Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-18
Hunfs House Q Of
 Lords

Under the title, '-The House of
 OTds: An Expensive Experiment, g the Phoenix Messenger, which has been supporting Hunt and Colter, threw g bombshell into Golfers ranks this week. The House of Lords" is the commission of public institutions Of which Leroy Ladd, manager of Cclter's campaign, is chairman.
 The Messenger calls attention to the fact that s2O7OOO has been raised by taxltion for the support of this newly created board characte-izing it as the most eYtravagant luxury now in full swing with expensive office force and leagues of red tape"
 Continuing the Messenger says:
 ''The House of Lords, composed of politicians of little business expert ence, is appointed by the governor at salary of S3,O0O a year each. They ave charge of all the state institu tions. conduct building and excavation for foundations, expending millions annually of the peoples money. This outfit conducts the political machin- e.y of state and co-ordinates inIo a sort of voting machine, the thousand or more people employed by the state. New no political party is entirely to blame, up to date but both parties will be open to censure should the fourth legislature fail to abolish the innovation. Democrats and republi. cans helped make the law and all good citizens should unite in it's abO- lition.
 ..n,,ri,r, tha ,,raso,+ ,-oa- ,,-;tt m litical managers, the cost bill has gone over the top. It is largely the fault of the law and the opportunity it presents for rewarding those who are qualified only by political ties.
 With the purchasing agent under heavy bond and amenable to the will of a board of state officials as is the state land office, there would be great saving.
 Now before election, when it is not definitely known which party will be in control, we register this protest The House of Lords is a dead ex- pense, operated by men of very Jim tied business capacity. It should be abolished. Return to the board of control would be a great improve ment
 "The three members of the com mission are boys Of less than 10 years of age when it comes to transacting real business, purchasing for the in- stitutions and directing how the state engineer shall build roads.
 Leroy Ladd, the ringmaster, is a ! good private secretary for a man Of brains. L. B. Whitney has studied jaw and was once city attorney Of Bisbee. MT. Osborn, who did the pur- 1 chasing before rendering his ''resig- l ration" last month, had previously taught a Sunday school class end had l some clerical experience, butted in l with page ad. in the republic an, paid SSS cs good state money to a repub- | lican newspaper. All three members signed the ad., which consisted of 1 jumbled mass of hog-wash. in answer to some display ad. by Senator Sut- ter God gave more sense to peese." |
 Editor Mills has spoken but in | meeting and hit the nail on the head ] Leroy Ladd. autOcrat of the capital. | and the man designateo by Hunt to run MT. Colter is about as well qual- | flied to manage the expenGiture or l several million dollars as a 10-year- | old kid Before he took his seat at 1 the pie counter he was a cub reporter | in Hunts home town and his busi- | ness experience is nil Yet the com | mission which he heads has almost un- limited power over the disbursement | of state funds and the Messenger has ! aptly dubbed it the House of Lords