The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-12-17

vice, and appetite, and human passion have been capitalized and characters thrown into ruin; and having ample testimony to the effect that the char aoter of this place remains unchanged to the present hour; and being con vinced of the existence of scattered eenters of similar inarenc-, and char acter still nearer our own homes;
 We take this opportunity to place our sentiments and convictions con- corning these matters on record, as follows:
 FIRST: Disavowing absolutely that we are actuated by any political, par tisan or other motive, we hereby ex- press our desire for and our purpose,
 if possible to attain clean and whole
 some community in which to live,
 rear our children and carry on our
 several callings We also desire. and
 propose to work for, the full enfor.
 cement of our laws, in spirit as well as in letter, and with no compromise s
 So that our desire may be realized. SECOND: With thorough convic tion in our minds concerning present conditions existing m the adjoining
 suburb known as Newtown, and with evidences of conditions existing Tn localities in Morenci proper similar to those existing in Newtown, we here record our strong desire that New town and all centers of similar char aeters be, to use a homely phrase
 cleaned up'' and cleaned up thorough iy and exhaustively.
 THIRD: Inasmuch as number oi us have been assured by our County l Sheriff elect and his deputies, oul | Constable elect, and our Justice of the Peace, of their pdrpose, when they | shall assume their respective offices wholeheartedly to enforce the laws against all violation, we do hereby | consratulate them and express oul approval upon this expressed purpose And we here pledge them all loya | support and backing, altogether 'aI | fire m any consideration of politics, ol I prejudice of any sort, in the discharg' | of their official duties.
 FOURTH: In order to give effect tt :, the desires and purposes expressed | in these paragraphs, we recommens | the appointment of committee con | s;sting of nine members whose dut! | it shall be to represent us in the un 1 dertakings specified, in giving wna' l ever assistance is possible to thos' charged with the execution of tn 1 laws. and to reassemble the citizen | of the community for further con sideration of conditions when the. | shall deem the same advisable. Thi committee is here reminded of tn
 one purpose of this movement, viz, | clean community, and that no part
 san or other considerations are in | volved
 | FIFTH: In order that we may giv, i st.n further effect to all the foregoini | expressions of our desires and pun | poses we subscribe our names to tn l same. And we request the committe I to be appointed to see that copies 0 tljs pronouncement are made inc1ud | ing the signatures, and to presen I copies Of the saI-ie to our sheriff, ou Constable, our County Attorney eiec and also to our Justice of the Peac I and tosour prec.nc5 committee.
 We request further that copy b
 sent. to the Copper Era for publication Il Signatures:
 | J. F. O'Neil, pr Robert Mann, F. E Wheeler, F. H., Remick, A. B: William s. c. Redd, w. Tresise, W. . Ora, furd A. H. Buck, Dell M. Potter. N : K Neuman, E. N. Brittman, W. 4
 Staab, w. B. Yarbrough, Jno D. Wi ' Hams, M. H. Valentine, D. M. Cansle
 Wilson Rice, ". H. Fan.ner T. I !, Hanson, Mrs w. H. Kantner, G. I