Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-09

IMtuIeucy, DeicUInK, neTVOushtss anu
insomnia. Try II. The genuine must
have our Private Dye Stamp over the
neck Of the bottle.
for his dismissal by Mr.. Ives was
under the circumstances just aud
proper. The dispatch which Wick
ers sent to J.C. Martin offering
him bribe of $500 to aid in a
plot to rob the Territorial treasury
can only be measured in its
viciousness by the provisions OF
the criminal statutes made and
provided to fit such cases.
DR.. Vickers is doubtless a vic
tim of his environments. 1t is
impossible to excuse or to palliato
his conduct, and yet when oae
reflects that corruption, base
proposals, low political morals
and debased ideas of public
duty surrounded him, it is pos
sible to understand his offense
and pity his weakness. 1t is the
Murphy administration that is
responsible. 1t is corrupt, shifty,
small, nasty and its influence hos
besmeared all who are identified
with it One cannot be prince in
poor house, philosopher in an
insane asylum, hero hiding from
an enemy, or sweet smelling where
raw hides are stored. Murphy is
the administration: all the Others
are his creatures; and until Muir
ply goes it is futile to expect Il
decent administration of govern
ment at Phoenix.
The investigation of the Audi
tors Office by Legislative Commit
tee last spring revealed a condi-
ton of rotteness that it would be
difficult to exaggerate. 1t was
shown that all the contingent
funds had been raped by IN. O.,
Murphy, Governor. When the
condition OF affairs was made ma
nifest, and the Democratic ma jori-
ty of the general assembly sought to
place restraint on the Governor by
making the subordinate otiioerssemi
independent by restraining the gov
ernor's power of summary removal
/ be vetoed the bill, and did every
thing in his power to prevent it
from going on the statute books
Right we'll he knew what he was
doing He was trying to perpe-
tuate his power to ravish the con
tingent funds by the simple de-
wise of writing few figures and
IN. O. Murphy, Governor.
No ono believes that Auditor
Vickers would have houored the
Governors persistent and accumul-
alive drafts on the contingent
funds, If he were an independent
and responsible officer But he was
neither independent nor RESPONSE
bic, and we'll he knew that if he
did not honor Murphy's drafts,
Murphy would promptly find an
auditor who would
Surrounded by such influences,
touching elbows with such cor
ruption, mixed up with such base
ness, is it any wonder that Vickers
should offer bribe of $500 to
man to join him in n conspiracy to
rob the treasury? The squalor of
the proposal, the effuyium of the
transaction, are chargeable more
to the responsible head of the ad-
ministration than to the poor
weak brother who was immediate.
ly guilty, But what reform can
be effected by the retirement of
Nickers? The system that cor
rupted him will still go on. OF
what avail would the protest or
recaIcitrance Of Nickers or any
other auditor be while Murphy
sits in the executive office with
the power to remove and appoint?
Murphy is the malefactor, Murphy
is the person responsible for the
vile business, Murphy must go be-
fore reform becomes possible.
Why should an auditor, the Great .
ure Of the Governor, be expected .
to rise superior to the Governor?
Why should the man who felt
bound to honor Murphy's demands
on the contingent funds he expect
cd to hesitate to offer n small bribe
to effect n large DurDOsey