Arizona republican., 1914-02-06
As Seen By An Outsider.
CThe Arizona Star.)

The movement for a partisan commission form Of government for Phoenix has reached that calOric stage when editorials appear the first page of the Capital City newspapers to be more exact. the first page of the Gazette. Phoenix may get a non-partsan commission out of it's travail The fairest flowers sometimes grow in marches. With Shakespeare club in midst we can not afford swipe any figures of speech, so We humbly give credit the bard of that one, regretting that had garbe it somewhat. We hope Phoenix gets commission untainted by po- ties That is the extent of our concern, but what flirts with bipartisan attention is sub limated preachments of the Gazette, which has got partisan" religion in the shouting stage. For instance
 Organization in connection with commission government must mean of two things-either the attainment of some selfish and personal ends through the power obtained, or an absolute dis trust of the intelligence of voters to honestly eX- ercse the elective franchise"
 That is about the most senie specimen of reasoning that it has been disgust to read. The Gazette appears to labor under the de- fusion that there is something about commission form O government tha gives immediate entre to onfy- the politically pure in heart automatically eliminating the unworthy. Therefore it looks upon any activity in behalf of set of candidates as evidence that a mysterious ring is trying to get control of phair Phoenix commission govern ment" is only kind of government and the ac- is government" It is not fourth dimen- sion Of politics and organization of good govern forces is just necessary in a commission form of government as in any other kind-more so if the purpose of commission form of gov ernment is to be attained
 The Gazette has been as deeply involved in the organization of the present state political ma chine as anyone else It would not advise Gov error Hunt go fishing and leave it to the voters to exercise the elective franchise without guidance of the Gazette's editorial column. The Gazette makes fish of the commission form of government and flesh of the state government Listen at this from the of the governors political organization:
 If the great mass of voters are not sufficiently intelligent to be trusted exercise the elective franchise without suggestion dctation from some organzation club. with a high-soundlng but empty name then indeed there is no hope for successful democratic government. It is failure
 The Gazette says Arizona needs no aid from good government leagues. honesty clubs or non partisan organizations. That is exactly what ArI- zona needs irrespective of PhOeniXs corporate needs. and predict that next November the Gazette will be at it's old corner. dressed in the smock of political evangelist. soliciting votes Tor some politicianer in the name of some misnamed "~ood government league" it rat-tats on It's editorial tambOurine.
 The Republican says there is no occasion TOT questioning the honesty of any of the several can didates for commissioner of that city. but there is questioning the character of the support of some of them Maybe that was the oVerrpe tomato that hit Editor Akers between the eyes.