Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-20
THE DELEGATE QUESTION.
The Hon. PhcIetus Boomerang on the
 Political situation.

TUcsoN, August 16, 1882.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: Upon my arrival here from the extreme summit of the Old Baldy Peak of the Santa Ritas, where I held communion with the spirit of Socrates, who is hunting copper lodges in the Huachuca mountains, and with that of Demosthenes, who is making war speeches to the meekeyed Apaches on the San Carlos reservation, fiId an enormous accumulation of epistolatory matter, containing enquiries as to the political outlook for the Ter ritory, and many Interrogatories with reference to the course of Delegate Oury and the cause of bis failure to accomplish anything for the material prosperity of the Territory. snatch a few hurried moments from precious time to briefly reply to these numerous questions through the columns of the CITIZEN, as I am anxious to at once arrange my many large and profitable
 
 IurcO Egyptian war where my services are Imperatively required by the bellig- erant parties. l want now to dis tlnctly state that l am 80 entirely free from all combinations connected there with, that l am the man of all others to advise the people, because 1 speak from the standpoint ot a disinterested spectator at the same time having way down m the deepest recesses of a warm heart, as earnest desire to see this embryo commonwealth ultimately blossom into the fairest rose in the wreath of States. (NOte by reporter, this last sentence Is original if flowery.) Now in regard to the course of Dele gate Oury, l want to say Tn the most emphatic manner that he IS not to blame for accomplishing nothing. The party to which be belongs Is a minority party and the leading Democrats in the House were too busy looking after the inter- ests of their own particular districts to afford him any help, and then again 1t IS well known that only few of the crumbs that fall from the govern mental table ever find their way into the hungry mouths of the opposition, and these few are always ''gobbled up" by the Rsndalls of the minority. No sane man from San Simon to Yuma, or from Nine Mile Water Hole to Calabasas ev- CT expected a Delegate from this Terri tory elected upon the Democratic ticket to accomplish anything for the good of the people with a decided Republican majority in the House, with a Senate la1 ,n I.,n branches of the Government in the hand of the Republicans. If there were such men the recent visit of Governor Tntle to Washington, and the very many meritorious things he accomplished tc accommodate the people and advance their interests, should demonstrate to all that the only way to successfully at tend to all the maternal wants of the Territory, assist it's developments, procure mail facilities, geological sur. veys, large appropriations for all pur- poses, IS to elect some Republican to Congress, who, when he gets there, will command the confidence of that domi- nRnt Republican majority that for years past has controlled, and for years to come will control this great Republic. Look at the course of Congress with reference to the Territories of Minnesota and Kansas, and recollect how they populated and built them up by favor able Legislation, and from this follow the plain dictates of good policy, and elect Republican delegate and he will do more for ArizoDa in a week than Oury can do in a life time. My friends time presses, and the sprightly Shibell and the fascinating Hopkins are busy all day long sending telegrams to my room from Alexandria, Cairo, and the Suez Canal, to come. The peace of Europe is threatened, and duty, ever stern and | master to it's votRries, com pels me to go, and I go; but my sad | heart yearns for the gentle zephers and | Italian skies of Arizona; but will re- turn ID time to participate ln the festiv- lties of the fall, and shall make post | prandisl speeches all winter.
 have the honor to be your most dis fellow citizen,
 PHELETUs BOOMERANG, M. D.