Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1870-11-26
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called Democratic General Commit
tee," consisting of F. M. Hodges, D
A. Bennett, S. Drachman, E. Woods
and A. Levin
The sentiments of this precious doc
ument We're such as to arouse just III
dignation among all thinking, truth
full men. OF its vehement and IN
called-for attack upon the Republi can
party we will not speak, but its init
nation that the Democracy embraces
all the honest people of the Territory
is one that must be condemned as both
untrue and in bad taste. There are
many honest men in the Territory
who are not in sympathy with the
Democracy, but yet who have been
willing to vote for Democrats upon an
Independent Peoples ticket. The sup
port given the successful ticket in this
County shows this to have been the
case in the recent election.
The charge of the address that
officials have been sent to the Terrific
ry with instructions ito rob to the
best of their ability" is of course
basely false, and was known to be SO
when made. AS a class, the federal
officers of Arizona have been men Of
high character and ability, and not
men lacking success at the East, but
men successful there in all their un-
dertakings, and at this time we point
to the entire list with especial pride.
We undertake to say that no Territory
in the Union has more upright, ca
pable or influential set of officers. Our
Delegates have all been men of abili-
ty and good political and social stand
ing, and the financial condition of the
Territory and its reputation in the
Departments prove the utter falsity Of
the bold accusations of this remarka-
bic address"
No interests whatever have been
bartered at Washington, as it is fur
her alleged, nor has there been any
representation that can in any just
sense be called carpet bag represen-
alton" The intimation was for sim
Die buncombe, and is for such WHEREBY
II made. All the Delegates have been
rom the pioneers in the Territory and
IS deeply interested in it, and thor
'ughly identified with it, as any of
hose who signed this address," and
much more SO than several Of them.
We do not, however, object to new
but abominate the doctrine
.gainst them advanced by this cad
lress." All persons who are citizens
# the Territory and electors thereof
AVE an equal right III the govern
nent Of the country and to be the rep
esentatives Of the people III any Off
ial capacity. 1t matters not whether
man came here in 1868 Or in 1869 |
0, if he has shown himself good I
itizen he is entitled to every consider
ton. We supported Governor Nc
not so much because of his
'eing a pioneer as for his having pro-
en- himself the true and earnest friend |
( the country and a power at Wash
ngton. We opposed Mr.. Brady, not
ecause he was a pioneer, but because
Te believed him not well qualified to
eHder effective service in Congress,
nd we rejoice in his defeat for this
eason.
The fact that man is al "old pio-
eer" if he Is incapacitated for any
ause to be serviceable to Arizona in
is no sufficient reason, of it
Elf, that he should be elected our
delegate.
There are some pioneers" here, as
who could do the Territory
n infinite amount of good if they