Arizona republican., 1901-06-26

able TRADE Of SLAM
derous innunendo against Cover
nor Murphy. ostensiby prompted
by his appointment of c. f,
Schumacher of Tucson. a member Of
the board Of trustees of the territorial
reform school, vice b. A, Packard. re-
signed. Their ire was evidently
aroused and their rabies excited pre-
sumably because, according to their
reasoning, Mr. Packard, being a demo-
crat. a democrat should have been APP
pointed to succeed him. And such ac-
ton not being taken, steal is con-
temp!ated
Such a deduction Is certainly very
| iatt5 ring to Mayor Schumacher, whose
honesty. upright character and sterling
manhood have never been questioned.
1t was not necessary TO appoint DEM
ocrat in the first place, and Mr. Pack
ard resigned of his own free will. But
! that is neithsr here nor there. The
majority is always responsible, and
until The appointees are proven guilty
of official malfeasance of some kind,
much less theft, IL Is most malicious
20 assume that crime Is the motive for
appointing honorable geatlemsn to
public office. no matter what their po-
Ilitcal faith may be. BY reference to the
| files of the territorial papers Of both
/ II .a1 ..ts. tl,A CT
years 1t will be seen that Governor
Murphy's appointecs have been COM
mended in the highest terms for efiic-
iency and honesty. and his admins
tration at al times has been the sub
! ject of favorable comment.
No democrat will pretend to as
sumo that Chancellor Herring, Messrs.
Zabriskie. Grossetta and Tsnney Of
| the university regents, and Messrs
Dutton, Pollock. MCGOWAN and Nc
Clintock of the normal schools are not
honorable gentlemen upon whose hon
esty no faint of suspicion can rest.
| Nor can they be charged with parti-
sanship in discharging their official
duties. And the same Is tue of the
gentlemen who comprise the board OF
control and the board of equalization.
One OF the papers asserts with most
reckless disregard of truth and the
record, that Governor Murphys ac-
ton is without precedent in tn his
tory of the territory" The record
shows that few il any Of the terri
torial governors appointed more of the
opposite political faith than has Gov
ernor Murphy. The following from the
or ignorance, or both:
When Governor Murphy made all
the money discussing boards solidly
republican, he made it incumbent on
the p5ople of the territory to keep a
close watch on the boards. Look out
for stealing.
The citizen member of the board of
control, a democrat, handles and dis
burses more money than any other
appointee of the governor, except the
territorial treasurer. He pays all bills
contracted on behalf Of the insane
asylum. and he is the principal officer
who handles the contracts for supplies
and examines the disbursements on ac-
count Of the territorial! prison.
Probably the most important board
in the territory for protecting the pub
lie interests is the board cf equaliza-
ton, and one of lis most capable and
efficient members, the Hon. r. N.
Frederlcks, is democrat OF the high
est type; and the repub lean members
OF the board, the Hon. NJ. +. Freeman,
Hon. Michael OH, and territorial audi
tor. George w. Vickers, Will hardly
be called thieves by the most partisan
democratic newspaper.
Wherein can the Stealing" referred
to occur? One paper concludes its
screed in the following slanderous, IL
not crimlnally libelous words:
There Is no emolument attached to
the office of trustee of the reform
school. but considerable amount of
money Is to be spent in the erection of
buildings, and this may be the ,cret
of the governors desire to keep the
management OF the institutl)r in the
hands OF his private household. A
steal can be the easier manipulat d.
1t is doubtful If any self-respecting
democrat In the territory endorses
such contemplate methods. Nor is il
believed that honorable democratic ci.-
liens ale offended because they are not
appointed to office under a republican
administration.
When wholesale and libellus abuse
of public officials by irresponsible
newspapers In Arizona Is no longer
countenanced by a self-respectlng pub
Tic the chances for statehood will be
greatly increased.
So far as Governor Murphy Is con-
cerned, in our judgment, ne will jog
along undisturbed by slanderous at
tacks, perform his public duty faith
iuIly ana well, and appoint honest and
,ithful public servants b office who
will b. responsible to the people. and
who will render an honorab!a account
If their stewardship.