Arizona miner., 1868-02-08
To the Democracy of Arizona.


 Democrats of Arizona, the time has come for you to dispel the drowsy, lethargic spirit that has broodcd over you for the last four years and wake up to a sense of the duty you owe yourselves and the noble national party of which you claim to be members Do not longer be duped into support of sickly ten drils that shoot of from the Republican vine and profess American Christianity Dcmoc- racy-in order 10 play upon your tender and forgiying nature, and secure your votes. Do not believe the parrot cry of any old party hack who professes to run a political mill of his own. He is deceiying you. ConSerra'ice @ Radicals may tell you that straight out Democrat, if such an one should be sent to represent us at the National Capital would be snubbed and ostracised by the majority of Congress. This, in the language of an illus trioss standard fence candidate for Congress k all "bosh." There are gentlemen in Con gross who are leaders and members of the Radical party, and they will give ear to and grant more favors to a square, straight for ward, gentemanly Democratic Delegate than they would to cringing, fawning, scheming hermophrodite, who would represent nobody but himself and the little clique that would have aided him up the Congressional ladder. If we are always to nave a Radical to repre- sent us in Congress, let him, for Heavens sake, be some one who is not afraid to stand by his cOlors during the campaign. The assertion that the people of Territo- ry have no business to meddle with, or take part in the political battles fought by the two great parties of the republic, IS mere clap trap. True, the people of Territory ka, N.to t, fba alactura1 cnl lege; but notwithstanding this, they enter into the contest, and have their sympathies enlisted in the matter quite as deeply and as intensely as the people of State. Besides, Territory yields some moral influence over the people of the whole nation. At the pres ent time, it is puerie and weak in any citizen to close his ears, fold his arms, shut his mouth and take no part in deciding the great issues before the people. We believe the mass oi the Radical party are honest in their conyic lions, and love dearly pure, simple, republi- can form of government; but not 80, some o their leaders and wheel-horses. They arC aware of the scourge the putting in force ot their mired theories would bring upon tho country, but, maddeneG with hate at the solid, bed-rock-like firmness of party that will not allow itself to be read, talked, ol written into the grave, they would not hesi tate moment to destroy the whole aoric o our Government, in order to hold the power they have so baseiy and treaeheFousiy ae quired. Both parties are in favor of organi zat;on, believe in it, and know that choice men could be selected in conventions; ye they faltcr in their duty as citizens, and allow clique to trot out some spayined, pompou fellow, with more brass than brains, who vii go to Washington, draw his pay and mileage and nerer return to his constituents. w want citizen of the Pacific coast to represen us at Washington, and not some one wh
 would be at home within sight of the Nationa Bank that held his greenbacks in New York Wisconsin, or any other Atlantic State an the people can have one, if they do right an are true to themselves. Wires are being laiC plots matched, and schemes concocted, to cleo certain odious individual to Congress, O the no-party principle; and unless the partie organize, we fear the plotteFs will he success: iul in electing man who will devote himsel while in Washington, to the advancement the interests of himself and clique, more tha 10 making known the wants and wishes the people of the Territory.