Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-30
Friday Morning, April 30, 1915.
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WHY?
 It will be difficult only as it is made difficult by ihe legislative respondents to reply the pertinent ques tors asked by the Arizona Gazette in the following dis scrtatiou These are fair questions Interest in them is felt throughout Arizona. The Gazette says:
 The enabling act provides that certain grants of lana made and for the benefit of the schools and the uni ve,it of this should be sold and the proceeds ihe accrued interests from sale should be used to support these institutions and by such upport relieve tho buIden of direct taxation.
 The civil code of this state pages of printed matter fails utterly provide for the disposition Of any of the lands beyond granting short time easeholds These leases together with the sale of various natural products of the lands yielded in direct revenue to thc state since May 1914 sums aggregating the handsome total of s11445S9o. That is lot of money if you say It would materially aid paying the run nug expenses of this for 1914 Lacking definite legislation this money owned by the be leg ally used by the state for the state
 Why the legislature barred from taking action i this matter? Why does the senate and a quorum Of the house merely and adjourn after day while sey of the representatives are gathering information ne cessary draft appropriation bill that will meet tbo requirements of the state?
 Why cannot the men elected to make the laws, es oroise their legislative rights, amend or repeal tho statutory defects that must be amended or repealed in tho interest Of efficient government?
 Supporters of the administration in the house cair rat change in the statutory provision relating tc the salary expense Of any state office would be con suued as general legislation and under the governor. call such action would be illegal The senate and th. minority in the house are willing and eager to compl, with the demands of the people are prevented by tho limitations in the governors call
 Facing deficit in the state treasury by reason of an insufficient tax levy Depreciation in property values ov ing to dull times (which spells increased taxaton) th, legislature is unable to give any relief by cutting dour expenses, except certain appropriations not provided for in the statutes Cannot economize because they ar not allowed to do Cannot pass democratic legisa ton in democratic state, deference to the wishes the people
 Democratic legislation is pretty comprehensive legis stton It means legislation the people for all th people It means the enactment laws that will as nea as human wisdom determine result in the greates good Co the>sreatest number It does not mean. how ger legislation for the beneft of the individual or an 'ne class at the expense the injury Of all other in terests It does not mean legislation that win crtppl industrial activity block development and naturs progress.
 In democratic state under democratic administra ron Che people should have the power. through thei representatives to any statute or any proyiso of law That it proven defective or that in operatio end effect has become burden or created an noerabl condition
 This youngest and least developed state cannot a. ford the heavy overhead charges Of our several e, ponsiye and useless commissions costly admnistratv departments together with an educational system. e, pensiye beyond anything record any more than lai iy prosperous business with a limited capital ca afford to keep coaclman butler and send his son 10 Harvard and his daughters to Bryn Aavr.
 There is a limit to he endurance of the taxpayt end to the forebearance of the people This limit Ina been reached. This is the appointed time We can no w,h the governors help, redeem our political pledge practice that which we have preached demonstrai clearly that tho doctrine Of democracy does not lac n appreciation nor fail in practice by readopdng u Jenersonaa simplicity SO much in evidence in Che ca leat days of statehood
 Jefferson has truly said: 'It honorable take mere legal advantage when it happens to be co tary ,o jlstics'