The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-10-08
OUR ADDRESS TO FEH PEOPLE OF
 hRTZONA

recorded in the history Ofths past, and in our own day We find that the relative progressive status of nations iE iEregnlstsd by thsir respect i've sncrOaehnents upon the principles of De- mosracy or C people g government:
 It was upon thoroughly Democratic foun- datiou that this gigantic power reared it's pro- portions, and it was under thoroughly Demo. cratic Euls that American Liberty became the watchwSrd of every oppressed people and the tarrcr of every despot throughout ths civilized world; 1t was under Democratic Administrs- ton when the country was onburthered by an outrageous system of taxation that labor fouu d noErishmeut and protsctisn-the key to indi- vidual prosperity and therefore to national wealth. In those days America was the great problem for the rest of the world her internal resources squaled those of Europe combin- ed and her commerce visited evary sea.
 It was at this crisis that political party unknown to tho past, after years spen: in sche- ming and subterfugO obtained the rens of government, which it has since held by force of arms rather than. by popular will. ita as- tension to power was 10 sooner established than celebrated by bloody civil war which 8 little diplomacy and sternnsss of will, aided by an honest purpose, could have prevented. The result is felt by us and will be felt by our fol- lowers and those who are to follow them for many generations, If tho reins of government cannot be restored to their legitimate owner the. Democracy. A debt of tWsnty-tbrss hun.
 drsd millions of dollars hangs over tho coun- try, to be paid by the laborer, the mechanic
 and the merchant-not by tho boudholder- and this, under an extrovagant ad administration instead of being diminished has been increas- cd.
 And now that we have taken glance at the great national question as 1t is, and as it must be viewed by the world at large let us gee Vhethsr it does not point out lins of duty for every American citizen irrespective of his sta ton in life or the location of his home.
 Truly fs it said tha. Arizona is @ Territory and that consequently her people have no voice in national politics. Upon these grounds
 it is urged that politics be set aside until the Territory shall have been delivered from all the evils which prey upon it's industry, How much can the suppression of political sen ti. ment accomplish toward this object How is the work of nmslioration to be common ced through the suppression of politics aud why was it not commenced while political ssnti- ment lay dormant The answer is simple The argument maintaining she prematurity of a political movement is subserfuge set forth by the Black Republican clique with the hope of dividing an hoAest public sentiment, and nothing more. If the honest people of Arizo. na-ths Demosracy-who cultivs ts the land and work ths mines can be influenced by such plausible misrerressEtation of facts to support 6 Black Republican hireling, who has the black effrontsryto to call himselfths "Indepe nd- ent candidate of the Peopis," for Congress, then foul subterfuge will have accomplished au object which sarnsst, honest endsSvor could never have done. So far frsm being detrimental to suy interest of Arizona iS tho proSen; organization of Democratic party, Ii is the only hope left for the early deliverance of the Territory. Let it bs remembered that we have not only our homo interests to pre- tsst and defend from common enemy, but ve have likewise to protect ourselves from being Oyerrun and controlled by mob of interruptions political bsggsrs without brains or cultivation, sent by their parti- san friends in'ofiice with instructions to rob to the best of their ability while thsy may.
 \ thoroughly organized Democratic party can alone reverse this order Of things and such organization, wa have ns fsars, will, as next election accomplish the final disruption of the infamous, cormorant-cons.itutsd Republic an clique which has made capital here and in Washington by bartsring our interests with whomsosver wished to buy.
 It moreover deVolvss upon the sxertiOns of the Democratic party to maintain and pro@ tect ths dignity as well as the interests of our people. It $ q reflection upon the inteli-