Salt River herald., 1878-02-23
THE NEXT DELEGATE.

VIII d.tii uc O-aIlcu uloh to dSselu- ble at the polls and there express in the usual manner their wishes as to whom they desire shall represent them in the national Congress.
 The people should realize that they are soverign in this matter; that it is their voice that shall speak the the name of him who shall be the coming man, that their will must be obcyed, and if thay-.he honest in dust.ious hlorcr, miner, mechanic and tradesmcn-are awake t7 their own interests and the interests of the public, they will give thought to this matter and by talking and ac:- ing in harmony will decide the qucs- ton in favor of some one from among the very best of our able and repre- sentative men. Politicians are at work preparing the way iorsomeone from among their own number. This is all well enough i' they will plan, devise and execut, for the common good of all, but we know thata large majority of 50 called ambitious poll ticians are extremely selfish and all their efforts are usually put forth with a view to personal honor and aggrandiz.meat only; and We know further thgtquestionlble means are frequently brought into requisi- ton to euabl, them to more fully accomplish their coveted ends.
 In all sections of our country, is this sort of conduct lamentlbly true, and more especially and dare msly So on the frontier, and in new
 settlements. \ spirit of abandon and recklessncss is noticed in all the departm ents of lifc-social, commer- cial and political; in these newly set tied regions of our land, which if not checked and circumscribed would eventually destroy the peace of community and the power of self government. In the Territory os
 Arizona, and more especially in the
 field fpoiitics, have the busy labor CTS been engaged accumulating pro perty and power and have seeming ly looked upon this fair country as q legitimate i,ll of plumber, and the mems they have used, both fair and
 foul, in furthcring these extremely
 selfish ends have been winked
 at, as it were by the people, of course
 there are honorable exceptions to
 the general rule of conduct above
 alluded to, but they even are as
 scarce as hens teeth" We are
 speaking now more particularly of
 the average politician. We want !
 iirst-c.ass man in every plrticullr for
 q representative, and it will make no
 material dilTerance with the busy
 and sclf-occupied people and the best interests of the public as mat ters political and otherwise. now
 stand with us, whether he be d Re publican, a Democrat or an Inde- , pendent, or whether he halls from : the north, the south, or the middle part of the Territory, so long as he is man in the happy possession of l character, capacity and courage the true guide of d successful mn. The party and locality interests of
 Arizona, do not so much demand a ' party or locality man in Congress, as 7 she does one who can rise above thes, - secular interests anl in a statesman } like manner morally and ably rep 5 resent an intelligent and growing people. Arizona calls for bids fol , the man best calculated to becom 9 our mouth piece and counterpart at g the capitol of this great nation. r Who shall h. be? Let the people . speak.