The Coconino sun., 1923-04-27
COLORADO PACT KILLERS
FACING POLITICAL DEATH
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the other, but they can not avoid the
fact that they were caught with nasty
patches of political narcotics on their
persons.
The people regardless of party af-
filiation, know they have been the
stumbling block in the way Of Arizo-
mas progress, merely for political
purposes-or what they deemed poll
tical advantage.
Every other state legislature rati-
fled the Colorado river pact unani-
mously. 1t remains for Arizona's
pithy politicians to play the "dog-in-
the-manger," without one other reason
and an empire to gain.
Arizona may have it's future trou-
bles to circumvent California and its
selfish interests, but we are willing to
stake our all on Arizona brains in de-
veloping details-if petty politics does
not prevent their use.
So far that is what has happened In
Arizona.
If the Hunt, Elliott and Douglas
combination could point out any one
single fact; if they had any specific
grounds upon which to base their
mulishness other than pure political
gain for the gang, there might be
reason for delay.
The other six states can find moth
ing wrong with the general gentle
mems agreement; government experts
who have for many years investigated,
mapped, kept records Of all water
ways, uses and purposes of lands and
water, find nothing but an honest,
broad plan upon which to develop the
southwest.
1t rests with this jealous, political,
profiteering pack to park in the main
highway of progress and demand that
the rest of mankind in the southwest
detour.
The government of the United
States has had experts on the job for
a good many years. The state has
years of local data. Hunt, ct al, do
not seem to know anything about all
these years of work and the data coll
lected, but want the people to believe
the Colorado river pact was sprung
as a surprise and all for political pur-
poses.
Gov. Hunt knows right now that
with all his efforts he could not carry
one county in the whole state of Ari
zona against the ratification of the
Colorado river pact. The bunch of
misguided followers of rule or ruin,
who followed him out on a slender
limb, have commenced to realize their
position.
Gov. Hunt is afraid to call an extra
session for he knows the boys when
they returned to their homes, heard
the will of the people freely expressed
and will come back and crawl under
the big tent. Hunt may find loop
hole if the supreme court hands him
a package on his veto of the primary
law and the highway bill, to casually
include the Colorado river pact.
The gang may then slip in under
the big canvas while ostensibly thresh-
ing out the veto tangles.
Muddling the mind of the public on
an issue, crying "Wof Wolff" and
demanding more time to investigate"
and make up your mind how best to
gain political advantage, is an old
game, so old that it has worn out the
patience of the oldest straight party
ticket voter. You can't rob his pocket
nowadays just to keep up a system of
political party pets. Show results for
general good or the general public
will show you the "way out"
Aside from the cheap hat we offer
ed to bet last week, we are willing to
wager big suit of overalls Hunt
either calls an extra session or the
people of the state calls his hand, the
bet to be decided by the people at the
next election.