The Phoenix herald., 1880-11-19
PRESCOTT.
Bill Reports q
Nhiskey Cam paign.
[coRREsPoSDExeE OF THE HERALD. ]
PREscoTT, a. T., Nov. 18th.

PREscoTT, \. T., Nov. 18th.
ED. HERALD have been aston
] ished st the amount of Whiskey i'm
bibed in proportion to the population
: of this town, during the past election
season or campaign, and at the evil
dent influence whisky and whisky
sellers exert on the popular vote
and | am credibly informed that
there is comparatively little drink
ing done in Prescott, when the min
ing towns are considered When
Stewart and Curry were here they and
their friends waited most c; the ga
looms in The town, and in each called
up everybody in sight to drink, and
the same crowd went from one sa-
loon to another drinkin. in each and
consequently many become intoxi-
Gated on such = pilgrimage. This
panderins TO the whisky element is
| customary in this country, and is
ridiculous practice as well as demo
raiizing AID degrading i'll It's tendcn.
c!es. Daring election time hundreds
OF men.drink u candidates whisky,
who do not vote for him, but who
hang around the rumshops and take
q drink with every one who comes
along and sets 'em up" l hear in
dividualS spoken of as being good
workers, rustlers, good men at the
polls, whose principal claims TO con
sldcration seems to be their ability
to hold larger quantity of whisky,
iority OF their associates, who will
get hold OK some weak minded
druGkard, talk politics aud whisky
into him until he consent. 10 vote SIS
they wish him to do. Many men
sad openly that they intended 10 vote
for tee men who put up the most
whisky, and doubtless kept their
word. Candidates for Office went
about the country with demijohns in
their carriages, and in elsctionesriAg
asked every voter they met to take a
little whiSkey. Such u course Of
conduct seems SenScless and absurd,
and is certsinly annoying and expen-
sive to the candidates., yet it is ex-
pected by the people, and if candi-
date IS considered niggardly in treat
ing to whisky in his travels it seems
10 be injurious to his interests.
In former letter l referred to the
fact that :he Democratic party in this
county threw OF ID Pat Hamilton,
their most active organizer and pro
minsnt partizan, in not giving him
the nomination for Sheriff, which he
sought in the convention. Hamilton
during the fight has been the editor
of the Democrat, and did nos support
the nominees of the party with any
marked degree of fervency and some
Of the defeated ones are inclined to
feel little hurt about it.
C. B. Rush, the young orator of
he Democratic party. was beaten for
the office of District Attorney, al
though he made very faithful can
Vass of the county, and the Demo
cratic nominees for Sheriff, Treasurer
and Recorder were elected.
On the Republican side, H. A.
BigeIew was ore of the most active /
promoters of the party organization,
md receiving the nominalioa for
Recorder, made vigorous cam
oaien, speaking in nearly every pre- ,
,inct in the county, but failed of
lection. though Noyes and Har-
rave, the other two old Hassayam-
Jas on the ticket with him, wore re-
pectively elected Probate Judge and
District Attorney. The returns seem
0 show hat though we have elected
Democratic Delegate, the Legisla-
IRE will be Republican.
1t is just yet uncertain who is
lsc;ed - supervisor in this county
nd the official returns to-morraW will
ccide. The present Board of Su-
eryisors are in Court for failure TO
ny taxes as required by law. They
eie brought up with round turn
y Judge Silent, and on trial Or
cred to be imprisoned US it was I'M
but now they are before
Judge French, who seems to be try q
u The ease over again. II is An in
resting matter to the public. appa-
,ntly involving the question whelh-
the Beard Of Supervisors Or the
istrict Court is boss.
The town is very dull, the political
'rehe;.ds are subsiding, very little ;
Icitemeat in Court, and We are -
slting for the neat new sensation.
BILL BLANK.