Arizona republican., 1914-02-15

 have such advantage over society that he has outraged? The man whom he has murdered is stilled; he cannot tell the jury how it was done, how he suffered, or how he begged for his life and how brutal the assault I believe there is but one punishment adequate for the wife -beater. Some would say, "The poor man is so unfortunate that he cannot help beating his wife They will tell you that his environment and early training has developed a wife beater; while my sympathy goes out to the woman as the unfortun- ate one I think about forty good lashes on the back of the Wlfe-Deater might correct the effects ot ms early training. The reward for good deeds and punishment for evil is natural law: it is ineXorable and as old as the earth itself and when we attempt to get in the way of the operation of that law we always produce harn.. The better the laws are enforced, the better the protec- ton of life and property. We should hold those who are entrusted with the enforcement of our laws to strlct account. No man from constable to the highest executive of the state should be allowed to hold up his hand and take an oath to execute the laws and then execute just such laws as may suit his fancy ana refuse to execute the rest. That IS step towards mob law-that is one-man power, just what we thought we were providing against in our constitution. Solomon-and he is still held to have been very wise said. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefor the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil; and it is ever thus. Arizona will correct her mistakes as she moves along towards that high place she IS destined to fill among this great sisterhood of states.
 Dr. Hughes was followed by Sen ator Davis. who. told the assembly that no commonwealth can rise above the level of it's citizenship and suggested that every citizen study the science of government in order that the largest possible advantage of the present direct for moi legisla : tion can be used to the greatest ad- vantage.
 This ended the afternoon celebra- tion.
 In the Evening
 l1.N 111 l = tial music of the First Infantry band under the leadership of Lieut.. Rede- will. a larger crowd attended the evening speaking than that of the afternoon. Governor Hunt was given a reception as he mounted the platform and again when he arose to speak. He was introduced by Judge Kibbey, d former governor oi | Arizona, who presided at the meet | ing
 | The governor took occasion to de- i fend the constitution and his ad- ministration presenting during the 1 course of his address figures show ing what improvements had beer made in the state in the last two years and what gain had been made in wealth.
 | He said in part:
 1 Governor Hunt said in part;
 | Fellow Citizens:
 | In every individual career in the llf' of every city, state and nation, or oth- CT political subdivision there comes a | intervals an historical moment, ar hour or a day when, of our own violi- i tion the wheels of industry are stilled when the din of commerce dies away and the multiple activities of everyday | life give place to a holiday spirit, tC l the festivities of gala occasion mark ed by the celebration of past achieve ments and d disposition to foretell, i possible, something of what the futur'
 may hold in store. Today, the seconC anniversary of our statehood. is an oc casion of such historical moment in tn life of Arizona, and bids us pause iron our merrymaking long enough to dWel
 in reminiscence on the last two years
 and to take toll of those resources iron which we may derive in future year the elements of happiness for our citi zenship and of greater prosperity ant influence for the state in which W.
 live.
 It is, regrettably, of historical recor'
 that every step forward in the world progress has been bitterly opposed b. that unfortunate class that is ever con tent with things as they are, that ha become wrapped up in it's own apath.
 to the exclusion of the highest ideal of government and the importunat dictates of a supreme Providence urg ing the human race onward toward
 better civilization and a gOvernmen
 that will more effectively serve tn
 needs of all the people as cOntraste
 with the selfish desires of the arrogan
 few. So it was when statehood cam
 to Arizona. There were those wh
 were more deserving of compassio
 than censure, but who, under the ap plcation of a crucial test of citizenship
 were found to be woefully devoid c
 that generous public spirit which
 the most powerful safeguard of tn
 rights of the people in any civilize
 community or commonwealth. The
 adhered first of all to those archai
 political creeds, which frowned upo
 the right of the citizens of the state
 adopt such constitutional provision
 and such governmental privileges a would, in their opinion, best fulfill tn
 imperative demands of the future af
 fecting their personal and public we fare. The misguided ardor of theS men, who, in some instances, were UT dnuhtedly sincere. led them so far z