The herald., 1895-01-16
ARIZONA'S GOVERNOR.
PARTING SHOTS OF ATTORNEY
GENERAL HENEY.
In His Letter OF Resignstien the Lawyer
Says Some UNPLEASANT
Things.

PHOENIX, Jan. 15.-That Attorney F.
j. Honey contemplated resigning was
an open secret for some time, but that
bis resignation would be a cause celebrs
wrapped in scandoleus corrupt crimina-
tions none dreamed. In his letter, after
formally rendering his resignation and
also his services gratis to assist the new
attornsy-general in cases pending in the
supreme court, he states:
with respect for the good opinion of
my fellow~citizens, feel constrained to
state the reasons which have caused me
after mature elaboration to send you
my resignatio at this time. Only few
days ago the statement appeared in q
newspaper published in Phoenix that 1
had conspired with Secretary O. M.
Bruce and United States Msrshal W. K.
Meade to procure your indictment upon
q criminal cha rge.
81 ut once wrote to the editor of that
paper requesting a correction of the
statement and informing him tina while
you and have differed radically upon
many public matters. our personal rela-
tions were still friendly, and that l
would consider it dishonorable on my
part in the extreme to undertake to in
lure you as charged, while continuing to
hold office az your appointee."
Then ne recounts his earnest, diligent
work for Arizona by stopping abuses in
public service, but for q year past says
he has struggled against overwhelming
odds owing to the want OF the govern =
or's support, which crippled his use
fulness. He throws light on Arizon a
political history thusly:
I'm April of last year the secretary of
the interior, Hoke Smith, informed me
that it was charged by your enemies
thrt you were not Democrat, that you
would sell out to the Republican party
in the event OF statehood. / denouncs d
the charge as ridiculous and unworth y
OF the slightest consideration. 1 toll d
you of the charge in the confident be-
lief that it had no substantial foundaa
ton"
Then Heney charger the governor with
secretly supporting Murphy, q Republi.
can candidate for congress. who was
charged by the Democracy with the un-
lawful and scandalous appropriation and
expenditure of public funds while gov
ernor. Also that Hughes, driven by ne
cesety, surrendered as principal 20
secure his release from financial EN- bar =
easements. Again: 1T lie a great pity
that your most excellent administration
OF the public affairs OF this territory, due
mainly to your subordinstes. should be
marred and disfgured by your persona
weakness. vanity and hypocrisy. In
parting with you officially, say that l
am firmly convinced that the best in
terests OF the Democratic party
of Arizona would be better subserved
by your resignation or removal than
by your continuance in Office which
you have neither honesty of purpose
nor dignity of character sufficient to
fill.
II would feel that 1 owe sn ever
lasting apology to the people OF Arizona
for aiding to secure your appointment
and to maintain you in office during
the past two wears we're il not for the
reforms which have been accom- pitched
during your administration in spite of
your weak inclination TO make the
moot of q good thing"