Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-24
Lettus from The People
Time to Retire.

N ~ NlAiE'ii VI ifiiR ''HfNN an interested person in the wei fare of the community, l arise to ask uf the majority of voters what reason they can give for re- turning Jim Lowry once again to the office of sheriff of this county.
 Mir Lowry has now had three terms. SiX long years of political ! life, with the remuneration three times what the services rendered are worth. and now asks for the fourth term. He wants to be re 1 taincd for two years longer in his present position. Of course. do not blame the man for his desire to be reelected for the coming two years, but l should strongly blame the voters ii they elect him again. Give another man q chance at the lucrative position SO sough, after by many citizens each year.
 Mir. Lowry has made fairly good officer, but that is no req son. in my estimation. why he should be kept in the shcriffs of- flee for life. The constitution of the United States declares un- equivocally that all men are equal. Then why grant to one a special dispcnsation not accorded to aipthcr?
 If my memory does not fail nc, Mir. Lowry declared, more than once. during his campaign two years ago, that he would not ask for the office another term if elected ,o fill it for the two years just about past. If nc did not make the above statement then l am in the wrong. but believe that he so stated upon more than one occasion.
 | Let us pu, our shoulders to the wheel and give Mir. Lowry q back seat for the coming two years. l linn has been faithful servant. as he himself states. and all faith full servants need a rest occaSion- ally. Ic, Jim Smith tackle the place for two years. Possibly a change would he to the cvcrlast- ing good of the entire community. When one political party gets in lpower and remains there too long it gives the representatives of the said party too great a chance to do mcanncss and cover up the same. Turn on the full glare of the light occasionally and all dark rccesscS will be aired out and cleaned of all foul stains. should any exist.
 | Jim Smith iS one of the best citizens of the county. and has been fair in his dealings al all times m the past All that can be said against him IS that he is a Republican, and that iS not very bad. Let him take whirl at be- ing sheriff and sec if the result will not be beneficial to the en- tire county. IL will cause both political parties in the future to put mp their best men at all times n smith IS elected sheriff, for the party leaders will begin to realize that they cannot elect any and all men that they nominate. They will also realize that the defeat of Mir. Lowry was a rcbukc against keeping one man in office for life, when there are other de serving citizens that should come m Tor their share of the good things that arc to be given out.
 Eight years for one man in q position that pays, as variouslv estimated, from 5000 to Ss.ooo per quarter, and that position of "a pnbiic nature, are two or three times too long. Let Mir. Lowry now gracefully take a back seat Tor a lew years. If elected this lime he would bob mp again for another term two years hence Do you, Mir. Voter, think that n man IS going 10 willingly give up SO lat job? Not much
 Jim smith is q man with a thorough knowledge of the conn " oi favapai, and is well ac. quainted with the majority of the people. He is fearless man. and would not hesitate to do wba, be thlnks IS right. He has paid taxes TOT years and there is no good reason can be given uh, h.,