Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-01-12
Is There Nothing Doing?


Under the caption Nothing Doing.
Miss Hall" the Arizona Democrat OF
Wednesday evening prints an edi-
torial argument in favor of busting
Miss Sharlot Hall from the position Of
state historian and the appointment
OF Mr.. Milford Winsor. The Demo-
crat says Miss Hall is AN estimable
lady" but it follows this admission
with the statement that the people
of Arizona voted to put Democrats in
office, and il says that is what the
party proposes to do. Then the limit
of imbecility is reached. for the Dem
ocrat says: The law was enacted
by a democratic legislature purposely
for Mr. Winsor We trust that the
legislature will re-enact the law and
that Governor Hunt viii name Null
ford Winsor of Yuma for the posi-
ton"
So, by the Democrats admission
the law was enacted for the express
benefit Of Mr.. Winsor Mr. Winsor
had TO be taken care of. He is put
in the position of a baby who wants
a tin rattle and who Will cry his
eyes out if he doesn't get it. There
had TO be special legislation for the
express purpose Of furnishing the
gentleman from Yuma with "a job"
IL - l,..I -
Is it conceivable that Mr. milford
Winsor is so infinitely small that he
would demand and accept "a job
under such conditions? And is it
conceivable that a democratic legis-
nature was so devoid both of honesty /
and intelligence as to "fan" for a /
demand of that kind?
AS it happens, both these PROPOSE !
tions are not only conceivable but
they are true. The position was
created for Mr. Winsor and at his |
behest. And what is more. the ap- |
pointment of this man WinsOr was
forced as the price Of the enactment !
of necessary legislation. 1t was prob /
ably the smallest piece Of work ever
pulled off by any legislative body
But the peculiar part Of it is not
that the work was done; the peculiar |
thing is that the Democrat admits it, /
Here is political trick of the kind |
usually pulled off by ward heelers at /
night in the bed room of an obscure
hotel 1t is deal suggestive of the
lowest forms of political trickerv
abroad as a meritoriOus action.
And in the purview of the Demo-
crat all that Miss Hall has done goes
for naught. 1t is known she is far
and away the best fitted person in
Arizona for this work She is able
10 do it as no one else is. She is
enthusiastic, scholarly and competent.
In fact she is about everything that
milford Winsor is not
The Republican doesn't know
thing about Miss Sharlot Halls poll
tics Ii doesn't know if she has any
or not But it does know she is ac-
quainted with Arizona as few men
are. II does know there is not a
man in this state able to fill the
position of state historian as she has
filled it ever since her appointment
1t believes this is an office with
which politics has nothing to do.
AMI il knows that from every stand
pc:'n of ethics the very fact that d
j ID was created for a mao, is the
Wy best reason why THAI man is
thu last person a The word ~ho
should have the Job
In the hands of Miss Sharlot Hall
the position of state historian is not
"a job" 1t is place of trust and
dignity. Her position is a position
of usefulness. And she ought not be
displaced.
AS for Little Memo" Winsor. the
revelations Of the Democrat ought to
he enough. He should be made TO
understand that the legislature of