Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-10-06

! THE Yuma Sentinel of the 29th ultimo,
 which from some cause or other dId not
 reach us until this morning,refers to ten
 line Item winch appeared in the CITIZEN
 some weeks ago in relation to the ap-
 polntment of democrats as deputy
 district attorneys and deputy United
 States marshals as follows:
 'Our attention has been called to an
 article which appeared ID the CITIZEN,
 complaining of certain republican of
 hclals for having given positions tO dem
 ocrats. The article resulted from the
 appointment by United States District
 Attorney Zabriskie of Judge Anderson,
 of Tucson, as deputy district attorney,
 and referred slightingly to United States
 Marshal Tidball for retaining in his en-
 ploy his deputy, Joseph Evans. Both
 these gentlemen are Democrats. As the
 reasons advanced by the CITIZEN are purely political, we think that they de- serve but little attention. In fact, one of the creeds of the republican party to-day IS civil service reform-that is, the advocacy of individual fitness in those who seek and are given govern ment employment-and the action of Messrs. Zabriskie and Tilball, in issuing above were simply party prejudice, IS to be commended. Judge Anderson is said to be eminently fit for the public posi- ton he fills. and Mir. Evans has proven himself to be by far the best deputy marshal this Territory has ever known"
 In the first place the CITIzES did not refer "slightingly to U. $. Marshal lid ball for retaining in his employ his deputy, Jos ph Evans" but it did state the fact that both of his deputies were democrats.
 "One of the creeds of the republican party to-day is civil service reform says the Sentinel-"that is the advocacy of individual fitness in those who seek and are given government employment" That IS certainly a new creed to us, when only democrats can be so fitted.
 Had the civil service rules been strict ly applied, Mr Evans might have been the United States marshal of Arizona instead of Mir. Tldball. The president of the United States unquestionably had the right to appoint democrats to fill the offices of marshal and district attorney ID Arizona, but he did not do 1t. Had he done so, both Mir Tidball and Mir. ZabrIskie would without doubt have found fault with the president for democrats, when such good as they consider themselves would have been left out III the cold. We have nothing to say as to the fitness of the democrats appointed as deputies, by these gentlemen, but 1t looks as though they did 1t by choice, or that they failed to find competent men in the Republican party to fill the positions, which latter the CITIZEN does not believe, nor does it beheve the Sentinel believes such to be the case. The Sentinel further says that 'as the reasons advanced by the CITIZEN are purely political, We think thst>they de- serve but little attention" Why, then, | did the Sentinel notice the reasons at atl- VI ds Al DtthusG -uL. l41bhlA UT -uI. Zabriskie called its attention to the item? The item must have escaped the | Sentinel, as it starts out by saying, tour attention was called to an article in the CITIZEN, etc" For the edifcation of the Sentinel, the CITIZEN will state that the complaint is not its complaint alone, but that of fOur-iifths of the republi- cans oi this section of Arizona, many of whom have complained to the CITIZEN of the action of MT. Tidball and Mir. Zabriskie in the appointment of theIr deputies. The CITIZEN has no i'll feel ing towards these gentlemen, but it does not approve of thsir action in the selec- tion of their deputies. But as they alone are responsible for their action, We can assure the Sentinel we can stand 1t If they can.