Bisbee daily review., 1902-08-19
CONSISTENCY A JEWEL

CONSISTENCY A JEWEL
 The Bissbee Daily Miner, in its bow to the people of Bisbee, after declaring in no unmistakable terms that it be. longs to the party of Hanna and Mur- phy, next defines its position on incor- poration or disincorporation. with the statement that city government has had fair trial in Bisbee. and has proven a failure. But rather than put his shoulder to the wheel. and by his earnest efforts and wise council, sug- gest a better mode of procedure. the Editor of the Miner can see but one remedy and that is disincorporation and all that such a step signifies.
 Not two columns removed from the
 Initiative Bow Without Apology" the Miner devotes a column and a half to the sanitary conditions of Bisbee, setting forth in a sharp manner. the prevailing sickness at the present time, the general uncleanly appearance of the community, and closes a para graph midway in the article with the following:
 When Havana. Cuba, can be turned from a pest-hole that menaced the whole western hemisphere, into health resort, merely by proper san- itary code, properly enforced. there is no excuse for the " 'al-kneed, weak minded plea of weak men that the present condition in Blsbee cannot be helped," They not only can. bur must be helped, Not only helped. but to tally eradicated.
 It rests with you to see that it is dcne,"
 After an able argument in favor of better sanitary conditions, plain statement of facts with which all lair minded citizens must agree. the Miner, in its editorial columns, aligns i,seiF against an incorporated form of gov ernment, the very primary ohieo; of which was the cleaning of oar city.
 In the first issue of the Miner then, we have these two propositions:
 1. Better sanitary conditions.
 2. Disincorporation of Bisbee.
 Consistency thou art a jewell"
 The Review has iron. time to time called the attention Of the City Coun- cil to the fact that BisbCa was with Ut a health officer. the most important city official on the rostra, and urged upon that body the nece ;sl'y of prompt action. The council has more than one ordinance. which if enforced by an energetic health officer, would soon ' have the desired effect. A legislature ! had just as well pass its laws and fail to provide proper officers for their en, | forcement, as for the city council to pass health ordinances and then fail to see that they are properly enforced
 The idea of an incorporated form oi government is the banding together ol the people, and through their elected ., as individuals they were unable to do In this manner towns and cities throughout the United States are gov erned and regulated for the benefit oi the inhabitants.
 ! The people of Bisbee, as a whole are not asking for the disbanding o the city government, but they do asi and will insist, that the objects fol which this town was incorporated bt carried out by the City Council. ] Disincorporation of Bisbee is no the remedy for unsanitary conditions
 but . strict enforcement of sanitar!
 ordinances by an energetic health ofi cer b the remedy.
 The council, in inaugursting the cit, government, has been put to extraor dinary expense during the first sii