Arizona republican., 1908-02-26
PRIVATE SECRETARY ELY RIFLES 10 J. C. ADAMS
4 Communication Called Out b> the Latter on Republican Conditions.

Latter on Republican Conditions.
 To the Editor of the Republicans:
 According to the interview given by him 10 the democratic papers, and in dustriously circulated by him. MT. J c. Adams finds that his high sense o honor and propriety is affronted ant the soul of him is outraged. by con. ditions discovered by him in the re- publican party of Arizona.
 His grievances are stated under two counts:
 Grievance one: That Governor Kib- bey and other officeholders are taking part in politics; that this interest is shared by the judiciary.
 Grievance two: That home rule is denied to Arizona, an astonishingly large proportion of the offices having been filled by appointment of non-res- idents.
 Wherefore he appeals to the demo- cratic press for an insurrection in the republican party aforesaid against in structing the delegates to the Chicago convention.
 In one of ;several interviews he makes these specifications:
 T see that some mention has been made about sending two federal judges as delegates 10 the national conven- lion. instructed for Secretary Taft. and that this program has been decid- ed upon by federal appOintees in the territory without consultation with the rank and file of the party Only about one-third of the public offices in the territory are today filled by repub- licans who were actual residents of the territory at the time oI their ap- pointment. The most vital question in the minds of the republicans of the territory at this time is home rule that the federal offices m Arizona under a republican administration, be- long to the republicans of Arizona, and the only way to secure them is to send an uninstructed delegation to the na- Iional convention"
 In passing. it is worth noting that Mir. Adams is entirely frank on the propostion-the one issue, in his mind, is the offices. It matters nothing that questions of enormous magnitude con- front the American people. and that <ArizOna has a chance to take a small part in shaping the cestinies of the
 
 compared to the necessity of getting a guaranty that we shall never have an- other Judge Kent, and that never again shall court clerk come from Denver.
 These grievances (and his remedies therefor) having been amplifed fin va rious ways, and where advisable his meaning made plain by innuendo rath- CT than by mention of names, let's look into the subject. It ig worth while to do so, since Mir. Adams himself holds a high office'at the hands of the gov ernor-the chairmanship of the terri torial fair commiSsion-and the wide publicity given his statements might lead some people to believe that his al- legations are accurate and made in the best of good faith. I will state the facts as to these matters, before pro- ceeding to some mention of MT. Adams himself. Governor Kibbey. who has been absent from the territory for some weeks. has not yet returned. and the judges so sweepingly embraced in MT. Adams charges will hardly deign to make reply Therefore Mir. Adams no doubt felt entirely at ease, ana considered 1t entirely creditable to himself and to his official position to make these allegations.
 Once for all let me say that MT Adams statements are lacking in the necessary facts for support Neither Governor Kibbey nor any officeholder that consults him has decided upon or contemplated such a program as MT. Adams states. Or the contrarv the governor has formulated no program for the party. There is so little of the boss in his temperament, and he is so much in favor of a free expression oi the peoples will on every question that in the judgment of many of his friends he refrains entirely too much from making his views known. It is a fre- quent complaint from republicans that they do not hear from him as much as they would like; that he effaces himself too much and holds himself too much aloof, that consequently they are left in the dark as to the administra- tion's wishes-in other words the mass es of the party insist that the gover- nor shall shape party affairs, and he insists that republicans must think and act for themselves. He does not hes itate to state his opinions, most frankly, when called upon, but there is no man in Arizona who can say that Governor KibDey has ever even inti- mated anything to him in the shape of party orders. What is the head and front of his offending" in this instance? Why, | that some weeks ago in response to a multitude of requests from all parts !