Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-14
GOVERNOR HUNT
is STANDING PAT.

- y NNOtfNS THt
The communication sent TO the leg
;slatuse Wednesday by Governor
Hunt must necessarily create an i'm
preston among those vino read ii that
the executive regards any act of his
or his administration as sufficient
proof OF its wisdom and rectitude
lie declares that the house commit
Tee report assailing his methods OF
purchasing supplies for state institG-
tions come from political and
cnyious enemies" and regrets that the
laws OF the stale are inadequate to
held the instigators OF The report
responsible Tor the utterarces therein
contained AS a means OF his justi-
fication ana yindicaiion the governor
might resort 20 the recaH which has
been SO highly recommended as a
complete remedy against any and all
official malfeasance or wrong doing.
he excuses the purchase of goods
from his store in Globe for the honor
road camp in CHA couhiy by the
statement thai these goods were real
y to be paid for by Cha county,
thpugh the purchases we're made by
lie state authorities.
Regarding goods purchased and
billed to other state institutions by
his Globe store ne declares that these
goods we're purchased from eastern
wholesale houses. but We're billed 10
tie Old Dominion Commercial com
rany at Globe, of wI-1-a Goyernos
Hunt was at the time president and a
heavy stakeholder. lie declares thai
of several fractions complained Of
by the house committee he was in
ignorance, tut he approves OF them.
resting his Justification on the declar-
alton that money had been saved the
state in every instance. The govern,
or declares thar he viii continue his
purchasing system again ana again
unless laws be enacted specifically
Prohibiting.
In every county in the state Of Aei-
zcna there are large mercantile estab-
lishments which are to be presumed
10 have knowledge equal TO that OF an
Of the state officials as to where goods
or supplies for public institutions
could be bought at the lowest prices.
These merchants are our neighbors
they are all interested in the deve'-
opment and upbuildlng Of tie state Of
Arizona; they support the state gov
crnment with their annual contrib1-
ton in taxes; they support or pub
lie schools. churches and in many
other ways contribute TO the wei
fare Of society. These merchants are
supported b. the citizens cf the state
because Of the belief that they are en-
titled to reasonable profits and that
home institutions should be given the
preference OYER Montgarery Ward,
sesrs-Roebuck or any other eastern
merchants. 1t 81 hard 20 believe that.
we're these Arizona merchants giFea
the opportunity 10 quote prices. sup
rIies could not be paFehased Ia Ari-
zona for the public Institutions Of Ar.
IONA without the state being sub
sectcd TO robbery
Simultaneous with the receipt b.
the legislature Of the letter Of the
governor. replying 70 the report Of the
house committee on the board Of con-
troL Attorney General BuDard aGr
dressed a letter 10 the beard Of con
.rol directing is attention 70 the
law which directs That All purchases
lor The states Institutions mus be
mado By the board OF coutfel and not
b. the superintendents at the head Of
:he several institutions The attorney
general in his letter to .he board Of
control quotes the law governing