Bisbee daily review., 1914-12-18
Friday Morning, December IS, 1914.
ARIZONA MAY EcoNoMIzs

It is one thing to criticize and another thing to oGer really helpful suggestion Criticism bordering in its emphacness on accusation been launched against the present administration for its extravaganza in con ductng the business affairs of Arizona. It cannot be successfully asserted that the of the State have received full value for their money during the past two years Thereis widespread feeling that public funds have not been applied strictly pecdcy public purposes The charge is made that useless offices were created and salaries paid for snecures To this there is logical reply. Those who created the offices may nave acted in good ,aith and not able to deter mine the uselessness ef the office holders until time determined that no necessity existed for the jobs
 We read in the Arizona Taxpayers Magazine an art cle which, in our opinion, oners really helpful sug gestion to the administration. It is definite and con yncng Here it is:
 There are eighteen members of the state senate and thirtyhye members the house of representatives in the state of Arizona During the last session of the leg isature the senate had eighteen attaches or one tc every senator In addition these employees, there was
 ianitor chaplain secretary and assistant secretary
 total of twenty-two employees The house of represen tatives had hiry-hve attaches for each member and in addition thereto state paid chaplain, clerk assistant clerk and night watchman At the last session of the gisatre the house of representatives reduced the number of attaches to thirty in spirit of rerenoh- ment and economy In looking back over the records of the territorial legislature find the same instance of prodga employment of assistants. We have talked with several members of the legislature and have also discussed the matter of employment assistants witt some of the employees themselves and it seems to be the opinion that this army attaches is not necessary One young lady, who served clerk, told us very frankly that the employees in the of each other and to use her own expression she really ashamed to take the money" The figures above quoted show that there probability that each member of the leg islaure provided place for of his constituents in fact this seems to be the accepted method in most leg islatures
 The attaches receive $5 per day without dscrimina
 on in other words s3O5 day is paid out for heT for our lawmakers We of the opinion that this car be cut in half and if the session the full time . small item of some sSOOO can be saved the taxpayers We believe that the idea which the State Taxpayers As socation has been hammering at for months, namely that we must reduce the expenditure of public money , be the actuating motive of the legislature which to convene next year This is a special opportunity u begin at the fountain head The state of Arizona il fully willing to surround it's lawmakers with all th clerical assistance necessary but it is not willing to as sis in the payment of political debts by providing uera five positions at the states nor to support payroll which is not necessary for the transaction of tn business of the