Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-20
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR GEO. w. HUNT TO THE FIRST LEGISLATURE OF AR

officers. who. by presidential re
 quirement, were formally expected
 from the provisions of the recal article.
 In unmistakable terms the peopl,
 of Arizona have twice declared thel
 belief in the righteousness of th,
 power 10 discharge. through the me
 dium Of the recall. dishonest and un
 faithful public servants. Twice. ir
 this connection. they have declared
 their opposition to the elevation O.
 the judiciary into a privileged class
 their opposition 10 the creation Of (
 law which holds the mdge 10 be
 something more than human. Bu
 their wishes were set at naught by 2 presidents unwillingness to yield 2 | prejudice, 50 thay wisely yielded ! temporarily a principle. secure in the 1 knowledge that with statehood once ! attained. and with the initiative at their command. they would have it in l their hands to restore 10 the consti ! tuition the power so rudel, taken i away. The democratic party promis ! ed 70 carry this evident intention and ! obvious desire into effect. and it be ] comes your duty to promptly and ! faithfully fulfill that promise. DC i not alter the recall as it was approv 1 ed by the people of Arizona. by the ! tranSrosition Of a sentence, the re. ! moulding Of a phrase. O. the sub | stitutiOn of a word Give it a trial ! just as it was Return to the people | that which was unfairly and arbitrar. | fly taken from them. Then add if | you will, a section in which the peo. [ pie may express their desire. should the occasion require. for the recall or | resignation of the states federal iu- dietary. and for its senators and rep l resentatiyes in congress.
 Anti-lcbbying Law
 As , stated upon the occasion of my inauguration as governor, i hope f to see your second act. the serving of notice upon all the representative of special interests. and interests of any nature or description. that secret lob. bying, which has too frequently pros- tituted legislative bodies and brought shame 10 legislators. is dead in Ari- Zona 4 mandate of the constitution places upon you the duty of guarding by Jaw against secret lob
 bying. and have no doubt you will comply with that mandate But pending the enactment of such a law and it's formal approval, I think you should. by joint resolution. declare that no lobbying will be permitted except it take the legitimate form Of public hearings before properly con. stituted committees Of the legislature. participated in only by properly re- gistered agents. who are willing to set forth the company, the individual, or the cause they represent. lndi- vidual or private lobbying should be denounced and prohibited. and by the rules of your body, violation of such prohibition visited with sum mary punishment of the member oi- lending or permitting the offense. Thus will necessary and legitimate efforts on behalf Of any just and proper cause be dignified. the self respect Of the legislators insured. and the decency Of the state protected.
 Investigation vs. Junketing
 IL has been the custom during many sessions of the Arizona legis- lature. to expend a week Of valuable time and no little money in what came to be known as junketins-in sO-called investigations, by legisla- tive committees. of the various insti- tutions Of the territory. Many of you are as familiar witt the result of these visits as l am, and remem- Der them best for the social pleas ures they afforded. and the oppOr- tunities they gave for enjoyable out ings. In the belief that you are here for work-that you realize the limita- tion of time which confronts you and the need for the exercise of the strictest economy consistent with the performance of your duties. I recon mend the abandonment of this jun keting custom; the devotion of the time thus saved to the moulding Of needed legislation. and the utiliza- ton Of the funds which have here tofore been so expended in an expert investigation of the states institu- tions by competent examiners.
 There is in my possession at this time sufficient information and data to convince me Of the urgent need of such an investigation. It is apparent that in several of the institutions there is a giaring lack of business system, while the utter absence or uniformity in the handling Of ac- counts prevents anything like an adequate audit 1t is not my pur- pose to suggest that there have been improper transactions to the ad- vantage Of any individual. nor have any reason whatever to believe that such is the case: but l assert that there have been, and under the sys- tenn. or lack of system, in vogue, there are still many and frequent opportunities for graft. while the leaks which all competent business men exert themselves to avoid are going on daily I am glad to say that not a few of these leaks have been stopped. but pending an expert investigation and the installation of modern methods in the conduct oi the states varied business. it will be impossible to establish anything like perfect order out of what has been little short of chaos. To do itself and the public justice, the present admin istration must be accurately informed in detail. Of the conditions which have prevailed, and now prevail in the different state institutions and and to this end l ask for authorization to proceed with such an investigation as is here sug-