Arizona republican., 1906-08-27

matters of public interest and the mu- nlcipal committee is one of them One Of these committees reports each month. The municipal committee con- sists of Paul Hastings. A w. Edwards. M. B. Hazeltine Dr. J. H. Blain and J. M. Ross. chairman. MT. Ross read long and interesting report. from which the following are brief extracts:
 'The work of the municipal commit tee hinges closely upon politics. Any results which may flow from our work are at best far distant from today. Needed changes in legislation are apt to be long delayed. It is uphill busi- ness to attempt to remedy the ills of the body polite. There is not one man out of twenty to be met in our streets who is able to discuss these questions with elaborate discrimination. Every man has his pet remedy. The need for better gOver nment produces more quacks. or at least as many. as the need for perfect human health Innumer- able political creeds claim to each have a monopoly of the only effective cure all and vet a very small portion Of our citizens have either the time or incI- nation to seriously occupy themselves with the real work necessary to accom- plish any definite result
 This is an exceedingly busy com munlty. moreover our population is transient in character: only a small proportion of our citizens have a really strong local interest. Their real in terests are centered elsewhere. Ari- zona is only a temporary home. Their purpose is to get as much out of the territory within a given time as is possible, and. as soon as that is done Tn G1fiGfanffoq, tents like the Arabs. and slip away in the night. A very small proportion of our voting citizens have a genuine feeling of Arizona citizenship The undeniable result of this condition is that affairs of government. of legisla- tion and of public interests are attend ed to by small portion of our popu- Iation
 The work of this committee. and for that matter, of the club itself. must be laid out on long lines. and we must be satisfied to work steadily toward dis tant goals. The next quarter of a cen tury will be full of development for this territory; it's wealth and popuIa- ton will increase in a wonderful man. ner. At no distant day we will become a single state and it is incumbent upon us, as good citizens. to form a nucleus for the future good government of Ari- zona, and of our county and city.
 This is not to imply or insinuate anything against those who are our public officers. When I was first ap- pointed on this committee I believe was about as blankly ignorant of the conditions of our county government and city government as the average man. and this means a most benighted condition. For years I had been ac- customed to hear the average man de- clare that our territory and county and city were, each and all, hopelessly in solvent and hopelessly misgoverned. until I had come to believe that the conditions of affairs must be deplor- able, indeed. Recently I have had oc- casion. in the course of our committee work. to examine somewhat into the facts. I was especially interested in our county finances. Through the kindness of J. H. Robinson, clerk of the board of supervisors. of MT. Wright, our county treasurer, and of Major