Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-15

The Inauguration.


Phoenix yesterday who did not enjoy
the events attendant upon the in
auguration of Governor Hunt and
the admission ceremonies, he kept
himself carefully out of sight. The
lack of Formally which attended all
the exercises, with one single excep-
ton, was evidently just what the
people liked most
The one single exception to the
informality of the occasion came
when Chief Justice Alfred Franklin
administered the oath of office 10
Governor HINT That was a time of
real solemnity; and it will do no in
justice to anyone TO say that the
feature of solemnity was entirely
lacking in the prayer offered by Rev.
Crutchfield just before the delivery
of Mr.. Hunts address. That a min
lister of the gospel should use an oc-
casion Of that sort to deliver politi-
cal speech is something new in the
matter of Inauguration exercises. Al
is hardly likely that Mr.. Crutchfieid,
in view OF his break, viii ever be
called upon again To officiate in Il
similar capacity.
But, aside from that unfortunate
contretemps. the entire event passed
off as smoothly as possible. The
governor read his inaugural with
good deal Of impressiveness. and
there is no daIbt he feels to the full
est extent the responsibility of his
position. If he carries out his prom
Uses Of efficiency and economy, every
body will be satisfied; and if he does
not there will be no difficulty in
placing the responsibility. Governor
Hunt and all the other officials have
the sincerest good wishes of The
Republican for a wise and successful
administration OF the affairs of their
respective offices.
The inaugural address of Mr.. Hunt
is printed in full elsewhere in this
issue and it is commended to Repub
lican readers as the latest authori-
tative declaration of Mr. Hunt on the
principles for which he is known %
stand
1t was a trifle strange that the in
auguration exercises should attract 50
few people. That an event TO which
AriZonans have looked forward for
years. an event that has been more
than any other one thing the topic of
conversation the past year and
half. should draw only few hun
dreds for the climax of this mos:
interesting and important happening
is past comprehension.
II is all the more strange in view
of the fact that the people were here
They were here by thousands. as was
demonstrated when the crowds lined
the sidewalks TO view the parade and
when they gathered at the city hail
plaza to hear Colonel Bryan The
BRYAN crowd was one of the largest
even seen in Phoenix There We're
easily six or eight times as many
persons there as the number that
heard Mr.. Hunts. address at the
Capitol
The boon Of statehood is now ours.
The destiny OF the people of Arizona
is in their own hands. AS Mr. Bryan
said in his plaza speech, it is now
their privilege to make their own
mistakes Also, it is their privilege
To avoid mistakes so far as may he.
Whatever of achievement now results
belongs to them Whatever of honor
and distinction is attained can be
claimed by no one else. They are a
self governing body. and it is the
business of no outsiders how they
govern themselves. SO long as they
keep within the constitutional limits
that have been wisely provided. That
they will do that, and that they viii