Arizona republican., 1912-04-27
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET Councilman, Second Ward DANIEL McDERMOTT Councilman, Fourth Ward
 CLAUDE CISNEY
Just Politics

4 Washington political writer per tinently points out that the numerous investigations started since the demo- crats got control of the lower house of congress have so far produced no results. He says these investigations were started with a hurrah imnedi- dtely after the democrats came into control after a sixteen years hiatus; that they were intended for political effect; that they were engineered in order 10 make good previous campaign- pledges expressed in speeches and newspapers; and that the million dol lars expended on them have been simply wasted
 This is the charge and it is true. Another writer some time ago stated that in recent months no fewer than twenty-six investigations have been started by both branches of congress. These investigations have had to do with about everything under the sun. Committees have traveled all over the country at the public expense, have subpoenaed witnesses, and, in a few cases, have submitted their reports to congress. These reports are carefully edited. printed, bound and filed away Nobody ever reads them. In fact, nobody who has any business of his own could take time to read them. AS an illustration, the record in one of the senatorial investigations contains q million wOrds-and the result of the investigation came to nothing. The only effect it has had apparently has been to keep the government printing office busy and afford several nice little junkets for the Investigating committee. And the whole business could have been done effectively and with a minimum of expense by a simple change in the senate rules fix ing the status of senators whose elections were tainted with accusa- lions of bribery.
 The Stanley Investigating commit tee is another Illuminating example. This committee was appointed about a year ago. It has furnished some fairly good newspaper copy. At times it has become righteously indignant over the wrongs it is said to have dis covered. But there is every reason to believe the Stanley investigation will travel the same road as the others And that is @ road that leads nowhere The Stanley investigation has cost an immense amount of money; but it is doubtful if it will accomplish any real good. There has been a good deal of bluff and buster about it, but all this will die away in time; and there is mighty good reason 10 believe we shall have nothing to show for our money.
 The present investigation in Phoe- nix has d somewhat different stand ing from the others. It's work is done under the direction of a standing com- mittee-the committee on expenditures by the interior department. It is not charged there is no reason for the work now in progress here. It is not said here the investige tiOn which these gentlemen are conducting will not produce practical results. But, frank Iy. The Republican does not expect a revolution immediately from this in vestigation. It is quite certain if the house committee, of which NIT. Ora ham is the head, can get something on" the interior department, it will be only too pleased to do it. But the in- terior department has been investi- gated many times before and general Iy these investigations have not beer productive of sensational results This one may be different. but if wt just possess our souls in patience wt shall see what we shall see.
 But here is the point. These in vestigations taken as a whole are no serious affairs. They are political II their nature and that is all there is tt them. There is nothing to warran the investigating spirit that seems t possess congress. Government off