Bisbee daily review., 1907-01-12
CIRCUIT COURT BILL ID BE
 INTRODUCED
New Court Creation Believed To Be What People Want and Measure Will Be Pre- Sented to Legislature,
lFrom the Graham GuardIanl


 For 8 number of years past the passage of a bill creating Q circuit court for Arizona has been urged by people in different parts of the terri tory. This measure is again being az itatea and the idea that such law would result in great good to the ter Eitory seems to be almost universal Such a bill will be drawn up and the legislature asked to pass It.
 The bill will provide for the cleo ton of OUT territorial judges, giving them the same jurisdiction now exer- cised by our present district judges.
 No doubt such a measure would meet with some opposition from Cer- tain quarters, but it would result in great benefit to the people. It would enable them to elect their own judges. who would be answerable to the peO- pie for their acts. Those elected would be residents of the county and not sent here from other states. They would not have to bow to the notion, whim or fancy of one individual in Washington.
 We believe the people of this coun- ty would favor such a law almost to a man. They have had an object lesson recently that teaches them that east ern influence has a mighty weight on federal appointees. There were two residents of this county applicants for the clerkship of the district court of Graham county. Both these gentle men were thorough republicans, in perfect harmony. politically, with the judge, both competent men to fill the position. both highly respected and both well endorsed by our people. Yet Judge Nave. having the power, in- stead of appointing a resident of this county, appointed Q man from Illinois who never saw the territory and who has nothing in common with our peO- pie. No doubt the appOintee is a gen tleman and competent, but our people resent the power to appoint a man rom some other state to hold office that our residents are entitled to and Hnom our people pay. With a tern torial circuit court such action as this would be impossible.
 The democrats as a rule are in fav- or of such law and we believe the re- publicans are also. To show their temper in the matter, We print below Q remonstrance to Judge Nave, which
 
 Graham county, and signed:
 We, the undersigned, republicans of Graham county, most respectfully, but earnestly, protest against the ap- pointment of a nonresident of the territory to the office of clerk of the district court of Graham county.
 We call your attention to the decla- ration of the republican party in na- tional convention assembled that All federal officers appointed for the ter ritories should be selected from the bonafide residents thereof, and the right of self-government should be accorded as far as practicable
 If there can be found any excuse for deviating from this rule in the federal positions where the compea- sation is paid by the United States, certainly none can be found where the office is one created by act of the Ari- zona legislature and is supported by the taxpayers and litigants of the county where located. We consider this violation of the principle dear to the hearts of all true Americans a principle repeatedly recognized and recommended by the national convea- tions of our party. We feel certain that your action was taken without a full consideration of the principle involved and that your sense of fair ness will. after more mature delibera- ton, dictate a different course. We have no desire to dictate as to who shall receive the appointment, but most earnestly request that some one be named who is a resident of Gra- ham county, or, at least, a resident of the territory of Arizona"