The Coconino sun., 1916-11-03
BARNUM SAID THE PEOPLE
 LOVED TO BE BUNCOE

DAhNOM DAAD Ahc LOA LG
 LOVED TO BE BUNCOED
 There is reasonable limit to what the public should be made to pay for in aiding the asperations of candi- dates in which the public has no espe- cial interest.
 Senator Ashurst probably went the limit in sending out his literature un- der government frans and used the government printing office to do his printing; even his now famous "cascaret" speech made on a Chau- tauqua tour for which he was paid, was printed in the Congressional Record. The people paid for it all. While we have never heard a republi- can going to that limit, we are will ing to admit that they too, have at least abused the privilege.
 Governor Kibbey proposes that there shall be change in this system of the government if it is possible to get one. Let the people. pay the freight is not one of his notices.
 In Arizona we have system of primary laws that amount to the same thing. It is about the most rot ten thing that was evr put on 8 statute book, and, the people pay foi it from Genisus to Revelations, but there does not seem to be any "reve. lation" so far as the people are con cerned. They sorter seem to thing there is no way out of it and they might just as well pay the freight. The average man does not object to paying his rightful proportion oi taxes, that is true of the average mar who is, an average property holder Some of the bigger holders may fee that they may save something by reneging and putting up fight, fol every dollar thus saved is a dollar earned; they hire men for that pur pose and they must earn their salary
 Thousands of dollars are spend b! the different counties in the state oI the primary election. For few dol lars any one can get his name on tn, primary ticket and it is up to thu people to pay the freight; for fev dollars you can get any old sort of ; law put in the ballot, and then it il up to the people to pay for printing arguments and phamplets concernin, the whole muss, and each man O woman on the whole register list must be sent a copy. The registe list of the different counties must b sent in to the Secretary of state ii order that he can spend the severa | thousand dollars in sending out tn printed dope for each side of tn question.
 In sending out this political dope which only one in 100 reads or vote on, Secretary of State Osborn, did tn Ashurst act and slipped his card i along with the rest asking for tn support of the people. He had g right to, at least there was no la, against it.
 The registration laws follow ou the same sort of a system. The cour ty recorder can send out at the e, pense of the people of the county,
 deputy with registration blanks an his election cards, ostensibly for th purpose of taking registrations. Thei is no law to prevent it and they ca : go where they please so far as seein the voters are concerned, and tf people of the county pay the freigh The whole point of the thing il ' why should laws be so framed tn; the people have to pay for the priv lege of helping the politician in O s fee?
 The unfairness of the whole thin t aside from the unnecessary cost ' taxes, is the one thing that shou
 appeal to the average voter, regar less of what party he belongs to.