Arizona silver belt., 1881-04-16
The Capital Question.


Tie Ssatfnet man takes exception to our
views on this question and accuses BRO.
Rob0 Of making false assertions and
drawing erroneous dedncsions. lie says
that the threatening was done by Harry
Woods and Ro5b.
Brother Itobb says in this column what
he said twise on the floor Of the House,
that N Tacsan- delegate threatened 10 lie
feat bis County bill If be did no; vote
for tie capital 10 60 10 Tucson Il vas
not eentradicled.
Re says, also, that his collesue had to
vote for Tie capital 10 be moved because
the Tucson men threatened to carve his
county lPinaD mp, aad after they had Sc.
cured bis vote. one ofthe Tucson delegates
introduced a bill 70 talSeaway the south
ern portion Of his county. Who viii con
hadict shasi
lie ssys. too. that the question of debt
was not the bone Of contention between
Tucson and Tombstone; it was question
Of boundary. Cochise's proportion Of the
debt Of Pima is s mere bagatelie.
He SAYS that Harry Woods can reply for
himself. bat thar if the Seasfael man says
= ever threatened the capital men. he
staies fslsehood.
The Ssnfiasi says that they had "a clear
and decided majority in favoro the meas
IRE Why did they not settle It tlsen IN
the early part of the Session, and not haze
Il cropping up every little while 70 the
disgust of every honest man and the det-
riment ot legislatioags
The sestsael says that Robb was in tic
combination" The unt=atbfulness of the
statement can be seen in tie fact that the
AEsaehe delegation did rot vote for his bill,
aad they did for Woods. The principle
for which Woods aud Robb cnutended
vas the same. and they must perforec
work sogetber.
The only combination that Rolgb was in
vas 10 capture TIE organization Of the
"Hou e, and make the Sentinel man IT.
Speaker. He acknowledges that his sin
ia that respect s9,as found him out
Yayapai voted for the county bills ~
tHeiT entisesy because they had already
permitted Marieopa ana Apache 10 leave
them without assuming any debt. anil
they owed $4,000. Fremont signed the
latter tia, and if be possessed as much
backbone as IN india rubber doll. or as
maeh haaesty as q horse jockey, he would
have signed the bills creating ella and
Cachse
The ssa5tasz saws that Tie Cacliise Co.
veto was - 1ighteoas one Don't threw
your liGlle transparency over the Cover
nor. sir Don't you know that The Apa-
che bill vas the same as Caehise and
Gilas BIS veto WAS righteous. what has
coaveuea him from tie unrighteonsness
Of two yeats ago. Don't you think that
Z the eonraaag scent wss desire 70 hasc
the eapital 60 70 Tucson, where a bouse
Was feing made ready for his occupancy
Tou cannot answer these questions Mr
Scntlael. 20 You bad better take your med
icinc Ike man.
II. as you say, the County hills without
tie $40 indebtedness clause IN them
seould have been gotten without con
test ssl.y did The men who voted against
the original till-Gila Co.-vo1e against
ifehe proprietor Of the SentissJ amongst
The rest when il was amended in fhatre-
speet; and Why did all Of these Inen vote
forihe capital to go to Tucson? Do you
Eee The connections
Now, Mr. Sentinel, after taking column
and a half % try 70 make people believe
that The capisal question did not apermeafe
he whole session and twist mems judg-
ment From their irae bent" as brother
Robb' SAID. you say yourself. in your best
sentence, hat The capital question exer
cis,d disturbing influence in legislation.
Roba's statement differs fsom yours ONLY
IN degree. and he feels that h can say
wiiisosa any shock e his snodesty, thai
he kEoVs best