Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-05-14

that paper has ceased to be issued, it still lives in the new management of the | Epitaph and furnishes the only proper standard by which to measure the con sistency of the utterances of the latter paper in its new role as democratic or gan. The Free Press, of April sth. says:
 Governor Tritle visited Tombstone recently and spent some days in that city Investigating the facts going to make up the past and EXISTING LAwLESs- NESS IS CoCHIsE COUNTY. He has come to the conclusion that law and order must prevail at any cost, and is taking SENSIBLE and energetic steps in the di- rection of such consummation."
 Evidently when the present editor of the Tombstone Epitaph penned the above he thought there was "existing lawlessness" in Cochise county, and it was not until after he received intima- tion from the party leaders that all efforts against the lawless class weak ened the party that he changed his poli- cy. and protested that all was quiet and peace and that the Governors interfer- ence was unwarrantable.
 The above extract was writ en as every reliable editor should write, with the fullest possibl knowledge of the situa- ton and the ends of peace, order and good government in view. These are the utterances of a journalist and do credit to his pretensions nottO be moved by political considerations, hut his later utterances bear the ear marks of the trucking politician and are disproved by the indisputable evidence of stubborn facts.
 The Tombstone Nugget, which was somewhat nondescript politically, thus alluded to the question:
 "Whatever measures the Governor may take towards suppressing the law less element infeSting this county the support he will receive from the Nugget will In no manner IU uIovTts.i..-''
 Before the Governor visited Tomb stone the Star published an article from which We make the following extracts:
 "The officials of Cochise county, with all the available strength which they can muster, seem to avail nothing in putting down the blOOd-thirsty class iufesting that county. EX-City and United States officials have taken to the hills as so mary Apaches. A lot of loose, maraud- ing thieves are securing the country, killing good, industrious citizens for plunder The officials are out in every direction, but nothing is accomplished. The killing of Peel, Schildy and another party vest rday at Contention; the out laying of the Earps, and the sanguinary conflict between Sheriff Breckenridge and posse and two thieves, and the lam entable result is causing the people to understand the frightfui condition of affairs. It is the reenacting of the scene of New Mexico and southern Texas of two years ago, and we can see no more speedy, certain and effective remedy than the organization of body of rangers with authority to settle the whole busi- ness with the least possible expense to the Territory.
 We have faith in Governor Tritle and believe he can crush out the lawless element by putting a competent force in the field. No one will deny that ID to the present the law breakers of Cochise county have got the upper hand and ap- pear 10 be gaining strength daily. Let us have a strong body of rangers and that right speedily"
 That was the unbiased opinion of the Star before the Governor took any steps and its comments on his action in view of the facts set forth in the above com mences as follows:
 "The steps taken by Governor Tritle to SC cure the rigid enforcement of the laws in COchise county ought, and doubtless will, if carried out in t e proper spirit, secure the hearty support and cooperation of all law abidinP citizens"
 Here we have the testimony of tree leading Democratic papers to the fact that lawlessness existed m COchise county at the time the Governor felt compelled to provide some protection for life and property in addition to the local county authorities. The Free Press speaks "f the existing lawless- ness in COchlse county" the Nugget alludes to "the lawless clements infest- ing this county" and the Star terms it "the blood thirsty class infesting that county" And all these papers com mended the action of the Governor in providing for body of rangers, and we are inclined to the opinion that the quiet which these papers now declare to exist IS due to the establishing of some authority which will not be deterred from enforcing the law either through fear or favor.
 Second-The facts as recorded do not sustain the position now taken by the Democratic press on the question of peace and safety in COchise county. Here IS a sample page from the history of that county for ten days end ing March 29th, or just before Governor Tritle went to Tombstone at the request of citizens and the press, notably the Star. The following persons were | killed during that time: Morgan Earp, a Mexican named FlorentIno, "Curley Bill" NJ. R. Peel, McMenomy, a rsncher near Contention, Wm. Grounds, Frank Stilwell, Deputy Sheriff Gillespie, Hunt, a noted desperado. was captur,d q and allowed to escape. This is fearful record for killing alone. We make no
 mention of the robberies committed at the same time. It IS sufficient to establish lawless condition of affairs supported as It is by a long series of
 crimes of greater or less degree extend
 ing over months. We will leave the
 apologists for this state of affairs to 1 demonstrate that the civil authorities