Arizona republican., 1913-12-24
Difficulties are meant to rouse, not to discourage.
 William Ellery Charming.
The Depth of Hypocrisy


 .Abandon the Machine and Let the People Rule" is the title of a particularly article in which the Arizona Monday night nounced it's position in the city campaign, which by the way has hardly begun than dozen candidates having tentatively entered the field. In it's attack upon certain members of the Committee of one Hundred and Twenty-Five, the Gazette has man aged to all the and women of the committee with the exception of the few revoIters, among whom is it's own editor. In the Gazettes attack upon the committee the entire membership, very largely democratic, accused of being parties to q deep design against people of being that they do know what they are doing.
 This whole assault s such d bungling affair and supremely ridiculous that it is bound to react upon assaiant. The editor of the Gazette takes it upon himself before the executive committee has had time take the first step to- presenting list of names for the considerd- tion of the committee. to proclaim his hostility.
 The Gazette's article misrepresents the purposes and character of the committee hos-e toward all citizens not members of it. when in fact the committee for the purpose of bringing together representatives of all the public spirited interests in the city opposed to the selfish and of the few which sure of being pooled against the welfare the many.
 The Gazette announces itself as the apostle of unorganizttion; wants the greatest number of candidates the field which is precisely what every demagogue and every political sposman in 
 we will see them working together, for the many excellent candidates who encouraged to enter field, but secretly possible for candidate for mayor and four candidates for com missioners.
 The people, however, never secure power except by organization and by coming to under standing; their enemies have always been and always will be the selfish interests and dema soaues, and the advice Of the Gazette reduced to its planest terms, the people, is divide, pull apart, engage in wild scramble that small coterie of politicians, in the confusion may obtain control Of the city.
 Wherever non bipartisan government has been there have necessarily been organizations of good citizens. such citizens leagues, inde- pendent leagues, good government leagues, for concerted action. and such organizations have all ways had the sposmen who profit by inefficient government fight
 The Gazette well knows that the Committee of one Hundred and Twenty-Five is not forcing any upon people of this city. It is endeavor ing to present a ticket which hope may S good as to win the confidence and support of the large majority of the people The ticket that it presents will be open the inspection of the ple the character of every candidate will be well known and will be known what every candidate stands for and who is behind him. The committee is in no sense machine the Gazette but simply rallying point for good citizens in plain view of all citizens, and all interested in good should cooperate with the committee against nsdious designs of the few working under
 The Committee of one Hundred and Twenty five was organized last January for the purpose among others, of taking the first toward put ting d commission form of government into effect The important business the selection of charter commission. That be done by endorsement by the committee fourteen candi- dates for the fourteen places the board of free holders. MT Akers of the Gazette of the organizers the committee and fully nizant of the purpose for which he member of the subcommittee which out lined the program of the whole committee
 night January 27th the sub commit tee presented report which was unanimously adopted and included the following recommends tion: CWe quote from the Gazettes report January 18th the proceedings of the meetingD
 At the proper time fell tho Committee of One Hundred and Twenty five should recommend the of three commissioners Cat that time it supposed that the citys governing board would consist three members instead five) lected in the the of the charter commission, the selected to receive the support of the organization" The Gazettes of that meeting concludes with this statement Mr. Heard Twho read the reporD announced that C. H.