The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-05-20
Military Headquarters

Fort whipple, located within 20 miles of the geographical center of the Territory, IS, and has been, for many years, the Head euarters of this Military Department. IL was selected as such long since, because of Its central location and general fitness. From whipple nearly every camp or military fort in Arizona is connected by telegraph, at once placing the Commanding General Tn d. rect communication with his subalteIns, making It perfectly practicable to direct operations, etc, in every section of ter1tory within his jurisdiction. Headquarters as now built are cOmmodIous, furnished with all necessary appendages to make home com fortable, supplied with water from the moun- fains over coco feet above sea level, and where the atmosphere Is ss pure that disease is rarely ever contracted. Against all these advantages, as dog days approach the boozy citizen of the sickly mud town by the lazy Sa nts Cruz, congregate under tho vegas and trump up reasons why the government of the United States should give them more pap. The older suckers smack ther lips when relating what they once knew or gov emment expenditures III Tucson, how the place was, military headquarters, depot for supplies, etc The newspapers, leaders and spOuters never tire of sounding the praises ', of their squatty- looking metropolis, oi Arizona and the hub of cactus land. In olden times the entire population of the decayed berg used to assemble at the Nine Mile Water Hole, (claszic spot, and offer their devotions to officials of the government, and laugh m their sleeves at the way they had taken m the honest, unsuspectIng offcla-. The game of moving Headquarters was com menced on General &autz, but that officer, up to their tricks. and with backb ne enough for all of them. rejected their bnbes and stood them otf like true-blue.
 The newspapers of the ancient city clam for Lowell to be the right place for Military Headquarters We claim that m a country as large as Arizona i-, containing over O,OOO Indians. the proper place IS at its cardinal center. Whipple. the present location pos sesses this advantage. To the east andnorth We have 2O.oOO Nayajocs to watch over, who live upon the very line of Arizona. West and north of Us are the tribes of Mohaves, Flutes. Ava Supais and Wallapais, Tn all over 25. 900 Indians. while south, all told, I5,Oo0 Indians on reservations are to be looked after. and as we said before the Com manding General has the telegraph line at hls disposal at all times.
 Regardless of the best interests of the Territory, and without any respect for the poor taxpayer the hungry denIzens of Tue son, who see starvation staring them m the face. unless they Co forth and toil, or ln- .iuce the government tu furnish them bread and beans. send forth their howl. for the abandonment of half mill dollars worth of property near Prescott and the eXPend- iturc of a like sum at Lowell, where there IS no earthly use of a military garrison. We predict that Prcsideu, Garfield will at once see the absurdityof the move these well wisher ss (O of the Government are making and give their gauzy representations just such consideration as the emergency cydeserves simply none at all The fcasting 0f our military commander by Tucsonites and thelr offer tofurnish this gentleman with a sl2.0oO residence Nill hardly have the desired effect. The people of the United States, free Gov ernment, will hardly stand stIll and see fraud and bribery perpetratcd. We have too much faith m President Garfield 10 believe that he will for moment, coUntenance anything of the kind. If Gen. Wilcox de- sires change, which We do not claim, then we say, and every other man will say with ! lis, who lives north of the Gila, that the ten. had betterask to be transferred to some other department. Prescott will neither offer bribes nor pledges to hold that which ! rightfully belongs to her.