Arizona republican., 1921-03-04
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 4. 1921
Justice in America is not to be bought. -CharIes E. Hughes.
Tn. Breaking Down

poltcy of obstruction in the legislature is said ts bs aAvscated by democratic contingent which kADpily 4sss not embrace all the members of the bgislaturs majority of them in either house we have been informed that caucus Tuesday night called if attended. for organizing against the omnibus bill the meeting given as reason tor opposing it. that it was an administrative rnsasure.'
 We may pass the fact that the bill was not Advocated by the in his program of legisa leu. He urged entirely different kind of legis- lation, the creation of state highway commission. issisIation which The Republican has steadily advo- catsd and believes be essential to the greatest eff ffciency in highway construction. If the governor nas since lent his favor to the omnibus bill he has done so for the that members have 6ome to approve it-that 1t the only kind of legislation that seemed possible in this session
 But the main thing is that there is an element fin the lerisature that is bent for the purpose of discrediting the administrations There much likelihood that the legislature will dis and the responsibility for the failure of the legislature will be easily traced. The densest Qtizen win know where place the blame for failure and failure is looming large
 With only six days remaining cannot point to single constructive act. Some dozens of bills have been passed. The best that be said of the mass s that it contains bad ones, and the most that can be of it. and that is enough. it contains not could have been OmltLeu WitnouL loSS to the people at large. What improvement of the statutes has been made is of donbtful character fhat agreement cannot be reached that there has been Improvement
 The legislature is neither democratic nor repub- ,ican so evenly is divided that neither party can put the responsibility for failure on the other. f can be obstructionists and the pub lie finger put them. Certainly the admin istration in the circumstances blamed for bran offh nent with an element in it strong enough to block any legisation because has given in advance executive approval
 Things are tending to most disappointing out come In the early days of the session there was reason to believe legislature would be dis furbed by partisan spirit The Hberaity displayed in the organization of the two houses strengthened Chat belief The recommendations of the governor seemed to have the approval of the people and mem bers of legislature regardless of party appeared to give them respectful attention
 It was too much, of course to expect that in a bsAy composed of fifty-eight members there would not be some politicians who would try to start the game, but it generally believed that they would meet by the large and sensible majority.
 At the end of the first half of the session the ,rst, 1e~isature stood higher in the of
 b,c than any of four predecessors had stood al that ar any other stage The estimate not based 
 on what had been accomplished, or upon any com narrative accomplishment but on its general attitude which promised accomplishment
 But soon thereafter the legislative machiner, which had seemed so nicely adjusted began break in~ down. The few professional politicians wer ,r.cticine sabotage on it, and now it is in stat ,;.t,. short of collapse with practically none of th really important work accomplished
 1t is positively certain that the legislatures earl promiss cannot be redeemed in large part It is no
 rofitable to seek of certain partial fail ire. The one great cause has been the gradual in troduction of party politics without the excuse or n rrovocation of administrative interference.
 God made the world in six days. The Fifth legfs ,.ture fin the absence of miracle cannot now mai a, .nviable record. And the days of miracles al
 n. Yet the legislature can, in the remaining s d,vs make an effort to help it's record by passir anne of the constructive measures now hung up