Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
DOUGLAS DAILY DISPATCH THURSDAY MORNING. MARCH 81 1927

he hlSneSt OF patriotic motives. In
fact the accepted theory is that it
IS the duty Of the opposition party
to oppose the administration 49,
have no intention of placing on
the pllory those members oe my
party who have assumed the resoon1'
sibility of attempting to guide the,
destinies of Arizona through this,
medium OF legislation introduced in.
this legislature.
Political power is public 5rust
md should be administered as such.
Principles and not expediency or
personal ambition should guide the
actions of state officers
In assembling tho legislature in
special session in this interim when
the Legislature, by its unprecedentec
action is remaining in recess, l am
actuated by desire to preserve the
rights of the people of Arizona as
outlined in our constitution.
There is a condition which con-
fronts this state and not theory.
Underlying the disagreement between
the majority in this Legislature and
the minority members and the exc.
cutive department, is a conflict as
are those endeavoring to represent
the large masses of the people who
are unorganized and inarticulate. on
the other hand are those who look
for guidance from the so-called
Representative people" but who in
reality represent the ambitions of a
few men of wealth. and power who
seek to direct and control the gov
grave menace to popular government
| wish first to direct your 'atter-
tion to the general appropriation
bill which the legislature passec
over my veto. There have been con-
fiicts over such measures in the
past / exercised an executive veto
against similar measure some years
ago. There is a wise provision in our
constitution which makes gener@
al appropriation bill a subject for
emergency legislation. The wisdom
Of this constitutional provision has
been fully demonstrated in the past
and again in this legislature. All
appropriation bills heretofore have
been compromise measures and while
compromises are never entirely sat
sfactory, yet on the whole the bills
have been reasonably fair.
The situation which has arisen be-
cause of the present appropriation
act, combined with the urprecedent,
ed action taken by the legislature
in failing tc adjourn sine die, pre-
sents a problem fraught with dan
ger to the state If the measure
passed by the regular session were
Eermitted to go unchallenged on the
assumption that it is adequate to
care for the needs of the state and
effective as of the date rassed, Il
serious crime would be committed
against representative government.
In pointing out the conditions that
exist in the state, l do not wish to
be understood as asserting that als
CT the corporations of Arizona are
CT may be guilty of acts against
the interests of the people. I mere-
~ suggest ihat possibilities for mis-
chief so that the people of Arizona
may. draw their own conclusions.
1 believe am correct in stating
that in the lower house of the pres
ont legislature very few members
from mining counties are Identified
with what has, been termed the
"minority."
If "5Ioc" is maintained in the
future legislature, such as has
dominated the present one, and If
tbe present fiscal legislation were
permitted to stan& all that woulc
he required in the future to control
the state government would be for a
majority of the members of the two
houses to say to any public official
"Ether you do as you are told Or
you will get no appropriation"
That this statement is not an
cxag ggeration is shown by the spirit
manifest in the general appropriation
bill which was passed in the regular
session of this legislature. In my
veto message on the appropriation
bill I commented upon specific iE-
stances of discrimination. 1 citeo
the appropriations made for the of
flee of the secretary of state, the
state medical board, the departments
of vocational education and the gov
.erncrs office, which have been re-
duced without rhyme OF reason, as
some of the outstanding examples
am confident that serious think
ing men who are responsible for
the direction of large masses, Of in
vested capltal IN tnlS state, 40 AOC
dcsire legislation based upon the
lefty desire of individuals to pun
sh officials for independent think
ing Such a program would in
cyitably result IN the adoption by
the public of policies which in the
long run would not be beneficial
either to the state or it's industries.
believe that the situation now
confronting this state, as result
of the present impasse, is fraught
with greater possibilities for mis-
chief than is generally realized. The
public does not yet fully cempre-
bend the motives for the conflict
that is goirg on beneath the sur
face. But it is beginning to un-
stand that the measures that are be-
ing fought over are merely the Wea-
pons being used in the battle.
If the necessity arises, however,
to conserve the interests of the peo-
rle, 1 shall not hesitate to adopt
such policies as may be eXpedient
to protect representative govern-
ment in Arizona.
With the full knowledge that tho
lights of this state in the Colorado
river are menaced by acts of con-