Arizona republican., 1913-01-30
The Ueyy esSence 0f c free gOUeyument consists in COnSid- eIng offices aS public trusts, beStO1Oed fOr the good Of the cOunt1y, and not fOr he beneft Of an ndiUiduaI or C party.
 --JOhn C. CalhOun.
Phoenix IS Ready

The Arizona Star observes truthfully
 Some of the Phoenix people have idea that the commission form of government will eliminate politics city and that the city will grow by leaps and bounds simply because the commission @ plan is in effect Nothing could be further from the Politics will not be eliminated unless the people vote for men commissioners who not politicians. It is to the people. Neither will the commission plan keep the books and prevent crook edness. The commission plan simply makes it easier the running the city the business and il makes the accounts more open to the public The commission plan doesn't prevent anything-it simply opens the way whereby the people can watch the business and where the commissioners. if honest, do an honest days work for honest days pay. It allows business to be done on business basis, but il does not force it. It takes good to do the work and if Phoenix wants the commission plan succeed it elect the very best men per suade to take the offices.
 The Republican more than one occasion has pointed out the futility of the commission form of government any other, in itself. The people rule No charter insure good government The advantage of the commission form is. it offers the opportunity to the people If they embrace it they will have a model government If they do not, the opportunity will be valueless any other neglected opportunity.
 But believe that Phoenix is more favorably situated any other city that ever proposed to adopt the commission form. Wherever else an at tempt has been made introduce it. has with stubborn opposition interposed by politicians, privileged interests those whom opportunities for graft were open and by all who dreaded the direct rule of the people.
 There organized opposition fall the election the charter which failed because of its of conformity to the constitution Less than ten per cent of the vote cast cast against the charter and part of that vote could be traced to any special element There sign of adverse organization
 There signs of greater harmony in the present movement All parties thoroughly united The first common aim of all to be the exclusion of party politics. That who have hitherto been active in politics among the foremost in the effort to free the govern ment of politics and keep it free.
 It has been a subject of just complaint in the past that business men, of affairs, generally took little interest at all in municipal gov ernment; that they left the management the city in less irresponsible hands That not the case now for business and of affairs are intensely interested in the present movement. Their interest, have good to believe, will be permanent.
 In this situation there is little doubt that the commission form of government will give all that is aferward will embrace the opportunity offers for municipal progress and good government.
 We have another strong guaranty, the presence of the women in this movement and the likelihood that they will actively participate in the direction of public affairs Corrupt politics not flourish in the spotlight which will be thrown the women's clubs and other organizations upon it's natural breeding places.