Arizona republican., 1920-04-12
Exceptions Noted


 Was it my Lord verulann who declared i' '%traVel mal<eth broad?' any secure information concerning affairs his ycinage which is denied him if he remains quietly and 'unadventurously home.
 We have now the following review by the Tucson Citizen of the late municipal Phoenix the consequences thereof:
 The bipartisan combination, victorious Fhoenix city election about the that has
 ever been formed in Arizona and diseloses the ten dency in city politics from the old and adhere closely to local issues. n w. H. Piunkett- elected mayor. formerly state examiner of George w. P. IS a lose friend of the late governor J. A. Irvine elected city commissioner is republican and formerly - served in the capacity.
 The brains of their campaign was Ned Creighton Who IS restored to his old position boss of the city of Phoenix by their election. Avery Thompson Republican, will be city manager There are probably more republicans than demo- crats the city payroll
 PIunkett defeated ticket composed of one Pro- gressive and two republicans George Young can ddate mayor. never been a strong party man since statehood Frank Woods, candidate m missioner. has been regular republican
 The election decided issue the open shop. The Republican the only question was the open shop in the building trades The Ga zette interprets the result a victory open shop in all trades The Gazette recently opened it's
 An incidental issue was redwood pipe which wins over concrete the result of the victory ministration forces.
 With cancellations exceptions esfons excisons and additions the foregoing conspicuous example of gIarng and whole-souIed accuracy. In the first place there bipartisan com bination." at least. to the winning ticket The members this ticket were chosen primarily with reference their toward the existing admin istraton and because they would IL immaterial whether none of the candidates were democrats republicans In the second place "J. \. Irvine" is not n republican expect Mr Irvine will shortly institute libel suit Citizen that aspersion. The Citizen will find if the case goes before jury of Texans care iessIy to call q former governor l. w ana malicously to stigmatize another a republican are two very different degrees of crime.
 The Citizen plead that by having deprivec our esteemed and magned fellow townsman. J. A. R. Irvine Of of his initials somebody else. will be bound identification of him the elect it will be believed that by J A. Irvine" it meant the prosecuting witness grievance of MT. shott of the so- called Young ticket is equally grounded.
 the restoration Mir. Creighton to the mythical position of boss difficult to restoration has besn accomplished by an election which has effected change in the city government which was overwhelmingly sustained Creien- ion was ever boss the implication is that he had been busted by the government by which only his restoration could be
 The election decided the one issue the shop. and The Republican insisted that "the ony question was the open shop in the building trades" the contrary. insisted that neither any open shop was the one issue any issue. It insisted that only issue interesting any considerable number of voters was matter continuity O present city gov ernment, all of whose members dsclained any if elected of becoming involved in the troversy the open shop.
 Though much said about redwood pipe much of being loose wild.-there was no advocacy either side of pipe whose cost. inadequacy of hte funds provided, had elim- mated from consideration by voters.
 If the Citizen will note these few unimportant errors them. it will article accuracy will challenge the admiration gods men diminutive fishes. will Is a throughout ages. those things straight