The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-05-23
Editorial Page
THE GOVERNORS VETO MESSAGE.


warranted agitation going on and the hand OF reaction is
pulling the strings. call upon all true progresslves,
upon remain faith upon which Ari-
government whether they be members
legislature otherwise to recog
truth; deceived by specious charges,
pary objections cunningy diversions to
rally vital which is mperiled The
question much whether the governor shall be re-
duced and Inundated powers taken and his
duties disspated but in hundred times broader way
Progressivism Reaction shall prevail That
So declared Gov George W. p Hunt n message to
legislature vetong penal code which takes from
unbrdled of pardon and repreve
cold blooded murderers
section, the penal code creating Board of
his sole objection to the entire
code comprising than thousand and places
position of insisting HIS policy OF
dealing with cold FLOODED murderers in Arizona in the
overwhelming sentiment of the legislature and
people in opposition AS fair Indication OF the
strength of this opposition to the sentimental dementia
which the Governor is seriously afflicted one lone
in the Senate and six representatives in the
House supported the position of the Governor upon
final vote The penal CODE containing the provision for
advisory pardon board was overwhefmnnsy passed.
the veto of the Notwithstanding
That the Governor recognizes the weakness of his
nostion ON this vital subject
fuge buncombe misrepresentation and assne charges
contained message consisting of more than
three thousand Dodging the issue (hs failure,
the laws of the state)
the Governor sociaisc anarchstic dia
against mysterious of the in
terests" in Arizona and up a bogy man in
that he may knock it down The assertion by the
Governor interests" the power of reaction,
responsible overthrow of his progressive
prison policy, political buneombe always
by politician who finds himself without
substantial argument % support false position.
The Governor of Arizona would have the voters be-
that the twohirds majority OF the eg1sa
deprived the Governor of his unbrided and un
pardoning power which he has dispensed with
lavish booded redhanded murderers can
the selfish reactonary hand of the special
interests silly twaddle in Governors
the best evidence of the utter Incompetence
prejudice mindedness and maudlin sentimenaliy
of the present Arizona. is insult
wothirds of the members of the Legislature and to
ninety per the Arizona people Such message
entirely foreign the ISSUE spread over three neWspa
per columns, lack of appreciation of the
intelligence of citizenship. points Enthusiastically
the that the day of for the political bunco
Arizona has passed.
Whom they first make
mad the cavortings of the Governor resemble the
traditional hen.
The people of Arizona know what issue
and the Legislature More than two
the Legislature knew the wishes
their constituents this issue and they carried
wishes when they voted deprive the Governor
of pardoning power which he has grossly abused
The deprived of his pardoning power be-
cause REFUSED TO EXECUTE THE LAWS OF THE
STATE The Governor deprived of his arbitrary
pardonng power because HE VIOLATED THE OATH
OF OFFICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND
LAWS OF THE STATE
the Governor, personally did not CT
which provides capital punishment in Arizona
SET LAW ASIDE, contrary to the written stat
made and provided and in the face of an over
whelmnng public sentiment which demanded that the
enforced. The Governor set HIMSELF
greater law, predicted the Copper Ea
ago, doing, he riding hard
naturally follows that if Governor could set
aside the Arizona providing for capital punish
cold blooded murder inflicted by a jury of
men, tonld, by the absorption of unaw
authority aside other law, all laws of
of the state incompatible his policies per-
which arroganty assumed, contrary
spirit laws the Legislature
very properly and promptly established advisory
doning The Legislature should have farther
impeachment proceedings against the Chief Ex
ecutive his REFUSAL TO EXECUTE
THE LAWS UNDER HIS OATH OF OFFICE.
The failure the the Chief executive
the LAWS the only issue between the Gov
the hand and the Legislature and the peg
pie fish tactics Governor
o befuddle the will avail him
The Governor believe, in his of the penal
that Will overwhelm him at the
election if by recall petition
tain him his the adequate punishment OF
murderers in this who be convicted by courts
and juries in the future The people we'll under
that there so-caed ''reactionares' in the
democratic party and that if the democratic party is di