Arizona republican., 1912-03-19

IIurposelesS routine. the doing away With ancient ideas of red tape l want you to help me. and l want
 tn help you 10 put AriZona's business
 on strictly business basis-the basis
 run my business on, the basis you
 successful business men run your
 business on. Scrutinize every appro- Friation bin carefully before you Iass 1T. as l certainly shall after you pass Il, and favor only those which bear the marks of a wise financial policy.
 while keeping in mind that those
 measures which win inure 10 the
 peoples happiness, or uplift. or the growth of their standards of intelIi-
 Eence. of morality and of humanity. will in the end prove of the greatest financial profit Be slow to spend the peoples money, but do not hesitate
 when you are certain that it is for
 the peoples good Exercise prudence,
 but not the prudence of the penny
 wise. Seek at all times, and in al
 things, the advancement of the state, and you can not go far astray
 Need for Hard Work.
 ! Give heed, l pray you, to the brcv- i ity of this session. and the necessity for completing, while the sixty days allotted still run, the program of measures to which you are specifical- 1 ly pledged, those others which are es- sential to the carrying out of the principles which have become. for all time. the distinctive and distinguish ing feature of Arizona's political life and such others. in addition. as your wisdom, your experience and vour patriotism dictate. The work will be hard, your resting periods brief and your life. during the next two months. q strenuous one. but the end to be attained is sufficient justification for the effort Skeptics have said, and are now saying, that you can not get done in sixty days, but feel cer- tain that you can. if you will make your program Work, work. work" The expense Of the legislature will reach, if not exceed $7O0 per day. I do not believe that l need to name another argument for the completion or your labors within the allotted time.
 Election in 1912.
 There has been much discussion. pro and con, concerning the date of the next election of state and county officers. deem it the duty of this legislature; l deem it the duty of the democratic party represented by d large majority of the members of this l. legislature, to settle this question once for all. The terms of the constitu- ton are conflicting-a conflict caused by Arizona's delayed admission into the uniOn-a conflict which could only be settled judicially by reference tc the supreme court. thus placing that tribunal in the position of sitting or the adjustment of the term of it's own official life. and creating d situa- ton at once delicate, embarrassing. and of questionable prOpriety. 1 think the democratic party is big enough and fair enough and brave enough tc lay aside the question of political ex- podiency. waive the arguments favor ing one view or the other of consti- tutiondl construction. standing firmly on the ground of democratic willing Tess to submit it's cause anew to the people. and make definite and un- cquivocal provision for general election of all state and county of ficcrs in the fall of this year 1912 That was the understanding and in- tent of the constitution makers: it was the understanding and belief of AriZOna's voters: it was the under standing and tacit agreement of ev- cry candidate for office, either sue Ccssful or unsuccessful whose name appeared upon the state and county ballots. To disregard It would be little short of a breach of faith. which 1 the people could not be blamed for roscnting.
 Make Good.
 In this, and in all things else. I | aljurc you, make good. in letter and | in spirit. in thought and in deed. by | precept and example. by act and | aGmonition, to yourselves. to your l party. to your state to your principle | to the constitution you are sworn | to defend
 I pledge you my heartiest support l and best assistance: that I will work | with you and by you. hour for hour, l day for day. night for night when l need be. I trust that the fricndlicst ! and most amicable relations may pre- 1 vail between yourselves, each and ev- eryOne of you, and myself; that per | Sonal feelings. if any exist, may be | laid aside, selfish desires abandoned | individual ambitions forgotten, and | patriotism. erect and triumphant, may | guide US all to the end. to the glory l and gain of Our beloved Arizona