Bisbee daily review., 1916-09-23
Saturday Morning, September g, 1916.
LEGISLATURE TIMBER.


 The Arizona Taxpayers Magazine in its current issue says the past few months it is difficulty of securing proper material for representatives the Legislature and is prone to be- leve that even those gentlemen who qualified have by the entreates of friends and political associates than from their clinations to do
 This is not good condition remain in this State. If there any branch of governmental activity that should the of the greatest wisdom and experience the practical every day affairs of life it certainly is the Legislature To select of limited experience and ability and send him to the Legislature to make laws affecting the welfare of the property in terests of the State but also the welfare of the people generally in their various activities of life, who is not qualified to take hold of the questions that bound arise is mistake that is hard rectify In calculable harm be wrought through the passage illadvised and this is being exempfed al most every day within the State of Arizona.
 The tendency of the times during the past fifteen has been to inject into the laws of each Union all of dealistic mpractcable and visionary ideas every political freethinker and much of this has been written into the laws of the State of Arizona great many of people get the idea that
  by law As matter of fact it has been recognized from the time of Moses who the greatest law gver that is simply crystalized expression determna tion of the people toward certain end and unless such
 law expressed in the sentiment of the people gener ally, the greater majority of them a rule of action logical one it is ineffective plish any purpose whatsoever.
 Most legislators come to the session with pocket full bills which exempify their particular hobby perhaps the hobby of persistent constituent It is gratifying fact that most of these things die proper and mertorious death, but at the time their sideration expense to the taxpayers Of course these things not be under ideal cond ons but much be obviated by the selection of the proper kind of legislators. We think that much time and attention has been given in the State of Arizona class legislation of abtrary nature. We think tion should be given constructive legislation Ger tain restrictions necessary in order to properly tect the various classes of people within the State; for instance the laws relating to the hours of abor laws relating to the employment of children, etc All of these necessary and proper and excellent and we'll defined purposes While much attention has been givep to the who works a definite time during each day little paid the farmers others whose labor is easily classified. need help the farmer in the marketing of his products We need laws to bring the powerful assistance the the aid will always be with and whose everyday work is permanent toward the upbuding of the of the State. These things that be taken into consideration by the average legislator they require a mind which is big and broad enough its application general principles to properly consider them, and legs- lation that will bring the good largest number of people within the State.