The Coconino sun., 1923-02-02
DEMOCRATS HOIST BLACK FLAG

Wild Bill Stuart of the Prescott Courier, is
one of the most consistent democrats we have
ever met He wouldn't go to any church unless
the preacher was a democrat Of course when
Bill dies, which we hope won't be for good long
fifty years or more, we feel certain where he is
going, because the boss of the place is demo-
crat Bill is working hard to give Governor
Hunt "free hand" in his administration. He
doesn't want republican administration. He
doesn't want republican in thousand miles
of the administration; nor the mother of re-
publican nor the father of republican near or
adjacent thereto, if it takes all the time of the
legislature to revamp the laws of the state to
clean EN- out. Like unto that stalwart old dem
ocrat, Rev. Seagoing Crutchfield, who some
times has trouble with his religion because Om-
impotence often sdetracks his instructions, caus-
ing the defeat of the democratic party, Bill be-
lieves what the democratic party does, is right,
and so long as the world accepts this view, he
knows they are fair minded.
Bill is grieved and his heart aches for Gov.
Hunt because W. S. Norviel can hold over as
state water commissioner under the present law
unless the legislature busts the law to get his
scalp. Bill says: "W. S. Norviel is very par
tisan republican, a Campbell appointee, and a
bitter opponent of Gov. Hunt; he cannot and will
not pay any heed to the wishes of the present
chief executive of the state" Bill evidently does
not know Norviel from crow, except he hears
Norviel is a republican appointed by Governor
Campbell so adds the rest. To make Bills meth
cd of attack more amusing, Gov Hunt says he
doesn't know about the pact and doesn't know
just what his wishes are. He told the legisla-
ture so in his message on the subject. However,
Bill knows Norviel with several years study OF
the Colorado river proposition cannot and will
not pay any heed to the governors wishes. The
wishes of Bill and the governor in this case are
not in the interest of the people, but merely to
get rid of Norviel with his vast fund of nforma-
ton, in order that good" democrat can draw
the salary.
If Governor Hunt could by chance show bet
ter man for the place. one who would better
serve the best interests of the people on one of
the biggest jobs of the age, one could condone
Bills tears and the salary going to a competent,
deserving democrat.
The Sun does not contend now, nor did it ever
contend, that the party name made man effl-
cient or competent.
And now, because successive democratic leg
islatures have made many fat offices and COM
missions during the years of their high prosper
ity, and because nefarious republicans have out
generated them in the elections for a couple OF
TERMS our democratic friends are willing to re-
pudiate all their former acts, just to clean up
few republicans whose terms of office lap into
Hunts administration.
1t may be that Bill is right and the people OF
the state at the last election wanted each and
every republican shot at sunrise, regardless of
or cost. That at present seems to
be the attitude of Bill, the avenger, and the leg
islature.
We doubt if Bill and the democratic party as
officially represented, fully realize how ludicrous
their feverish attempts to entrench themselves
at all COSTS appear to all the people of the state
regardless of party; or how they are in the hi
larity of victory waving the black flag.