Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-17
PHOENIX "HET UP'' OVER OUST|NG OF ITS CITY
 MANAGER
ATTORNEYS JUMP INTO COURT TO SAVE PARISH; RECALL PETITIONS ARE IN CIRCULATION

% PHOENIX, March 15.-City 4. .t Manager Parish was removed 4 I. by a unanimous vote of the 't' !. City Commission this afternoon. + i. Robert A. Craig was appointed !. 4. city manager. An appeal was I. .t. taken on behalf of Parish who "s' .s. has entrenched himself in his I. + office and will refuse to turn it I. I. over The city managers attor- + I. neys at once applied for a writ !. I. of certorari to the Superior court. I. !. l. T. i. I. I. i. !. I. < .r !. < <
 As the audience was ready to dis perse and the mayor was walking to the door Col. James McClintock said to him: George Young this is your finish. You will be mayor of Phoe- nix no longer than it takes to get you out" The mayor replied: T had no more to do with this than you had and if it wasn't for the mob behind you I'd prove it to you" The mob" referred to consisted of a delegation from the Woman's club and some members of the Civic league. The colonel replied George Young you're a liar" The mayor answered, Come out and say that to me" The colonel came out but the mayor had disap- peared.
 Petitions for the recall of the mayor were immediately put in circulation and have been largely signed already.
 City Managers Statement.
 q cannot say that I am taken by surprise" said City Manager Parish at the close of the meeting, but I am truly grieved, not for myself but for tke commission and for Phoenix.
 T have nothing to hide in my ad- of the office of city man. lger. I have invariably done my duty as l saw it and while I have known that this matter has been slumbering in the hearts of the members of the commission or, at least, of some of them, everything seemed to be har- monious until the alleged charges were filed against me
 T consider that it was not I who was on trial, but rather the mayor and The charges, such as they were, 1 do not consider that 1 was bound to answer. They came rom discharged employees and, had he commission not been willing to near them, they would have been aughed at At the same time I wish d the citizens to know exactly the whole truth and to make my position lear and thoroughly understood. I therefore made answer to the charges md the entire record is in the hands ,f the citizens.
 AS to what the future steps will be
 cannot say. can say, however, hat 1 have been asked to resign by It least one member of the commis ion, and he assured me that I would ,e given a clean bill of health if I would get the commission out of the lole in which they found themselves, nd that the charges would be drop 'ed if 1 would mak. such promise
 spurned the offer and told the com missioner who made it that while I are nothing for the office as an office,
 did not propose to make of myself capegoat to cover the offenses of 'thers.
 q have done my duty by the citi- ems of Phoenix as faithfully as new how and any mistakes I have lade were made without intent to do ther than my duty. 1 am perfectly wiling to rest my ease with the peo- lie of the city and to accept their erdict, whatever it may be. I am not ontent to lie supine under the action f the mayor and commission, nor 7ill 1 do so.'