The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-08-22
Editorial Page
"i AM THE LAW"

that particular of the State govern and operates practically all the State institutions, been a "one affair"
 The fight has waged against such dictatorship since First State Legislature. The House during the Legislature voted to of Control elective. The measure in the lower body twice. the bill was sent to the upper time it met peaceful but death among the members Of the subsidized Senate.
 The statement that the Board af- feeby denied time and again by the proad- minsraton Arguments which could be advanced for the Board it is constituted and illogical Least of these the one which had as it's object Operation States Institu lions a Businesslike Bass' the execution of which, has been nroyen failure in many instances and was exposed during investigation during Special Session of the Legislature
 purchases made by the Board of Control for the various examples of the eff ciency of the one man board the Governor using hls power methods to law, the Old Do Commercial Company, of which he president Being the charges, the Governor soughtto the of persecution last defense of the guilty and as result of the es investigation, at which time his recall was widely agated disposed in the above corporation
 The Governor the pro-adminisration forces have declared the Board of Control free arbitrary dictation Witness the selection and ap- pointment of w. M Whppe to the super1ntendency' or Industrial school another concrete example and good proof falacy of such declarations.
 At public meeting of the Board of Control when A. l.. Harper who for the past few months has of the State Industrial School discharged the board in order to consider ap
 
 pcatons such positions should before the Board consideration before being passed upon The following dialogue ensued the dismissal of Harper:
 Hunt--I move the appointment W. M whipple of the Industrial S School oona tho motion
 Calaghan-Is the application of Whipple before the
 HuntE1No, it is application"
 Calaghan:-"Have other applications been received
 osburn-sNone are with the Board"
 Hunt! received couple of other applications one of which is from outside the State
 Osburn-"That could not be considered the con- stution prohibits the appointment of nonresident of residence appointed Superintendent of the
 Harper-'Marysvle, California"
 other spplcat5ons' . ,,.r .nn,o.,,on which did not consider worthy of consideration
 Osburn.-"How do wish to vote, Mr. Callaghan on the meon o aPp'5 m esoud be filed with the Board and simultaneously considered No inegeat applicants in fact competitive and mertorious selection s the oers withheld In view of fact that other
 in to that o 1f o consideration the Board ask to be recorded on
 noticed this meeting that the Chief Execu- tive motion: the appointed Secretary of the his second The other member of the Board Auditor evidently realizing that his particip- meeting which eliminated in the removal of Harper selection of Whipple solicited solely because the meeting expressed himself The part particularly per tnent to his past official member of the Board of are expressed in the fol lowing excerpt: *tsidsts a slt~<t s~.
 Although provide that the Super1ntend- Industrial School shall be appointed by the State Control, of which body stat nevertheless in the selection and appoint superintendent of that institution relating to this appointment took occasion explain first annual report to the Gov through him transmitted to the First state covering the fiscal ended June 3O 19lz
 In selection appointment of the present Su- the Industrial School, MT A. L. Harper I likewise had part, and since have been de- opportunity expression of preference in the selection and appointment officials have sequenty compunction result of their official administration"
 Another part of inconsistency of the Boards an application from could be sidered From verbatim evidence adduced above, it can be seen A. L. Harper appointed from Marysville, California, and not from Arizona
 The the Board of Control and the action of the Governor in the summary appointment of w. M Whipple the formality of discussion of the merits applicants has aroused considerable discrssion in Phoenix Those who cogn zant of political expressing the be- lies in the nomination a Governor who can De relied upon according to the people statutes and according his peculiar ideas
 campaign Of Let the people rule has been rudeIy "T the law.