Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-07-04
THE REPUBLICAN WILLING TO
HELP

HE'LL.
Ways continues to shy at the only
question just now before the Phoenix
Democrat was within the facts when
it stated that Ways Principal Owner
was guilty of treachery toward the
Maricopa County Commercial club, of
which he is the president, and toward
Mr.. F. A. Jones, its traffic manager.
That charge, it will be recalled, was
as specific as il was possible to
frame an accusation, nothing "insin-
uating' about it, nothing left to sur
mise
1t was plainly and succinctly stated
that the Principal Owner, ostensibly
working for the appointment of Mr..
Jones as a member of the Arizona
railway commission, and joining d ele-
cations from the club to Governor
Kibbey to urge the nomination Of
Mr.. Jones, was secretly working for
the appointment himself; that when
the governor finally made it known
that the appointment of Mr.. Jones
was impossible, the Principal Owner
of Ways visited the governor alone
and endorsed his action in declining
to accede to the wishes of the club.
The Democrat did not explain how
it got this information, but it sug-
gested that if there was any doubt
as to the accuracy of it, a committee
should be appointed to wait upon
Governor Kibbey.
This charge was not denied by
Ways at the time, and though there
was a renaissance of the subject
three days ago, Ways only reply to
the accusation is that it is an at
tempt to disturb the harmony of the
Commercial club; that it is 'villifica-
ton" Benedict Arnold might with
equal grace have declared that the
first bruited rumors of his treachery
was nothing but an attempt to spread
inharmony among American patriots;
charges against him were mere Will
fiers.
Ways last night still neglected to
declare that the story of infamy was
untrue but fell back upon the as
sertion that Governor Kibbey had
never made a public statement en-
bodying that charge.
1t is true he did not. The Demo-
crat did not pretend to say that the
governor had ever made a public
statement on that subject, but The
Democrat believed that the governor
would make a statement to anyone
interested in establishing the truth
or falsity of the charge. The Dem
ocrat invited investigation.
Now let it be carefully borne in
mind that Ways has never uttered
a word in express denial of the ac-
cusation. The inference must be that
II dare not DO so. Inc RepuDllcan
can have no proper interest in this
matter. Nobody can have so great
an interest in it as Ways and Ways
Principal Owner But The Republi-
can is willing to assist with heart
felt suggestions, in the clearing of
the situation 1--WE were about to COM
NIT the error Of saying we were will
ing to aid by suggestion, the settling
of this dispute; but so far there has
been no dispute).
Ways has for some time manifested
a proneness for the appointment of
committees of 'disinterested" citizens
and business men for the settlement |
of various mooted matters Now is
a good time for Ways to suggest the
appointment of such a committee to |
call upon Governor Kibbey to ascer- |
tain the correctness or the incorrect |
ness of the Democrats charges.
In this case The Republican will |
lend its moral support to a motion