Arizona republican., 1912-03-23
sATURDAY........MARCH %. 1912
Economy and the Recall.

So far as The Republican is aware there is practical unanimity of de- sire that an amendment providing for the judiciary recall be submitted T." the Arizona electorate. The Re publican itself is heartily in favor of such submission The electors know if they want the amendment or not IT they want it, they will vote for it. If they don't want it. they will re- ject il. That is ali there is to that part of the proposition.
 But there is objection. and verg' serious objection, to the bill ntro- duced by IT. R Wood. Of Yavapai county The Wood hill provides for the submission ,Sr the orisnal judic- iary recall provisiohS And 1t pro yi,'cs for the suhmissiN!p of the or ginal Judiciary recall provision And it provides, further that the fSicction for the ratification of the proposSed amendment shall be held the Uni q day of the coming July II is % e date The Republican objects.
 Mir. Woods mental processes. r -iI led to inserting that date in his nal, are not difficult Of analysis. 'ir- Wood is progressive" and Ais willing that everybody should " it. He not only permits hims9 to usc rather questionable taste p- serting q childish criticism be president of the United Stateg tl formal legislative document- which. one would think. shC -, F beneath the dignity of a law. ,,,.o F but he is in such hurry to ,o. u,. judiciary recall back into the ,..a. mental law, that he is not ,.o,+o,,. to await the date of a reguar elac. ton to have it done.
 Now. here is the siuatio1 Arv- ona is not rich in funds. rbe slv- crnor has called attention to the act that the general fund is short iy aI good many thousands of dolL,rs Of the amount usually found in th. treasury at this time of the year. Soon, they will be scraping the bottom or the states strong box to pay the running expenses of the government. The governor to meet the situation, has recommended the most stringent economy. And even though MT. Hunt k not inclined to follos- his own re- commendations-is not following it, in fact-there is no reason why the legislature should not conform to this, the best part of the gubernatorial message.
 But Wood wants the election just as soon as il can be held. He wants il regardless Of expense. He wants the people of Arizona to go down into their pockets to the tune of $2",- GOO just to show that MT. Wood is of the true progressive" type.
 It really looks as though MT. Woods -proeressivism" has gone to his head. He is progressing so fast he is likely to wreck the treasury. It is case of go as fast and as far as you can and let the people pay the bills
 The Republican desires to put this question to the taxpayers f the state; Is it worth while paying out this s25.OOO just because of Senator Woods nroCressiveness? For that is what the election will cost. Wouldn't II he better to hold this election on the same date as the regular fall election. when practically all this cost can be obviated?
 Mir. Wood, probably, is accustomed to thinking in large figures. Maybe s25 900 looks like mere bagatelle to him. But The Republican ven lures the assertion that 1t looks lf' pretty considerable sum to the aNT craze taxpayer.
 Then We have worried along foi