The Arizona sentinel., 1876-07-29
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS.
Hon. Hiram S. Stevens.
The Delegacy.

we uO lOG PUBLISH d pOlillCdL pa
per, at least in a partisan sense. AS
our motto indicates we are indie
pendent, and we intend to remain
SO In conducting the SENTINEL.
Whatever may be our views in
regard to national politics, we do
not intend to give expression to
them in our columns. We have
always thought that it was wrong
for Territorial papers to take sides
in the issues that divide the two
great political parties of the day.
No good can be accomplished by
such a course, but much harm
may be done by getting up parti.
San rancor and i'll feeling in regard
to a matter in which we have no
voice. A Territory is the child
of the General Government and
must take whatever that parent
chooses to give it.
Our organic law allows us one
Delegate to represent the Terri
tory on the floor of Congress, and
even that one Delegate is not al
lowed to vote there upon any
question. 1t would therefore
seem the part of wisdom, in addi-
ton to the necessary qualifica-
tions, to send a man as Delegate
who is entirely untrammeled by
the tolls of partisan politics. The
only questions should be, Is he
capable? Is he honest? Is he en-
ergetic?
We to-day hoist at the head of
our columns the name Of Hiram
s. Stevens, our present Delegate,
as a candidate for reelection, be-
lieving him to possess the qualifi-
cations above named. At the
canvass preceding our last gen.
eral election, the SENTINEL was
the only newspaper in the Terri
tory that advocated the election
of Mr.. Stevens or published Que
word in his favor. We advocated
his election because we honestly
thought that of those offering
themselves for the position he
was the flttest, and we had the
pleasure of seeing him trium.
phantly elected, as he will be at
the ensuing election. MFR. Ste
vens may not and probably has
not accomplished as much for the
Territory as his friends expected,
but all who have read the papers
know that the late session of Con-
gress was one in which it was hard
for a delegate from a Territory to
do anything. The whole session
was taken up in wrangling, quar-
reling and President-making-
the House antagonistic 10 the
Senate and endeavoring to stif1e
all legislation. How under such
circumstances could it be expect
ed that a Territorial Delegate
could accomplish much /? We
have intelligence from Washing.
ton that Mr.. Stevens was very
earnest and active and devoted
his whole time to the interests of
his constituents and of the Terri
tory. The knowledge that man
must acquire of the routine of
Congressional business and of the
departments, duringa session of
Congress must be of great value
to him in a subsequent session,
and as Mr.. Stevens has announc-
ed himself as willing to serve an
other term, we believe it will be
to the interest of the Territory to
re-elect him.
In supporting Mr.. Stevens we
do not wish to say anything de.
rogatory to other candidates, and
will not do it unless forced to it.
We are opposed to anything like
engendering hard feeling in con-
Quoting an election campaign, and
will not resort to it unless provOk-
ed, but we will do everything in
our power to promote the re-elec-
ton of HIRAM S. STEVENS, THE
PEOPLES CHOICE.