Arizona republican., 1916-11-04
Judne Kibbey and Arizona.


 Arizona owes to Judge Kbbey than any other r.... After his long and distinguished service on rHr territorial supreme bench he became governor and from his administration dates practically every r.Iarm which has been effected in the social civic .rd ,,oHomc life of Arizona.
 .Ue rrua.utou sentiment which is now ovcrwhelm- r..y prevalent in the gained it's first impetus .uea be- vetoed a local option bill that would have made dry" community in the territory impossible Prom that day 10 this dry" territory has constantly .f.read uutl have state wide prohibition
 Arizona gamblers used smile when there was talk n recurring sessions of the legislature of abolish .nz gambling. Governor Kibbey forced bin through alorshrg gambling From the earliest times the singing girl attraction and an institution in Arizona saloons. Governor Kibbey put bill through One legislature making her an extinct song bird.
 It was in the administration of Governor Kibbey uat tle tax reform movement begun in Ari- eaua. He secured amendments to the tax laws and Induced county assessors to organize for the equal and just assessment of property for taxation From then uutl system of taxation has developed. The foundation for u was well laid and tested in Gov e-uor Kibbeys administration
 We have heard much the last few years of prison r-l.lm n Arizona IL has taken the notions of impractical theorists antl il has become gro,esque and by al but the theorists it is regarded joke Governor Kibbey introduced real prison reform He designed and supervised the construction of the ad- m.r-tIe prison building at Florence. He abolished stripes and solitary confinement He never coddled o- ,auouiz,d the conviots They made J.rso che punishment of confinement imposed upon td,m by Ca, law but they were treated as human U..ss ro, beyond redemption and either beasts r saints Tley were treated just law designed tes should be treated.
 Governor Kbbey's administration was marked by tha introduction of ecotomes by lower rates and t ~4s at tle same time the most efficient admins trt.ou that had been given the territory Among The results of his administration a better un- dertand.ns of another of the different parts of tac territory and the different clements in it. They understood that there was law for all and that the law would be enforced.
 Much the people Of Arizona at large Judge Kibbey the debt Co him of the Salt River Valley is -raater than that of any other part of the He has been the foremost figure. the adviser in the .u .sation movement in this valley and though the great project is complete the movement itself .s not complete There yet be saved to the water users millions of dollars of the cost of tac project millions in of the just cost of it. The national democratic administration has Insisted that all this money shall be repaid regard less of the injustice of repayment and despite the less of the injustice of repayng and despite the jorty report of the impartial board of engineers 1t s the theory of the administration that the govern meut having spent the money the project whether t.astefuy needlessly it be put back by the water users.
 There Is hope Of relief from this administration and may be. none from any other administration les We have advocate in congress. in the senate Go Iresent our case and to insist upon justice. How ever willing NIT. Ashurst may be submit that he ls not prepared 10 present successfully even to democratic congress and administration and would be utterly useless in republican admnistra- lion and congress, such the next will undoubt- cdly be.
 Therefore, the valley owes it to itself well as to Judge Kibbey to send him to the United States l. ate in the place Of MT. Ashurst