The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-06-26
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> From The Guardian.
The people Ct Stafford are not ~e:arte,
nor tteir ardCr dampeued, by th,
efforts o. the Copper Era Of Clifton I,
discourage the movement. The Err,
=, assumes that the law will not permit
corporations 20 list their property il
e favor OF submitting the question Of re-.
moral 20 the people, and reasons there
"a from that sufficient amount Of assess
~ ment cannot be obtained. The Era In
lis evident opposition 20 Stafford. con-
strue- tho removal law by only one.
= ana that the most stringent, Of the
% rules Tor constituting law and deter
= mining it, true meaning. TO wit: The
letter 81 the law. But, there happens
70 De another rule by which this law
. NAV De construed. one that smooths
o down and takes away the rugpedue,s
ana harshness Of the rule b. which tn
FRA cOnslrlcs il, and that is the ..,Dfr-
II anu reason Of the law" and this is
tne one that courts of equity follow
ihO7t carefully IN constituting a law: do
ing 80 with view to reaching its tru,,
intent and meaning, and OF doing
substantial Justice"
II the Era will look at. read and
consider the removal law. and reach
the true intent Of the legislature in
passing IT, and apply the rules Of
equity IN its efforts 10 determine its
'tue meaning 1t will find that the .
scdrc-crow that it attempts TO hold he
! lore the people Of Stafford to prevent |
thelr bringing the matter to issue this !
| faII' Is not Of fair and gaudv plumaye.
ana Goes not occupy Il very high perch.
The editors Of the ERA are not law.
yers' out they construe the law to mean
what 1t says, and that is the construc-
ton put upon the law by the lawyers
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tion must be ordered by the board Of {
supervisors, who will have to decide
as between the letter OF the law" and
the spirit of the law Should they
decide in favor Of the spirit OF the {
law" and order the election, it is like
ly that an injunction would be served !,
by the people Of Solomonville restrain :
ing the holding of the election until {
the question at issue could be deter {
mined by the courts. But perhaps :
the Stafford people may be able to !
secure the requisite amount of proper :
ty under the letter OF the law in &
which event the question would of {
curse be submitted to the people for
heir decision at the polls. The ERA 8
: not prepared 10 say what the result g
would be in such AN event, neither s
loes it care particularly, for after all :
he real question at interest IS division, &
which can not long be delayed. Ger G
ainly there is nothing to be gained e
o the people Of the east end by rcmQv- =
ng the county seat further away from z
hem. 1t is not what they want, aud {.
hould the measure carry it will only =
Increase the reason for the ultimate :
division Of the county, which at the q
urthest can be delayed but a few e
ears.
The ERA Is not Sin opposition to q
Stafford" for anything. This is Il qucs- q
ion which deeply concerns the people y
t the entire county, and it should be =,
iscussed in Il broad, liberal manner, q
'lthOut arraying the people OF one e
ection against those Of another. 1t is g
OF Il question as between Stafford and g.
but rather as to the ac- q
ommodation OF the people of the en- 81
ire county. Their interests must be 9;
onsidcred rather than the desires OF -:
ny town. The ERA admires the en- 81
rgy of Stafford and it glories in her G.
punk in bringing this question to an g.
sue at the coming election. -