The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-03-14
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THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE.


 past the House of Representatives of Legislature conducting series of Investigations revolving about the Board of Control, of which the Chairman, including the admin istration the State prison As result of investigations been presented house. referred the Attorney General
 reports established the that the hono policy" Governor has been carried to extreme resulting protest the best citizens of Florence petition the Legislature and the allegations in this petition found to be true and correct
 that Louis Eytnge, murderer sentenced life Maricopa County, had been permitted to buggy riding Florence dressed in citizen clothes company with Kate Bernard prison reform 
 That Bob Anderson, another prisoner convicted of had been sent to Florence saloon, riding in buggy with Superntendents wife, for the purpose of purchasing bottles of beer for the of the Superintendent purchased by Anderson in brought the buggy and later delivered to Superintendent
 That three convicts instructors to the School contrary to law, and greatly to the demorazation of that institution.
 citizen cotheswere permitted picture shows and other places of in Florence unaccompanied by guards.
 That contrary to law, purchases had been made by different institutions by the Governors orders which supplies billed through the Old Dominion Commercial Co.,, Globe and delivered to the several institutions The law is that all supplies for state by following advertise 
 brief the findings of the Investigating committees.
 In reply the Governor undertake defend the complaints of citizens in special message promises remedy the prison policy to comply the Florence citizens In subsequent the Governor takes the bold and unwarranted governing the purchasing supplies he continue the practice the he is eecting saving to the state In this Governor disputed by the House Committee
 will be remembered that the Governor, in his first Legislature recommended that State Pur chasing Department with himself the head of it. legislature ignored this recommendation ground that it would lodge much in the in adopting his policy (wthout authority) Governor been guilty of violation of the law Whether legal prosecutions will result remains to be Attorney all superntendents institutions including the Chairman Control that the laws of the state must all alike purchasing supplies the prescribed by the Statutes must be followed
 apparent that there is wide breach between the certain members of the Legislature garding the wisdom and legality of his policies. The The House committee has taken the ground that heads of the several institutions including the Gov himself obey the law. The Governor insists that his policies good and proposes to them, and the end is not yet
 the of the letter written by the Attorney General pubshed elsewhere in this ssue is apparent that that violation of the law has been committed. greater the Governor Chief persists he will be compelled to obey the statutes the same individual, any other public official.
 The democratic party of Arizona does not believe in power absolute, matter how honest the in dvidua be. The democratic party of Arizona does honor system which in practice the state pententary and the democratic house has the and the service in the conduct of it's impartial Investigation