Bisbee daily review., 1904-03-19
The Mayor Takes.a Hand
(coutinued From Page cne)

The representative of the Review
 quickly saw that there had been some
 lying somewhere in the Republican
 ranks, and referred him to the City Registering Officer as the authority of
 this paper for making its statement
 In company with the Mayor a repre- sentative of this paper visited the of
 flee of the City Registrar yesterday
 afternoon, and that official was out For fear this campaign lie would get away before we nailed it. the repre- sentative of this paper dispatched a
 messenger to the home of City Regis trar Hicks with the request that he come forthwith to his office. In few
 minutes that official put in an appear
 ance. ano in the presence of witness and the Mayor the Review representa-
 tive put the following questions to
 Mr. Hicks.
 c. Air. Hicks. do you remember a
 conversation held with a representa-
 tive of the Bisbee Daily Review, in
 the presence of City Attorney Sutter. on yesterday (Thursday) afternoon,
 at which time you stated that you were | acting under instructions from the | Mayor in not allowing anyone to see
 copy of the City Great Register?
 Ans. Yes.
 o. Did you not state at that time
 that the reason you would not allow | the Great Register 10 be seen IVES
 that you were acting under orders from the Mayor?
 ! AIS. I did say so, but l did not | state that the Mayor had given me the
 order personally.
 c. Then, MT. Kicks. who was ;our 1 informant?
 Ans. l decline 10 answer that lIes-
 ton until the Mayor will state Tleth-
 CT he ever made any such staten ent
 to the party who gave me the o-der. The Mayor-I mover talked 70 you about the registration in my life, nor | have I done so to anyone. Q. Now, MT. Hicks. tell us who
 brought you the iyiLg order, purport-
 ing to have come rom the 3ayor.
 commanding you not to show .he City | Register 10 anyone.
 | Ans. I still refuse e give my ic- formant's name.
 l The Review has chased the mig ser in the woodpile" lnto l,lS hG.e. and
 he has been compelled to pull the hole
 in after him in order to evade detec- tion.
 Who gave City Clerk Hicks the or Ger. purrorting to have come from the Mayor. not to allow the citizeGs 1 and voters of Bisbee to see the regis | traticn books? Will City Registrar
 Hicks endeayor to clear his own skirts
 in the matter by giving to the people his informant's name? The Review
 has chased a lie into the office of the
 City Registering Officer. IL remains | for MT. Hicks to produce his inform | ant.
 That there is something rotten ,n Denmark is becoming more apparent every day. Why was it necessary 10 l place the Mayor in a position of issu- ing peremptory orders regarding the city registration, when the Mayor was out of the city, in a weak attempt on the part of some interruptions scroun- drel 10 conduct the city registration as he saw fit
 The Review is convinced that the Mayor has never issued any such or der. City Registrar Hicks says he received such an order. Then, where is the liar who apparently is conduct ing the city registration? Trot him
 out. Mir. Hicks. and let us ali take a good look at him. or else stand con victed of being a party to a scheme which it is becoming more. apparent every day, has for its purpose a dis honest registration in the city. At the interview held with City Reg isteriDg Officer Hicks. in the o.esence or the Mayor and one other wiCaess. this paper made repeated efforts 70 get the City Registering Officer to give us his informant's name wno brought the lying order from the Mayor. He steadfastly refused. Now. in he face Of all this. will the Regis:e ring Off. cer still persist in his false position Of refusing the citizens of Bisbee the right to see his records?
 If he is worthy of the confidence of the people of Bisbee he will come out In the open now, cut loose from the Influence of the lying nigger in the
 woodpile,' and invite the public to step into his office and see his records
 Has he the moral courage to 6o what is right, after it has been made plain to him that the Mayor never issued any such order? What new excuse will be made this morning for a con- tinued refusal?
 Such high handed procedure as is being conducted by the Republicans or Bisbee. or the would-be 'bosses.v IS entirely unheard of. Not content with keeping the public Great Register Of this city in their own personal Tossession, they must needs resort to iylng in an endaayor to poal,a eo-,o