Arizona citizen., 1876-10-07
Arizona Affairs.

The people of Arizona are our near
 neighbOrs; numbers of them are con
 stantly passing through our city going
 tO and from the Territory and we have
 many interests in common. It is,
 therefore, natural that we should be
 no indifferent observer of their affairs.
 We have indeed a warm interest in everything pertaining to the advance
 ment of the welfare of that rich Terri tory, with which we are soon to be. more closely united by the Texas and
 Pacific Railway. As Arizona had our sincere sympathy in her dark days,
 when the Indian question was yet uu- settled. 50 she has our hearty cOngrat-
 ulations upon the signs of prosperity
 now everywhere visible. and upon the advancement she has made during late
 years. Her wonderful mineral wealth,
 and her other great material resources
 will soon astOnish the world, when the
 long waited for railway track traverses the country from east tO west Watch
 ing. as We have, every detail of the progress of Arizona, we have been struck with admiratiOns by the strong faith, the ceaseless energy and the un- Itiring patience of the people They
 have the qualities which command success. The representative men of ! ArizOna-her Governor. her Delegate in Congress, her Judges and her legis-
 latOrs-are men of very marked ability;
 and she has always commanded the l services of that class of men. Her newspaper press is distinguished by
 ability and force, her merchants are not exceeded in enterprise anywhere
 in the land There is also unanimljy . of sentiment among the people which
 is the strength of a commonwealth ! Of course there have been and still are some local differences. and sharp con tests have arisen and many stlil arise
 upon internal questions But upon all matters affecting the general wei
 fare. the people always stand aS a unit. This has been the case with their cleo tions-partv ties being usually ignored. At the present tune the canvass for the election of a Delegate in Congress : k proceeding. We believe that all of the candidates are running independent of party The strongest man in the ! field. from all the information we have, lis the present Delegate. Hiram S Ste vens. Without one word in dlsparage- ment of hIs opponents, We cannot re-
 irain from expressing the hope that he ! will be reelectcd-as indeed, there Is lit i tle doubt will be the case, and by 8 very . large majority. We have noted NIT. I Stevens course during his past term of service. and have the testimony of gentlemen in Washington well quali1-d . 10 express sound judgment, that l he has been one of the most efficient of the Delegates m Congress We know | that he has accomplished great deal
 of valuable work for the Territory.
 He is not only able but viCilant and
 industrious He is a man of broad
 views, familiar with the wants and
 with the capacities of the great south
 western frontier section of which Ari-
 ZOna is SD important a part. And, m
 the discussion of the questions con .cerning the welfare of that section
 which will hereafter come before Con
 gress. Arizona cannot afford tO be de
 prived of his services. It Is well, too,
 as a principle, 10 re-elect a representa- tive who has proved himself faithful
 and efficient Such a man, returned . again by his constituents, gains in- !. creased influence, not only in Congress . but in the Departments, and Is better , able to serve his people than a new . man. This was one of the elements winch gave Governor Mccormick the power he possessed during his long term of service. We confidently look for the passage by the next Congress of . the bill 10 aid the speedy completion of the Texas and Pacific Railway, and if that is accomplished there will be
 uacklaying done in Arizona before the [ en of the ensuing year. That great l railroad will be pushed with all con
 ceivable rapidity from each end of the Q line. We hope Nr Stevens will ga ? back to Washington to and the good ? work.-[San Diego Union, Sept. 22.