Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-09-24
Porter and Oury.

In private life and in personal ousl
 ness the average citizen generally exer
 eises good judgment If 1t IS a mer
 chant who desires a traveller, If It IS
 business man who needs the assistance
 of an attorney, if it is a firm that re
 Guires the services of an agent-th,
 very first thing to be considered Is thu
 ability, the efficiency and the sdsptsbil l ity of the person to the business before | he is emplOyed-recognlzing the hon esty Of applicants ss equal. A wholesale house never employs man because he | is a"good fellow" a nan never engages | for m important case lawyer because be i. au "old timer" house never em- blows a salesman because he 'is hon.
 est" if the other necessary requisites
 and qualities are lacking. In public
 matters, where politics do'not enter, the
 same rule is usually followed.
 We have heard of no butcher, tailor
 or dry goods clerks being sent ss repre-
 sentatiYes from mining districts to the
 Denver Exposition. And why? Not
 because there ere no good men, old
 timers and honest citizens following
 such vacations, but for the reason that
 they were not fitted to the mission. In
 other words, they did not understand
 metsllurgy and mining sufficiently to
 present the sections in their best and
 true light
 But equally ss ridiculous a proposal
 tion is now before the people. We refer
 to the Congressional campaign between Judge De Forest Porter and the pres ent Delegate, Granville Fl. Oury. Be- tween the two men in point of intellect and ability, there can be no comparison, and We believe that every reasonable, intelligent Democrat who IS acquainted with the candidates recognizes this fact.
 MT. Oury, admitting all that the Democratic press claims of him, is an old and respected citizen of Arizona, an upright and honest man. He has been in Congress for nearly two years. No one doubts but that his interests and, heart aro with Arizona; but look to his official record. He has not secured the enactment of a single measure, nor has he on the way, that we know of, a single bill that has the remotest possibility of becoming law. Admitting that the gentleman has lsbOred assiduously, that he has been untiring in his efforts for Arizona, only demonstrates that his failure is the more pitiable. It shows that his efforts are misdirected, that he is not adapted to the position. It proves that he IS lacking in that diplomacy which brings with 1t influence that may be applied to in the interests of his con- stituency, to the development of the | Territory. Mir. Oury is not, nor ever | vas, public spirited citizen. His in- tsntiOnE, We will not deny, are of the | best, but that live, energetic go ahead | spirit which leads to individual benefits | and to the advancement of community | n winch the pOssessor of such spirit | resides. Is entirely lacking in his l makeup.
 Take Judge Porter. and you have an entirely different nature. Plausible | and gifted, be acquires friends quickly. | and keeps them. He is energetic and | Ictive, and it is natural for him to take | ln interest in the community in which le resides. Here, ID our own little | town, both men have resided. In our l plaERs. thorOughfRres and recreation grounds, as we'll as other places, there are many evidences of Judge Porter's | public spirit, and the city government s more of bis creation than of any oth- 3r man. On the other hand, plainly, yet | speaking, Oury accomplish sd nothing for himself or the town turing his residence here. There is nothing to show that be ever lived here. | It is true that these are trifies, but they ,erve to illustrate the anomalous nature and character of the two men. Judge Porter, has, in fact, been indirectly con- lected with some of the most worthy | egislation that has been enacted in he Territory since his twelve years res dence in our midst. Although his po- sltion on the bench has been more or ess of 8 restraint, he has given ample syIdence, Tn thousand different ways, lt his fitness for the position to which le has been nominated. His first rec ,rd as legislator, in Nebraska, and the ,uccess with which he there met, IS if that were necessary, as to lIs efficiency in representiye body. Be is essentially . man of the people; lis sentiments and character are in Iympathy with them, as his work plain ' shows. He possessed the social qual- ties and the political and parliaInenta- v tactics that will enable him to &C., some good for the Territory. III wo candidates for Congress. Leaving Iside all other considerations, save plain business view, can there be my doubt ss to whom it becomes he duty of the people of Arizona o lend to represent her interests D the next Congress. Our needs are greater Us we advance, step ,y step, to the threshold of Statehood. We need a good, clear head, true leart and willing and able hand to fit us out of our present embryonic condition. Judge Porter will command at Washington. He is man whose natural resources and ability and cholarly attainments, pleasing graces nd polite ways, must attract attention .mong his associates. All this Oury las failed in, wofully and discourag- ngly.
 Again, Porter is in sympathy, pOli- icRlly, with the majority in Congress, nd will not be hampered by the dicts- ion and rule of the obstructionists. Ill the good that has ever been accom- Dlished for the Pacific Coast has come trough the Republican party, and to it nust We apply, direct for the Legislation md assistance now desired. Here is a ,lain statement of ArIZona's position, unbiased, as We have endeavored to present. it. Can it be possible that, trough partisan blindness and pO- Itical folly, the people of Arizona will again sacrifice their best interests and neglect to accept the opportunity now within reach, by returning Mir. Oury to Congress, to spend another two years in utile attempts to do something for himself and his people. The law of ieh preservation, is very applicable lere. The first duty of man is to hls amily, then to his country, and in which all other considerations should ,e lost. If it is not a wise policy for a nan to again employ sn incompetent who has once lost an import mt suit for him, through blundering gnOrsnee and lack of information re- yarding the law, then it is the extreme height of folly for a people to return a who is incapable, im- ,olitic, and entirely lacking influence, official or otherwise. as Granville Fl. )ury has proven himself to be.
 Arizona at the Exposition.
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