Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-23
THE DICTATOR IN THE GOVERNORS CHAIR.

THE DICTATOR IN
 THE GOVERNORS CHAIR.
 Arizona has today dictator who proposes not only to be the chief ex- ecutive of the Territory. but to rule with a high hand in all Of the depart ments. It is evidently his avowed in tention, in view of the actions at the territorial capital during the past week. to surround himself with a small coterie of dummy ofIiciais who will sneeze when the dictator takes snuff. His demanding of the resignation ol Alfred Donau of Pima county as a member of the bosrd of equalization, because, forsOoth, that gentleman diff fered with the executive on matters of equalization of mining property in Arizona should be sufficient to cause the Governors removal. It stands out as evidence of the intention on the part of the chief executive of the Ter ritory to rule or ruin, and in his biased and prejudiced attitude against the chief industry of the Territory he has worked a great injury to the mines Of our county.
 Cochise county seems to have ex- cited his particular animosity. The raise. as placed upon the mines ct fhis county was 1900 per cent, and is three times greater than any other increased assessment in the Terrt tory, and vixen three members of the board raised their voice in protest, the dictator demanded me immediate res ignatlon of one and substituted in his place a man whom he knew would do his bidding.
 Governor Kibbey has set aside the law governing the equalization of property in Arizona. He has abolished the board and set himself up as the Lord of Creation and master of all things. Arizona has suffered much al the hands of the Republican party, but this last act is the most --agrant usurp ation of power in the history of the Territory. Responsible to no beins on earth, this Republican appointe' gathers the reins in his hand, ana wit whip and spur rides roughshod owe the rights of the small mine owner of Cochise county and raises thei mines nrteen times as much as thos of Yavapai county.
 That this unwarranted action was preconcerted plan is evidenced by tn threats made by the Republican Tel ritorial officials, weeks in advance that Cochise county would be place on the assessment roll for $40O00, o0 The governor cared nothing for tn assessment returns of the count which showed an advance in, asses ment of s, ,OO0, 900 over 1904 The mi CTS of this county had been marke for slaughter and when one memb' of the Territorial board stood in h way. and attempted to resent the gre' injustice that was being done, the Co ernor put him aside Alfred Dons refused to be led around by the rOs and for his courageous stand. togeth with Solomon and Bowman, these ms have earned the everlasting gratitu' of our people. whether they were su cessful or not
 Again, 1t is plain that the Govern was not bent upon a reduction of u taxes for the people. On the first d. he ordered the. the tax rate for q Territory should be placed at the san figure as in 1904, to-wit. s5 cents { each $10O valuation, and with the "a already fixed the Governor prepar4 then to fI the cofers of the territorl treasury with some ~easy money
 be expended by a Maricopa coun Board of Control for the benefit
 Phoenix public institutions. and c chise county having an assessment its mines already higher than al other county in the Territory. VI picked for the ~easy mark"
 The Copper Queen Mining Compal alone is on the assessment roll of th county for more than s2.OoO.OO0 ai is paying more tayes than any oth mining company in Arizona, to s