Arizona republican., 1901-12-22
LIT TILE JAMES
(The Causes of the Defeat of the
 Charter)

| CThe Causes of the Defeat of the Charter.)
 Fenix didn't git no new Chotter fer | a Crismus Gif. It wasn't No boddy's Fault in rertickier an Every boddy was more or less to Blame. Tn Frens O tn Chotter they sez: ''We don't haf to tare our Shurtz worizin' fer it. It's like the Aunty Imperialsts sez about tn Constitushun O tn United Staits: It1l be 'Dopted EEK Proper vigory'.'
 which is a Latin Expresnun. My Paw says 'at meens at it can't be Heded Off. Tn Chotter sporters sez at Whatever Ort to be will be, an tn Chotter ort to be so can't be Rep Out of it. Tn Anemias Of tn Chotter. which was the City Council an tn City Elm ploys. they sez it's a dangerous Docky- ment, too Fur-reechin' an Unamerry- can. Tn Council sez: ''Th mos we find agin' tn Chotter it Assooms at we're all Theeves. It fixes tn City Treshury sos at we cudden't git into it only Durin Bizness Hours an then they'd be Teller called tn Controller standiu ct tn door with Q Club. It ain't Amerrycan to Watch fokes who's been lectsd to Onises of Trust and Re sponsibility. It Deprives 'em Of their Constitushunle Rites, fer in this Coun- try every mans sposed to be Onnest till he Gifts Found Out. Why. l Nrudden't hold Olis under sich Chotter. I'd be Lible tc' git Called Down every Move Made. I list cuddcn't stand it to go round under Sirvallyance all tn time I'd be ashamed to Sho myself on tn Street. Fokes'd Pint their Finger at me an say: There goes a Suspick. They haf to watch i'm to keep i'm fum Rohbin' tn City Blind man can't work near so well when he's bein' Watched all tn time. Whenever tn Council has Contrax to let CT Frant- chises to give out it don't like to be Handycapt by q Chotter. That's a Matter between tn Majority O tn Council an tn Man ats Eoin' to git tn Frantchise CT tn Contrax an 1t ain't No boddy else's Bizness.''
 Sez tn Council: Tn City ats Cuv- erned tn I.eest is Guverned tn Best It's better to put tn Municiple Ofsers on their onner an to Bind 'em Hand an Foot with n Chotter at was in- tended fer tn Dark Aiges. Why, we cudden't even Reword our Pollyticle Sporters an the Young Peoples Demo- cras Society would expire Of Inanishun. Our Hole System would Perish in tn BnilfuI Shadder of sich Chotter.''
 The City Employs an the Young Pee plc's DemOcraS Club they Sez: "Th' Purposed Chotter's as full Of Holes as Spunge. only it ain't as good as a Spunge. fer it won't Hold Wotter. We've Gone over it (eerful an we find | tn Lawyers at Past on it was or their Base. The Taclss Payers may think they want new Chotter. but they don't. We kro Whats Best fer 'em. Wen Git Jorge Purdy Buliard to put OFT obisekshuns to th' chotter in LegIe Form
 Mir. '3uiiard he got up a Opinyun which sed tn Chotter was Unconstitu- shunle an wudden't stand a Mint if 1t was lected X Tacks Payer asts Mister BuIlard what makes it Uncon- stitushunle.
 Sez Mister Bullard .seZ he: You ort to krC at you can't put 2 man in Jep- perdy Twiot. Here's all these here City Employs. Some of 'em was 'lected an some of 'em was Appinted. Anyhow. they're all In. If tn New Chotter was 1ected thye'd all haf to Git away fun tn Pie Counter an make anutner rush fer it aSin an mebbe they Cudden't git back If you make 'em git away fum tn Troft that instant you put 'em in Jepperdy, which is contrary to tn Con stitushun O tn United Staits. To tn man at has Pollyticle Job tn Loss O it is mcre'n Loss of Life or Liberty"
 LITTLE JAMES.