Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-20
The Refocged !" Starr
TUcsoN, February l

TUCsoN, February IS.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: What an enigma is young, raw reporter in a news paper office, whether his hair is gray and thin, and his face wrinkled by the wlthering touch of time, or his upper lip only tinged with down young, l mean, m the use of the Faber The old saying, Who knows what day may bring forth ?" IS vlSidly brought 70 mind when we glance at the columns of that mis- named orb, the Star, day after day.
 in tue issue of Thursday, the l7th, appears a squib, meant for an article, entitled |" Expectation" It cringes IO, hauers and supports the Southern Pacific RailIOad, which means, l SUD- pose. jt wants to put more Cash in that establishments; but some cash like the Coby, is at discount The squib also is meant to taunt and insult the people of Tucson, or the pubic generally, aud deals in sarcastic, mean expressions because some dare com plain of what they consider harsh and unjust measures. IL says: They Jour people are looking for wonder Iul things to occur. They are to be astoulshed at the rapidity of transit, and delighted at lAe low rates Of lreigats; but will their iondest eXpec- talions be realized? Our opinion is that they are in a great measure doomed to disappointment. This weakly written, namby- pamby squib continues: If, as they think, they have been hardly dealt with by those controlling the old IOute. is il sure that they will be any better used by those who control the new :" " Dent Aallo until out of the woods. They may not ind fault with low charges, but they will not, because they are not tO blame, and SD through ad aauslt,1l. Now, all this pointing with Iush, and parrying with a straw, is bul trying to insult our people in his miik-and water style, and Is characteristic of the man ''who left the company for the cOmpany's good.
 In Inc same beclouded luminary of Friday ihe 18th, just the nexl day ait.r the above appeared, l notice llule para graph from the little man, Leacea The Last Spike, in refer cuoe tu the " union of AjchisOn, To- peka and Santa Fe railroad with the ooUr1-rn ucI1ic." IL says, !" IL will be iu order for our people ? Jour peO- pir, a4aIu) 10 get up az excursion for ihe font and eive the eastern road d welcome such as the occasion de- mauds.' Is bis proposition to put Casi-real cash-into the COtfers of lhe S-uthen Pacific? CT what Is it: The ~crihplcr says, |" The coming ot JLis eastern route should be hailed NItA delight by all our people (Our people gain, and tbe route "cOming'D a- tue time and cost of transportation wit be ldIg gciy reduced, travel much in- creased, and the capital into Arizona greatly augmented. A large portion of tue trans continental travel will come via this new rouje, which vii! give them whom: an opportunity to see Ihe hidden land of treasure and won der al tales etc Now what change ln day, according to this elegantly written stuff! The won- der ul things to occur" doomed to di- .ppoinimcnl" yesterday will be Ics. Zed to-day, and more. What a iuc.1 star 10 a reading, intelligent |" our people" Like the weather of tEe i.rmer day, II is hot and cold, and the result Is " our people suffer from lhe change and are sickened. Can not d raw scribbler of soft words and hard purpo,e, aud sarcastic innuen- does, remember today what he wrote e-day? Some men should have good memories as well as liars; or does be tanialize and insult one day, and suggest a plan tO take money out of "oUr peoples pockets the next, or to get free ride himself2 Oh, consistency, thou art-not Cash!
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