Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-04-14
GOVERNOR KIBBEY WANDERS,
SAYS ARIZONA REPUBLICAN
Caustc Editorial On Chief Executive of Territory BY Phoenix
Newspaper the Governor Read Out of the Republican
Party in Speech at Maricopa County conven-
ton On Last Saturday,

taxing measure that became a law
the Doran bill. It is a matter of fact,
known to every member OF the legis-
lature that the governor opposed
that bill in every possible manner
from the beginning; that he always
refused to give 1t patient hearing;
that he refused, until some time after
he was 'undignified enough TO appear
before the legislature, to make any
suggestions for its amendment or to
accept from President Doran a sug-
gestton that the bill be amended in
the form in which it was afterward
passed.
1--WE still have in mind the petu-
lance that day, of the governor in at
lacking the bill and the violence of
the attack upon 1t by Attorney Gen.
eral Clark. The crowded join session
and the crowded galleries all ,remem-
Der that for it was only one year
ago. 1t is remembered too, that the
governor after washing his hands of
the bill in pndisguised disgust, was
asked by Mr.. Doran If he could not
Offer some suggestion for its amend
ment. The governor replied that he
could not; that the bill was wholly
"Yet, this rs the bill which became
law that now claims the econium
of the governor who would have led
his hearers yesterday to believe that
he had forced it upon the legislature.
We are certain that the governor on
reflection will concede that he per-
mitted himself to wander.
There was another matter under
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stated that ne had never allowed
himself to become too dignified in
his capacity of governor to serve his
party in its councils and on the plat.
forms of its conventions, meaning of
course party and not fractional con
veptions. Two years ago the Repub
Ecan party was in full accord upon
one policy, immensely more vital
than the present question of instruc-
tions-it was that of opposition to
Joint statehood Early in that fight
the governor was openly with the
people and we believe that he was in
spirit with them to the end, in opposi-
ton to the domineering and destruc-
tive purpose of President Roosevelt.
But though we have heard a great
deal of brave talk lately about the
Sacrifices the governor was ready to
make, the only sacrifice that the
record shows he did make was that
of the position of territorial chairman.
It was understood at the time that
the governor believed that the parti-
san position was incompatible with
his Office of governor of the whole
people and as representative of Pres
ident Roosevelt. Not once after that
did Governor Kibbey violate the
ethics with which some have charged
him with recently violating. Not once
throughout that whole hot campaign
was he seen upon the platform of
convention or the rostrum at public
meeting nor was any part taken by
any territorial or federal official as we
can now recall in any anti-statehood
gathering. Never was official dignity
more carefully guarded.
"Of course these things have moth
ing whatever to do with the govern
or's reading of The Republican out of
the Republican party. We merely in
troduce them as collateral evidence to
show that the governor was egregious-
ly in error regarding them and SO
may he be in error as to The Repub-
leans real relation to its party"