Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-08-13
q PRoMIsEn-lsIoneal G. W. p. 4uMr.

% PRomIsE."-( sisned) c. W. p. HUNT.
Nearly twelve months have passed since the citizens
of Arizona first heard the good that the
of would be reduced without impairment Of
efficiency and that the burden of taxpayers would be
Hghtened IF the Hunt administration continued in
power. This good later emphasized and made
plausible by being embodied in campaign prom
Uses Governor Hunt personally put in circulation the
promise bearing his unqualified endorsement and in
stucted his Heuenants 30 forth and propose this
covenant to the people The people took the Hunt ad
mnistration a it's word Hunt elected
Review readers will recall that this newspaper-whch
counseled against the reaccepance Hunt-neverhe-
his reelection occasion expression
of hope that his second term would prove of greater
benefit to the people than his first The Review in all
sincerely pledged it's support to every worthy under
taking which the administration sponsored
The time has arrived when the taxpayers of Arizona
may know whether or not they have been deceived.
only that testimony put forth by the Hunt administra
exclusively consideration because the bur.
den proof entirely upon the administration
Nothing controversial must enter into the report on
Hunts stewardship. Whether Hunt is a paragon of ex-
ccuve ability or so-caed public servant of lament
able but astonishing mbeeiliy has no part in the
raienment That the case may be presented in absO-
Lutte fairness the promises of Hunt must be set over
against the keeping the false treatment of these
promises.
Here is Hunts covenant:
81 promise economy to the people of Arizona"
Here is the result: Increase of s13OOOOoO assess
mcnts of 1915.
Here is Hunts covenant:
CT promise to tighten the burdens Of taxation"
and
half cents on the hundred dollars. This increase at
ratio Of twentyone and half per cent
The question naturally arises:
Is the Hunt administration solely responsible for these
results.
The answer is:
Senate bill No passed by the legislature pro
yided for tax levy Of A139 cents which would have
raised 81 $50 21OOS for state purposes This bin de
yered to for his approval He was thereafter the
sole arbiter Of its destiny proclaimed his dsapproya
of the measure by deed of hand He increased the de
mand upon the taxpayers of Arizona to $2,27O9O125
In 1914 the assessed valuation of the State was $iO7
1888 Yet what did he do after election? He inoreas
ed the assessed valuation of the state to ;42O5s7h-
for 1915.
In 1914 the of raised for state purposes
was S18l233989. IL this basis of expenditure
that Hunt made his promises OF curlaimehl let WE"
did he do? lie committed the taxpayers to the expen
diture Of 32,27O9ol25 in 1915
Let no taxpayer smarng under betrayal Of Hunt tur
impetuousy upon the Democratic party. George Wash
ingon Hunt has betrayed the Democratic party of th
state no less than the people whole Let no taHpay
or habor the belief that be secured by drag
ging Democracy TO defeat order to eface Hunt an'
his hirengs Until the party fails to repudiae the man
there must be complete dissertation of the party and tn
man in efforts to cast out latter Then and not unit
then can it justly be said that Democracy in this Stat
is unworthy Of trust But if the Democratic party dc
clines to disayow publicly Hunt and every man const
tutng cog in the pocital machine which has leeche
the commonwealth and brought Arizona into disreputt
Democracy in Arizona will merit swift defeat and entir
contempt In this connection. take the liberty q
quoting the Douglas international. Democratic orga
which has This to say about the tax increase:
This money may all required TO satisfy the caps
coua NAV OF the political machine in this state BY
this Increase should az least inquiry through p
state as to what half million dollar increase is to
applied to? And this inquiry promises to become yer
embarrassing to the democratic party in the campas
next year.
So far as our observance went during the iegisati'
session there vas little if additional expense pr