Arizona miner., 1868-02-01
The Past and Present.
Pnrcorr, Jan. 2s, lsGs.

ngatc tO represent them Ih N'HE'''7' "''" " ! behooves them Co look at the past and see 70 it, this time that they are not mi,reiIeseh'- cd. The past should teach them lesson They have had three delegates m Congress. and ask them, what Las been accotnI'i,hel for the Territory Every man, woman ana child will answer. nothing. And why Be cause their delegates were not ldehtIICp with them. and had no permanent interest m the Territory, and, of course, cared nothing for the success or welfare of ts people.
 At the organization of the Territory, as C. D. Po,ton held the office oi of Indian Affairs, and was put forward as candidate for delegate by Goodwin and Mccormick, the then Governor and Secretary of the Territory. with the cN- pressed understanding that he would not be candidate for reelection, and that k C. Mccormick should br hi, successor Poston was elected, and is the only delegate who has done any thing, or attempted to do any thing g1gd for the Territory. Afterwards, and before the expiration of Po,ton's term, second arrangement was made between the parties, fat least Nlr. poston said SD, in pub lie speech in this pace.) by which he lPo'- toni was to have the second term. But Goodwin knocked that arrangement into pi, for. on his return from San Francisco, he an nounced himself as Po>ton's successor. On his (Goodwin's) arrival in san Francisco, he fell in with some fellows of his own stripe, who had an eve to some plckings !n Arizona, and a mass meeting of the few was called when, (POston ,aid), Governor Goodwin was called to the chair and, after an able speech on the "situation,n stated that the meeting had been called for the purpose nominating a delegate to Congress from Arizona. Where upon, General Mason ("thc best General that was ever in Arizona '-on pnpcr) arose and, after a very great culo-y, placed m nomina- tion Hon. J N Goodwin, great applausel who was UpqaiHyts'y HomH0ied hy,-GOod- win and Mason They then hastcued tO the Territory and made that celebrated, or rather notorious canvass which resulted in the clec- tion of Hon. John Y. Goodwin. Poston WIS shelved, and Goodwin elected, and the pco- pie were led to hope for many good thing, for Goodwin promised much and failed to do any thing. at last, for Arizona. He did, how
 ever, attempt to get through Congress great swindlin- scheme in the shape of a franchise bill known as the Pomeroy bill, which if it had been successful, would have given him self and colleagues a bill of sale of Arizona Territory. This. and tho 0c' of drawing bis pay k all that l know of his having accom- plished Yes, he did one other act, for which
 the people should be most grateful,-he sent them couple of lccches in the shape of in ternal Revenue Collectors. Two years pas. away Goodwin does not return to look aftei
 his immense interest in the Territory, and
 the people have hoistcd upon them that good old fBaH from Wisconsin, known as Cole
 Bashiord, man of bad reputc in his owT country. imported into the Territory t0 fl
 an office risijle in the future, for we read that as soon as the "outft" struck the line O Arizona, certain parties were sworn into of ] flee, and among the rest, Coles Bashford. a 1 Attorney General, tO the tune of $500 sala l " per annum, and which, liberal Legisla | ture (Of which he was member, and tho managing man at the first session, raised tt ! S2,0OO, and $500 for travelling expenses. al | of which was contrary to law. Such a man | by the votes of the good people, is now on | Delegate in Congress. What has he done !- drawn his pay--nothing more.
 Now comes the fourth time to elect dele l gate, and ask the people of Arizona if the, ! intend, again, t0 suffer themselves to be hood ! winked and humbugged. l know that tn hearts of the people are right; that they ar ! sick and tired of such representatives. Bu
 how are they to remedy tie evil is asked
 l answer, by the organization of parties Call conventions of the psrties, organize, am
 let the people, in conventions assembled
 select the man. In this way, and this alone
 can the people express their choice. In thi
 way, only, will you get man from the peo
 ple-one who is identified with them. D
 this, and if they then lni it will be their ow fault. But, 1t is said, you can not organiz
 the two parties, and that, if you do, Cover
 nor Mccormick will certainly be elected | Who Mir. Editor, are they who say sol N
 party men, or, rather, nU party meDy-mei
 who have TO principles-men who are alway
 found on the strongest side-who have no
 the manhood to take sides on the great ques
 tions now agitatIng the country ry--fellows wh
 are Republicans when with Republicans. an, Democrats when with Dcmocrats-men wh
 want office, but fear to take sides. not know
 ing which side is going to be the strongest
 Such men do not want organization, knowin
 that it will force them to take sides.
 And now, sir, with the past before us, vii | the people of Arizona still suffer such men L | represent them at Washington Will they | by refusing to act at once, in organizing th ] two parties in the Territory, let the neutral
 or fence men still control and use them fo
 their own selfish and unworthy purposes, O
 will they go to work, organize, hold conyen l tiOns and select two men from the OppOsiu | parties, who are residents of, and have som | interest in, the country besides a Unite States ofiicel We will see. CUE ]
 TIE sNELL-The other day, says th
 Wooster (Ohio,) Democrat, Foreman was rid iculing an Irishman who had hitherto bee ] a pap,,TItcar too.r,-o lo ,,-,,,lI . . f