Bisbee daily review., 1910-06-28

strung plea TOT nOn-partlSanShip In the work of framing the constitution of the new state of Arizona We agree with the Republican that this work should be carried on along pat riotic lines and that there should rot be the semblance of playing poll tics in the constitutional convention; this convention should not be made the occasion for seeking or provid- ing for political advantage by it's members. whether they be demo crats, republicans, prohibitionists or socialists. However, it is most likely that in all the counties a full quota .of delegates will be named by each of the dominant political parties and already it has been stated that the socialists will enter the campaign for the election of delegates with candidates representing their party. The election of either democrats or republicans to the constitutional con vention will not necessarily mean that the work of the convention is to be partisan in its character: to our minds patriotic and Arizona-lov- ing delegates whether they be demo erats or republicans. will strive to eliminate Darilsanship as far as hu- man nature will allow It is not likely that either party will control the constitutional convention by a heavy majority. as after the party candidates have been named the vot- CT, we believe. will look largely to special qualification of the aspirants for delegateships in casting his bal lot.
 In arguing for non-partisanshiD ac- ton in the constitutional convention and in it's formation the Republican urges it's necessity because Of special reasons applicable to Maricopa eoun- ty. among which is the following:
 Let us mention but a single
 reason, specifically. why Maricopa 
 county should have a strong and
 harmonious delegation. It is con ceivable that the repayment to the government of the millions
 expended for our water storage
 and canal system may, on the
 annual payment, ten-year plan, prove to be more or less of
 burden. It is conceivable that by
 and by it may be desirable to pay the debt to Uncle Sam in a
 lump sum borrowing the money
 therefor, and spreading the pay
 ments thereafter oyer a long
 term of years. This could be
 done by having the state lend
 it's credit to the Water Users as-
 sociation, just as it has lent it's
 creit to counties and cities in
 order to enable them to borrow 
 money at low interest rates.
 The Water Users association
 could secure the state, and the
 state could borrow the money at
 3 per cent Bgt in c-de- to pro
 vide for this possible contingency
 the constitution must authorize 1t.
 Possibly. it will never be worth
 while to borrow money as sug-
 gested. But it would certainly
 be wise to give the state power
 to lend it's credit to irrigation
 projects under proper safeguards.
 Maricopa win be the most inter
 ested Of any of the counties in
 this matter"
 Of course the editor and other cit izens Of Maricopa county would not ask for any special favors for the people of that county that would not  be granted to the people of other counties and if provisions were made in the constitution by which the new state may in future guarantee the iebts of the land owners of Mari- .opa county of course the same pro 'islon would permit the state to guarantee the debts of every other class of citizens in every other coun- ,y. To our mind such a proposition as this is untenable and we are sur prised that r1e- Republican should ad- vance it. To say that a state may guarantee the debts of it's associ- ated or individual citizens, to our