Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-08-29

tner one whose property has been sold under this law. although this particular question has not yet been determined. The law should be so amended as to special tax attorney should he transfer red to ths district attorneys office. The right of redemption from tax sales should be distinctly specified. and it is the judgmen, of your committee that this club should exert It's Influence in the manner already stated toward the bring 'rhe. only way Ina, this club can accom-. piish anything In the direction suggest -d will De through It's members stand ing together and throwing their conbin.
 as the club approves. Tn. fall political campaign is opening UP. and. 1T the mem
 b.rs of this. club win inielligently ad- wise themselves and take an Interest In political matters. they ran by the force of iheir combined influence accomplish
 great deal We might almost say. WILL TAB TIE GRANDFATHER The committee will enncavor to k~cp you advised as to the attitude oi can didatcs for office upon various oucs.
 tions of interest. such future action to
 he taken as may appear advisable. | our city governm"nt has been largely
 mmrs .", & oi partisan . politics here,ofcrs. of the leading citizens In It's varous of-
 nces. These men are rminntIy capable
 of running city affairs without our a.
 sistance. and your committee has no sug-
 res'ions fo on.r at this time concern
 Ing our municipal government
 ! Commenting on :he above report,
 Judge Hawkins commended the de.
 linqucnt tax law in so far as it com.
 pelled people to pay their taxcs. hut
 he condemned that part of it which
 permitted 25 per cent to be added, and
 go into the pockets of the tax attorney
 as nothing less than robbery. He cited
 instances where he had been compelled
 10 pay from t2Oo to $500 for mining
 companies who were his clients, who
 had become temporarily embarrassed at
 the time that the taxes were due, and
 were later obliged to pay the excessive
 penalty. This condition of affairs, he
 urged, should be remedied.
 Ex.Mnyor Burke was called upon to
 speak upon the conditions essential to
 municipal progress, and said that tho
 powers of community are developed
 by united effort. He cited the sue
 cess of Chicago. which was made pos sible by the libcrality and enterprise of its citizens. Good streets, goot traffic facilities, and parks are factor' in tho building of city, and the pow
 erhousc for it Is honest and efficient government. He believed not in con , servatism. hut in men who do things : oven though they make mistakes. Judge Sloan was the next speaker He was greatly entertained and in 7 structed, he said. by the able an' , thoughtful paper, the feature that h. z most liked being it's practical char n acter. I' got at the root of severn ' things of importance to every citizen - H. said that hc knew something q 1. several of the matters touched upo' . | Referring to tbc cost of admiDistenn . the criminal law of the county, he said "Do you realize the real reason q 2 this enormous cxpensef The recent r' s port nj Suma prison showed that of th U 33O prisoners, most of them were fo . eign.rs, principally Mcxicans. l don v believe ths,t he Mcxicans are mo' ls depraved than any other race. The 't condition Is due to their poverty m 2. their environments. Most of 'hc :" are miners. and up against every mir ?. is q saloon. Scvcn,y6ve per cent [ ]" the crime has i's origin in the chara sr ter and kind of whisky sold to 'he' 7. men. If you want to decrease erin =; npJ the cost of the courts. raise q '. liecus. and Lriv. out of business Il ,y degraded men who are living on the
 poor men.
 a .In the matter of sherif's fees. q xe suggestion is a good one. The sher as should bc paid liberal salary. not ed meager one, such as to make it m nd jeet for any good citizen to take ( an office. l do not believe the sala r. system will impair his efficiency; ". the contrary, it will increase it. AS m m th. delinquent tax law. it eouid
 modified. l prefer n graduated .,
 
 m. tenn of fees nccording to the charne' n. of service.
 ed Prcsi,l.n, Hawkins endorsed the s' m. pcstion of the speaker, and referred n. the fact that th. federal laws had bf es better and more jndieiousiy enf"rc t"s .pinee th. marrhnl's office was placed n. salary basis.
 sn, C. r.. Fiarcv. manager of the hu ,,dd nd boldt sm-l,rr. said the committee V ec, to be congratulated upon thus fenr'' Inc ly expressing its sentiments, and or. or. cornmending those things which aIi an ought to be done, if We sre fo hnv' oy. progressive community. he had the th. experience with the e5 per cent per we ty, and |, wns inflicted upon mi" hi. company which was not 10 blame.