Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-02-05
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
CHICAGO TRIBuNE,s VIEWS.

CHICAGO TRlBUNES VIEWS
 The Chicago Tribune takes a hand in the military Kilkenny cat fight in this Territory and recommends l:) the sever- est punishment for the CITIZEN because Of its disrespect for Gen. Wilcox as a military commander. We have no doubt some of the military outfit wish they were able to carry out the somewhat ironical suggestions Of tIe Tribune. We reproduce that papers editorial for tine benefit of our readers, particularly the "top heavy and ambitious ete.Y IS
 There Is danger that Gen. Carrfs ",6m, respect" to Gen. Wilcox will beoaeiti, epidemic and spread all over the infected Slope. It seems to have alreadSsou. til, the leading newspaper in Tines the fol DAILY CITIZEN. which pubGjelous article
 swing disrespectful and lich briefly aa.
 Washington dispa-ren. Carr upon
 I ces the arrest of Df the testimony
 ly o,,s rrovIay ar.asL Indian cOurt-mar-
 at the THEN some time since ln-
 .iatel sz1siT ynis vas a possible part of
 the programme of Gen. Wilcox and his
 top-heavy and ambitions staff. This
 seems to be a realization or our suspicious.
 It seems 9 shame that an officer who is
 so much the superior in military skill
 and frontier experience of the depart
 ment commander should be made a vic tim Of base conspiracy brought about by the envy which imbecility and in competency always feel toward merit
 If Gen. Carr Is tried by a cOUrt-martial of Gen. Nllc0x's sycophants, no matter how trivial tbe charge, conviction IS sure. If. be has a fair trial, however, We have no doubt his detractors will be put to shame. Gen. Carr has committed the unpardOnable crime of accomplishing something during the late Indian troub- les, and Tn this respect his career con- trasts unfaYOrably with the utter and ignominious failure of the department commander. The CITIZEN will try and get at the bottom of this matter
 We are surprised at the audacity of the CITIZEN. Ii twill try and get at the bottom of this matter" will it? It will get into the guard-house, Much as We dislike to advise summary measures against brother member of the journ- 1 alistic fraternity, the offense in this In- stance is so gross that the path of duty l becomes as plain as a sheep-trail in the | Rocky Mountains. Neither does the | emergency permit of circumlocution. The punishment of the CITIZEN must be l as prompt and summary as its disre- spect is pronounced. We should like to give our advice through the Secretary of War, or Gen. Sherman. or Gen. Sheri- dan, but an imperative sense of duty impels Us to appeal directly to Gen. Wilcox. Discipline must be maintained: disrespect must be rcbuked. We ad- wise Gen. Wilcox to declare martial law in Tucson, to arrest the editor of the CITIZEN, suppress his newspaper, and cast his types and presses into the near est duck-popd Has not the CITIZEN denounced Gen. Wilcox as "an imbecile~ and "an incompetent? Has it not de- claredthat Gen. Carr is ''the superior in military skill and frontier experience" of Gen. Wilcox? Has 1t not declared that ien. Wilcox as department commander ,f Arizona Is an utter and ignominious allure? Has 1t not insinuated that the ! rrest of Gen. Carr is the result of ca C 'ase conspiracy" entered into by Gen. a Wilcox and 'his sycophantic, top-heavy, nd ambitious staff to iniure a deserv- | ng brother-otiicer? Could disrespect urther go2 We submit that the "disre- D pecf' of Gen. Carr Go this of the CITIZEN T molehill to a mountain. Gen. Cars t isrespect was of negative character:it | oDsistei in declining to get massacred la ] omitting to retire on half-pay But q ia- -, ,.''iis-espect' of the CITIZEN IS posi- o Fe. If Gen. Carr deserves to be re- the editor of the CITIZEN IT aseTyes to be shot-with a pupgun. u