Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14

The Arizona Republican. which was
read out of the Republican party by
Governor Kibbey at the Republican
convention of Maricopa county at
Phoenix on Saturday afternoon, on
Sunday morning printed the follow
ing editorial under the head of The
Governor Wanders:"
'The Republican has had no quar-
rel with Governor Kibbey. 1t be-
lieves he is a good governor and ia
the main, 1t has supported his policies
though 1t has not always agreed with
him as to the method of enforcing
them. It has differed from him in
the matter of the instruction of dele
gates to the national Republican con-
vention but has always admitted the
right of the governor and every other
officeholder to attempt to carry out
the wishes of the national admins
tration. This was a difference of
opinion which the Republican did not
believe would constitute a serious
party rift.
"The Republican was therefore I'M
pleasantly surprised yesterday to be
read out of the party by the governor
in his speech before the instruction.
list convention. This paper is some
What iconsoled, though, by the circum-
stance that the governor in expelling
it. gave it goodly and numerous COM
pany. consisting of all those whose
iiolatry of President Roosevelt is not
as blind as his own and hts official
associates and dependents,
The speech of the governor was
not tactical, but was rather of a man
in the throes of anger and disappoint-
ment, which may account for a de-
parture now and then from the estab-
lished and plain record. The speech
like 'Omnis Gallia est divisa in tres
partes;' namely, proof that Joseph H.
Kibbey was the best governor Ari-
IONA ever had; a separation of the
sheep from the goats in the Republic
can party in this territory and a vim
dication of himself against the charge
that his course in the present cam
paign has lacked something of dignity.
Under the first head the governor
dealt with the mine taxing Legislation
beginning with the raises Of the min
ing assessments three years ago. He
then stated that a lobby in the ensu-
ing legislature sought to take from
him the twenty year old power which
had Just been exercised by him for
the first time, but the lobby was
thwarted. On the contrary, the COVER
nor let it be inferred, the legislature
at his instance, enacted legislation
which increased his power and con-
tributed to the still more equitable
distribution of the burden Of taxa
ton.
I'm this relation, the governor
stated to the convention, replying to
the charge that he had recently sacri-
feed his dignity, that ne had been
'undignified enough to go before the
legislature in behalf of the new mine
taxing legislation.
Now, here is a wide divergence
from the record which we must at
tribute entirely TO the state of mind
in which the governor appeared to be
laboring yesterday. The governor
will remember in a cooler moment
that he was not before the legislature
at all, at any time, in behalf of any
mine taxing legislation that was en-
acted: he will recall on second
thought after this instructionist busi-
ness is of his mind, that he did ap-
pear before the houses in joint ses-
sion in VIOLENT AND DENUNCIAT-
DRY OPPOSITION to the only mine