Arizona republican., 1909-04-05
GOVERNOR KlBBEY
 ON ."C|TRthsH|P''
ADDRESS BEFORE THE FORUM
 OF TANNER CHAPEL.
The Relation of People to Each Other and to the State.

Tanner chapel was filled yesteruay | afternoon with a large crowd attracted | by the announcement that Governor
 Kibbey would address the forum. The governor was welcomed by, William P. | Crump in an eloquent address and the governor was presented with bou- quet of roses by a delegation of school children.
 The subject of the governors ad- | dress was citizenship" which he pre- | scented at some length and in very interesting manner. Thanking the au- dience for the compliment of an invi- tation to address the forum the gov ernor entered upon his subject and briefly defined the relations of men to each other and to the state. The re- lation he said was very complex one, difficult to understand and for that reason should be the more carefully studied The governor pointed out the differences between the territory and a state, showing that Arizona exer- cises most of the functions of the state, dependent of course upon con
 gress: in many cases it exercises pow
 CTS that do not belong to states and in a few cases exercises greater powers
 within. itself than congress does within states
 The various functions of government
 were explained and the responsibility
 of the people for the government was
 set forth On this subject the gov
 ernor said:
 Now. have said that it is conceded
 that the sovereign power in these
 United States is vested in the people.
 Ultimately it may be-of that we have
 not time to consider. In fact. however.
 this sovereign power is not given ef
 feet in this country or in any other
 that l know of.
 "Congressmen and legislators in the
 various states are elected-not by the
 people but by only a part and indeed
 by less than a majority of the people. Less than a majority of the people in fact have any power of ratifying or disapproving any function or act of the governmental agency of either the na- ton or the states. Indeed. less than onefourth of them control these agencies.
 Tt is only a certain part of the peo- pie that inhabit a state that exercise any power at all fin their own govern ment or who may be heard effectively to assent to or dissent from its acts. In Arizona this expression of the will of the people is limited to less than a fourth of all people within its bOr- ders; and of this one-fourth a bare majority may control and this major ity will constitute less than one eighth of the people-tndeed possibly. less than one-tenth. The historical fact is that the members of our last legisla- ture and most of our various county officers were elected by the votes of less than one-fourteenth of the people of the territory"
 In conclusion the governor said: If the majority of the people were not really more or less indifferent on these questions and were on the other hand profoundly impressed that they were essential and vital fairly even di- vision would inevitably result in dan ger to our institutions. The people of this country were once divided on a fundamental question and the adher- ents to either side of the question were in deadly earnest and the result was civil war with all it's horros"
 Tt Is the high class and character of American citizenship that assures to us the safety of our institutions IL 1 is an enlightened citizenship that ere ates an enlightened public sentiment and 1t is that public sentiment that governs. and not mere majorities.
 Every citizen owes it as a dutv to | further enlighten this public sentiment 1 and this duty is just as much incum- | bent upon the citizen who does not ! vote as on the one who does-and his | or her influence for good or bad gov | ernment is little less effective than | that of the voter. MajOrities will be | right if public sentiment is right-and | We should look more to honor, the en- i the integrity and high | mindedness of the citizen than to the | ballot of the voter
 Tt is therefore. the duty of everyone | Of you. as of all citizens to inculcate | the highest notions of ciyN excellence. | When the mass of the citizenship is | right, so too must the voters be"
 MISSIONARY MEETING - The |