharge his duties faithfully.
 He is intrusted with the money of the people, which they earn by sweat and toll, keeping them away in the mines, the farms and the ranches so they can have no per sonal supervision of the disburse- ment of the money which they have so laboriously earned, and which but for taxes to pay for public ser vice would contribute to the sup port and comfort of their families. If public officer entrusted with this money abstracts any portion ot it without due authority of law, it is public crime for which he should be held responsible before the august tribunal of public opin- ion, if not before the criminal courts.
 In this connection we submit 8 certified statement of the disburse- ments made the loan commission during the term of Governor Mur- phys administration and leave the people to decide if the following acts deserves their appreciation.
 On March 19. 1891, an act of the territorial legislature was approved by the governor to provide for fulzd ing territorial, county and other in debtedness, being supplemental to the act of congress, approved June 25, 1890.
 The law created a board Of loan commissioners, consisting of the governor, secretary and auditor Of the territory, who were authorized to carry the provisions of the law into effect. The commission made loan of one and half millions of dollars, funding into five per cent bonds that much of the terri torial, county and municipal in debtedness. In doing this they ex- pended the enormous sum of $26, GOO, a great portion of which was for their own pecuniary advantage, as shown by the figures below.
 Section 1855, revised statutes says:
 No law of any territorial legislature shall be made or enforced by which the governor or secretary of the territory ol the members or officers of any territori al legislature are paid any compensation other than that provided by the laws o the United States; Provided, that fol I the performance of all official duties i'm posed by the territorial legislature ant not provided for in the organic act. the secretaries of the territory respectiveiy shall be allowed such fees as may bt fixed by the territorial legislature: In the face of this law, N. o Murphy, as secretary and acting governor, on December 31, 1891 drew salary of $500; then for Feb ruary, March, April and May, 1892 he drew $350.
 On June ?, 1892, before H. c Gooding, chief justice of Arizona N. o. Murphy took the oath of of flee as governor, and as such h served fora period of eleven month ) or up to April B, 1893. Three day before going out of office, on Apri 10, 1893, N. o. Murphy drew $110C or at the rate of $100 for each c the eleven months while he wa r governor. This SLIGO was draw in direct violation of section 185 above quoted.
 It appears that N. A. Morford a secretary drew the munifcent sur s ofS2OO0 for aflixing his seal to 200