Arizona republican., 1919-03-15
Th, pemeera,ie Entente

To those who believe that the solidarity of the democratic party of greater moment than the pro- lection Of citizens taxpayers laborers and all who
 make up our population the late session of the Fourth legislature was most successful one, the most sue ccssful of all by far For nearly all previous state legislatures acted wedges in the party. driving fac 'tons apart. The late session of the nature Of cement
 Before we go farther we should explain what We mean by party" by the democratic as well as the republican party. We do not mean an organization composed of all those who regarded as democrats or republicans only of the leaders of one or the other of those organizations. officers or would-be officers in job holders job hunters of every character
 The legislature has gone long way toward bring ins the democratic job holders and job seekers to- gether They have established d community of in terest Unless they got together they thought they perceived there would be jobs for of them Such a compromise we believe began to be arranged soon after tho election last fall It hardly be called compromise after all. It was rather a surrender to he Hunt faction which though beaten within the party was in a position and of a temper to make tlAgs un pleasant for the job holders of the other faction.
 Long before the legislature convened, the predic- ton made by leading democratic politicians that t would result in sodifyng the party that the demo- cratic members would be lined up sodly against the republicans There was at that time apparent reason why there should be such a lineup any line up. The republicans were in a hopeless minority in both branches. They could hope for no party ad- vantage. Such a lineup proposed could be brought about by first creating republican peril and then sounding the trumpet for forty devoted demo- i,ras to protect themselves against fourteen repub- 'icans. bent upon their destruction
 Every democrat with an itch for office became a promoter of harmony and harmony has been estab- Nishcd with former Governor Hunt the director of the band Tho orders he has given through his repre- .sentatves have been ablectly obeyed. For month the swish of the Hunt whip has been heard through both chambers the last three rays the former .sovernor almost constantly present in person sec that subiection maintained If his influence .could have been firmly established in the house 'it was in the senate. his triumph would have been complete.
 We win speak of another democratic party. D party composed of the rank file. 5000 of last November in the November of two years ago. voted to overthrow the Hunt administration They
 not interested in job holders and the job hunt ,ers To them. Huntism was wrong in 1916 and 19fS -nothng has since show that it is now right. Are they likely 10 be affected by the entente which Twas reached in the legislature? We think not The Fay has passed when iepublicans and democrats fol- Bow self set-up leaders like minimizing sheep
 The independent democratic voter will not be warmed to his party when he comes to the reflection .hat the harmony which has been established by the leaders set up the cost Of much constructive and important legislation which both parties were
 pledged. He will likely regard the cinching of jobs or comparatively few of his party leaders as a just seoff against the great increase of his taxes and his Fiepryation of a statewide road building program well as Of promised educational reforms