Williams news., 1905-12-02
THE PUBLIC EXAMINER
interest Growing in News Effort
 to Get the Report

among the people of this county in regard to the report of Public Ex- aminer w. c. Foster, made to the governor of the territory and later submitted to the district attorney of this county. It seems that there is a general effort-on the part of the governor and county officers to keep the "dear public" from learn ing the contents of that report. The following item on the subject ap- peared in the last issue of the St. Johns Herald:
 "The last legislature enacted a law creating the office of territorial examiner, and defining his duties powers. Why is it the dear peo- ple' don't get to hear or see some of the examiners reports? It was he who would enlighten the tax payers as to the conduct of their county officials. An attempt was made by the WILLIAMS NEWS to get the examiners report of Coconino county for publication, with only partial success. In Gily county a flame flared up a little while and then died out. Why don't the peo- pie get chance at learning what the examiner is doing, and what he is finding out about the varioas county officials? This affair begins to seem a little like it was under the management of life insurance officials, and the dear people, as usual paying the bills"
 The questions asked by the Her. aid are the same the NEWS has been putting to the public, and the pub lie in turn will ask those same ques- tions of the men who are now in office if they come out for re cleo ton next year.
 Here is another item taken from the last issue of the Mineral Wealth, published at Kingman, from the pen of the versatile Kean St. Charles:
 Territorial Examiner Foster started Tuesday to examine Treas urer Foster s. Dennis books and follow up with the others. The beauty of the thing is that the ex- aminer reports to the governor and not to the public, and the governor files it away in his blue book. AS the governor is chairman of the ter. ritorial republican central commit, tee, he may have some juicy fodder to feed the voters with next cam. paign, though none of the ear- marked will be Bryan office holders in Mohave county. What mortal chumps these democratic legislators are, giving a hawthorn into the hands of the enemy to whack them with. Poor runts, 'innoscents abroad There is nothing visibly wrong with Mir. Foster"
 Now, MT. St. Charles, we realize as we'll as you do that the law as it was passed is not exactly as it should be, as instead of leaving it optional with the governor of the territory whether the reports be published. the law should have made their publication mandatory. It happens that we were a member of the last legislature when the lex aminer" law was passed, and if there is any blame to be given for it's deficiency we are as willing and ready to take our share as we are now trying to correct the error. At the same time it was thought nec- essary, and it is, that the examiner report to some one, and that some one naturally had to be the gov ernor. It was also thought that the governor would at least listen to the voice of the people when they asked for the reports submitted to him; but it seems that he, as we'll as certain other officials, cares little for what the people think or want so long as they are appointed and elected to office. So far as giving