Arizona citizen., 1874-09-19
A LrBELoUs RESOLUTION.
How it Originated, by Whom, and
 What BefeII it.

people ot Pima county, Arizona, are | respectfully invited to assemble Tn mass | meeting at the courthouse Tn tucson,
 on Saturday, September F, at o'clock, p. | m., for the pu pose of appointing County | Central Committee, and inStructlng them l as Go the duties required of them; also for | tranSactiDg such other pubic business aS may be properly brought before Inem'
 At the hour named in the call. the court house was nearly filled with people, and
 they were called to order by John w. | Hopkins, who nominated James E, Me | CafIry chairman, which nomination was carried without an opposing voice; and d. | w. Clark was with the same unanimity | chosen secretary. The acts of that meet | ing are truly set forth as an advertisement
 in to-day's CITIZEN. During the proceed lngs, not a single allusion was made to of
 ficials nor any announced candidates for
 office, as it was understood from the read ing of the call, that Delegate matters
 would not come up and did not.
 noticeable minority were dissatisfied with the result of the meeting, and i'm mediately afler adjournment, rallied and called another meeting with John Titus as chairman and c. H. Meyers, secretary. This meeting was continued for over an
 hour without a disst ming voice to any resolution offered. The business indicat- ed in the call was gone through with and some more, and it is the "some more" !" that we now have to do with, and which a number of the members of the meeting have pronounced unwise, foolish and damaging to the interests they were seek ing 10 promote. During the deliberations of the principal committee, Dr. J. c. Handy offered a resolution in about these words, and certainly of their exact i'm port:
 Resolved that the action of the Federal officers in the early part of this meeting, is proper subject for censure.
 The resolution was interpreted into Spanish by William Zeckendorf and afterwards pompOusly presented to the meeting by Chairman Titus (recently Chief Justice of Arizona and whose name is not on the county taX-rolI, and it passed unanimously, It is due to D. A. Bennett to say that on Tuesday of this week, he told us that before it was offered, he told Handy that it was unwise, Whereupon Handy consulted with oracle Titus and after taking hIs place in the audience, he offered it with the result stated. Soon after the committee before referred to re- ported, and thereafter B. Goodrich offer ed resolution to the effect that the meet ing indorse Hon. H. $. Stevens for Dele gate to Congress, and it passed with hearty unanimity and cheers. Had the meeting passed the resolution of censure without the one of indorsement of MT. Stevens, the latter would not have been materially njured-nOtwithStan many of those in the ascendency in the first meeting, favored Stevens; and about the same result would have followed, had the one of indOrsement passed and not the other. But the meeting unanimously indorsed MT. Stevens, and with the same unani- mity passed a libelous resolution to send abroad to the effect that the Federal off cers acted badly and therefore de- serving Of censure. Disguise it as they may, this was the certain effect of the resolution and we are convinced that just that effect was intended. The passage of the two resolutions, made it necessary for us to ascertain if MT. Stevens approved of the Handy one, and if not, to give us his disapproval for publication. As a man of sense actuated by higher and better motives than those who are toadying to him to damaging extent, he sent us the following:
 MARICoPA WELLS, September 14.-John WaSson: dlSapprOVe of t h c Handy resolution of censure of Federal officials.
 H. s. STEVENS.
 This enables us to continue to honor ably treat MT. Stevens with that respect and courtesy promised him several weeks | ago,
 Now comes another view of this subject | which we had hoped to have been spared | from bringing into this canvass directly | or indirectly. It was our purpose to have | silently borne with street islanders and all 1 species of backbiting and base attempts | at deception by individuals, feeling per fectly confident that not only ourseIf but | other Federal officers in Tucson, could well afford to treat with silent contempt such driveling attempts to defaMe us; but when the same men undertake it in 0 pu bile meeting in the way indicated, it becomes necessary to tell something of the public character of the leaders in the disgraceful business.
 John Titus was chairman. Years ago, he held some subordinate position in de- partment at Washington-the agricul- tural, we believe. Next we find him Chief Justice of Utah, and next we find him out