Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-11

We gladly undertake to answer briefly the ques- ons propounded by our correspondent whom for brev tys sake, will designate as MT X" In our opinion he primary a failure in that hundreds of voters did not subscribe to its true intent and purpose -he pr mary system as adopted in Arizona was devised as a vehicle by which the several parties might designate their candidates. It intended as a medium for the final selection of officials by popular vote Final selections left for the general elections when a voter believe, conserve both moral and ethical requirements by casting his ballot for whomsoever he chooses irrespective of his primary pronouncement
 The party system has been accepted by this eoun try the efcient means for providing selective candidates for all elective offices Until better means is devised the perpeaton of this system should enjoy Ac support of all good citizens Sentiment in favor of lo elimination Of party considerations municipal cleo tions is increasng The Review has subscribed consis tenty to this sentiment In elections the primary system is on trial in several commonwealths which are seeking to utilize it adjunct party system
 The voter who ayais himself of the primary vote acitly subscrbes the conventions under which the primary election is held The division of opinion exist ing between Mir. and The Review undoubtedly hinges
 
 as Mir ayers the primary serves the purpose of rising above party to peoples choice" 1t serves no purpose which already conserved by the general elections and is therefore superhuous IT, on the other hand it has definite mission and this mission has to do solely with party choice of candidates any voter who deliberately confuses this mission s we hold morally derelct The extent of this derecton measured by the intent of the voter In the of MT K we opine that the onense mitisated by the motive which prompted him to ignore the true premises of the pri mary and seek to utilize it to ends for which if was not designed The Reviews comments yesterday did not seek to deal with of Mr. stripe and undoubt edy this fact should have been made plain We had ir mind those voters who with malice aforetboueb" de beraely betrayed their party affiliations for the sol, purpose of supplying fictitious strength to candidate, whom later they would sacrifice and desert for other in terests.
 The Review reerates its belief that such voter. committed moral perjury The Review repeats with al the emphasis contained in repetition that votes SO cas- were Judas votes" The Review nclines to the belief although the point may be too finely drawn-that an, and all men who swerved from the sure intent of tb primary system by using 1t other than vehicle fol party expression contributed in confounding the sys tenn and were consequently politically unmoral-no necessarily immoral
 Although the accusation is hardly susceptible O proof The Review makes bold to assert that hundred of votes were cast Tuesdays primaries for the delb crate purpose Of nominating weak candidates who cou be slaughtered later
 An unfortunate choice of the word enrolment" fl The Reviews editorial doubtless was misleading M,
 correctly states there is no party enrolment of voter in Arizona at the time of registry The Review ntende to convey the idea that of the known party m atlons of voter he nguratyely enrolled as men Der of this or that party when he presented himself voter at primary election Unless we are mistaker the following experience might have oyertaken Mr. Tuesday under rigid application of the Arizona prmar law:
 II 1t were matter of common knowledge that h was affiliated with the Republican party say. and h undertook to cast Democratic ballot his vote eoul have been successfully challenged and nvalidated Al suming that our hypothesis Is wellfounded, Mr. su ceeded in having his ballot counted owing solely to tn fact that he was not detected in at least technics violation of the primary law It may be splitting straw but Mr. was no more nor less than a Iawbfeaker
 In the last analysis, we believe Mi X and obe, in his position victims of a law which is untenabl In its application invites evasion and inspires evil which existed under the convention system It shoul be stricken from the scrolls by the next Legislature