Arizona citizen., 1874-10-03
A FALSE ISSUE.

It is circulated by different men sue is the people against the Federal of ficers, or test whether the people will be or can be permitted to manage the public affairs of the Territory without the inter- ference" as they are pleased to term 1t, of such officers. There is no such issue among the people generally, and is Is hyp- ocritically and falsely so represented, and the report is started mainly if not solely by those who came to Arizona with United States commissions and who never resigned them, and who hold none now.
 None of the candidates for Delegate think of such an issue, although to his injury and against his positive assertion to the contrary, the friends of MT. Stevens in Tucson. are alone in trying to create this false issue. In a communication to us of date September 13, Hiram S. Stevens, with credit to himself and direct rebuke to some of his toadies, authorized us to state, referring to certain resolution to which we gave due prominence, as fol- lows:
 
 tion, nor do propose to have any, nor do l propose to prescribe any man, neither public officer nor private citizen.
 Men do not lose any of their rights to as- sist in shaping public affairs or securing a choice of officers, by becoming Federal of ficials. The only trouble here is that the men who assert the contrary, have no Federal positions, but have had them and would eagerly accept them again; in fact some are seeking Federal offices under the false issue they are trying to make.
 Since the organization of this govern ment to the present time, Federal as we'll as all other officials have, by virtue of their positions, taken prominent part in public affairs of all kinds, and all buster to the contrary, will continue of right--not privilege-tO do so. Their right and pro- priety in so doing, are as clear as their right to breathe the air. It is because he, in the face of the assertion of some of his vicious or fool friends to the contrary, takes our position in a frank and public man. ner, that we treat MT. Stevens with respect and courtesy, just as we do the other candidates towards whom we have none but the kindest disposition.
 We do not regard the matter of Delegate of paramount importance to Arizona. The help we get from government is good as far as it goes, but it is of vastly inferior moment to that help which comes from well directed industry and a utilization of the resources of our valleys and noun tains. The great States Of this country. were not made what they are by any gov ernment aid worth speaking about. The people have come to think, through the teachings of miserable demagogUes, that government is responsible for their own failures-arising mainly from lack of such individual industry, practical skill, and reasonable economy, as made this nation prosperous, great, and powerful above any in the world of it's age. The people of the Territories are wasting their best energies, when they endeavor to make the uncertain assistance of gov ernment the chief basis of their pecupiary advancement. We do not underrate the value of any government assistance, but we deprecate the teaching that it is essen- tial to the Territory's steady prosperity, for such teaching is partial acknowledge ment of what AriZona's opponents are as- serting and reasserting to her great injury.
 Let the people take the stand that Ari zona has abundant elements of wealth; that capital and labor can thrive here; that all who come and obey the laws, shall be treated with that respect due to good citi- zens; that we want all aid we can honora- bly get from government, and that we will not insult and malign newcomers nor the officers of the government; and thereafter but little just cause of complaint will be apparent, except by those who go upon the principle that the world owes them living but that they owe the world nothing in return.
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