Graham guardian., 1897-10-08


county's board of supervisors. The
fact that the supreme court has
pissed upon and rendered an adj
verse opinion to your power to
act, without such request, should
be binding upon you. The further
fact that this county impeaehes the
validity of these bonds, and is now
coniesting the question in the
courts should influence your better
judgment to "keep hands off"
Our board Of supervisors have
refused unstintedIy TO request the
funding of these bonds and have
repeatedly notified your honorable
body of their wishes, urging YOU
to leave the matter with the courts.
beg of you, in the name of fair
ness, justice and equity, to "kecp
hands Off and give the people Of
this county chance. 1.-THE courts
determine that the county shall
pay these bonds they will be paid
cheerfully. The bondholders are
IN no worse position than any
other litigant who has to test the
validity of his claim. You NAV
well say to the bondholders that
the courts are open to them. If
you would like to hear the county
IN the premises, providing you are
seriously considering the prorosi.
ton, | should be pleased to appear
before you. / write this letter out
of an abundance Of caution, how
ever, feeling that it cannot be true,
that you, the peoples represents
tives, would take the action rumor-
ed without, at least, first consult
ing this county.
In the name of the county. / beg
you TO leave the matter where II
properly belongs, in the courts.
After all the courts will and must
be the final arbiter. The side in
this case that refuses to leave the
matter to the courts, admits the
weakness of the cause.
Trusting you will not turn a
deaf ear to our prayer in this mat
ter, l am, your obedlent servant.
III. d. Ross,
District Attorney.
T. s. Since writing the above
and foregoing letter, word has
come TO the board of supervisors
of this county, from your body, in
answer to their Telegram protest
ing against the funding of sand
bonds, in the nature of telegram
from you in the following words:
"Your protest against the funding
of the Yavapai county bonds re-
ceived TO late. The loan commits.
sion funded them yesterday" The
secretary of this territory was
clerk OF the board of supervisors
of this county from 1898 to 1896;
he is also one of the loan commits
sloners, and knew personally and of
Totally, that the board of super
yisors of this comfy had refused,
during his term as said clerk, to
refund said bonds. He, also, knew
personally that the present board of
supervisors had protested against
the funding OF said bonds. The
governor of the territory knew as
well as the secretary that it was
not the wish OF the supervisors,
nor the people OF this county, that
the said bonds be refunded. Both
the secretary aud the governor,
members of the said loan commls-
sion, were aware of the fact that o
suit was pending IN this court in
which the validity Of these bonds
was involved. In your attempt to
fund these bonds you certainly
were not actuated from an hon.
est solicitude 70 do you duty, but
you assumed judicial power not
given you by any law of the land
and that too for purpose known
only TO yourselves. While the
people of this territory had little
or no voice in your selection to
high Office you occupy, still you
are responsible 10 the people for
your official conduct, What the
governor has dono is little less
than what the people might expect,
but the people OF this county who
have honored, with official posi-
tions the secretary for eight years,
and through whose efforts he OBJ
tanned the prestige that finally
landed him where he is, had a
right to expect from bum at least
fair treatment. OF all the people
of this territory to whom the sec
rotary owes specjsl gratitude,
Yavapal county should be first.
Finally, In this action of yours,
you have shown your ingra,itude
and unfaithfuIlness to the people,
and while few boudholders and
satellites may possibly profit
thereby you may never expect any
profit therefrom yourselves except
as you gather ii ircm this act OF
yours.
Yours truly,
III. y, Ross,
District Attorney Navapai County.
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