Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-08-26

If Dr. Hughes accomplishes nothing in this campaign
primary candidate the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor entitled credit for smoking copulen chief
from under and forcing him to declare himself
through Milford Wnsor the writer OF his speeches. on the sub
ject OF capital punishment.
a wonder the part of the Journal
Miner, well people of the State generally how the
could justify his this question and
glad that he put Wnsor with his little pen work to
cook up explanation However will be greatly
psed the accept explanation his mass rather
of words the Governors phrase for the
PLANTATION everything but the vital thing
peced of tit does explain
Capital punishment question but in this instance
it has its humorous side real Joke in the verbose "expana-
ton is paragraph which will excite the risbiies of those
who well acquainted with the ruler OF State, even
who heard him attempt make speech without
manuscript furnished by Winsor dear governor who it
appears has been hiding his talents hher
unsuspeng public that he is authority constitutional
law OF knew that he fairly familiar with the
ms OUTS and the of commercial law for he demon
sated months when in violation OF the statutes he
purchased goods from his Globe for State in
situations and when caught the act announced that he pro
posed continue the practice Yet he Nnsor waste
many his latest manifesto vclemeny proclaim
charge OF being lawbreaker false and inspired by
his political lust jog his memory while the sub
ect recall the of his rather that OF his
company TIE Old Dominion Commercial OF Globe But hear
he the subject of awiS rich
One unfamiliar with the provisions of constitution
al law and unaccusomed nquring into such matters
might for lack OF knowledge the rights,
cevable that either newspaper inteligenty edited
who feels himself equipped aspire to the high
executive office in the state should exhibit gnor
profund. 1t is that the provide
that the death alternative, sentence
of life Imprisonment, may be imposed by jury and in
contingencies by for murder in the first degree
but nowhere does the law provide that either jury
impose the death sentence; while whatever
the sentence may be- the power is vested in the gov
OF the suspend Tighten altogether abo-
ish the same whenever in his judgment the ends OF
justice the best interest OF society demand it..
1t pertinent therefore, and impairment suggest o
the attorneys the they enlightenment
the profound perpexng problems OF law that
there authority whom they have hitherto overlooked
George Washington Pearl Hunt. Why time Storey
and Marshall and other eucidaors OF that field OF knowledge
when today OF wisdom willing to-
spout knowledge any no provocation:
But get the OF subect-the Governor
bases his contempt the law only besides the
alleged constitutional ground namely that although the people
OF the Territory enacted capital punishment law the people
the sovereign State OF Arizona have taken similar action
The deduction therefore people
but this point inclined be skepica and
have better proof than the bald assertion OF the Governor In
way however do differ materially and
Statehood and the regime OF Hunt has
times much the government when under
territorial rule And Mr. Hunt also fails this
connection attempted to force
through the sessions OF the legislature
aboshng capital punishment and these attempts only with
ebus He also fails that his policy placing
badges codbooded move
nent curtai his perogave OF commutaon epreve and
pardon. c
This preogstive given governor.
srice whim. sole purpose preventing any
aage justice that there be possibility that the IL
locent suffer When constitutional law advise
Mr. Hunt delve into little deeper than he has and not