Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
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Itls usually taken for gra-.5i that the opposition party to a candidate for the United States 5 mate wil not over
 estimate his good qualities. But i. is not common for a democrat, and zGcci-
 ally SO good a democrat and -ooI 8 man
 as Allen C. Thurman Co say things
 against members of his own party that
 be IS not warranted in saying. We
 should like to know how the democrats of Ohio are going Co get a-0uuG Mir.
 MT. Thurman's carl published ol the
 eve of the senatorial election at ColUm-
 bus. It is remarkable letter IJr a con- servativs man ike Mir. Thurman to
 write, and will attract general attention.
 It reads Es follows:
 q have nothing to say against eitLer Of the candidates. They are all men oi ability Ny personal relations with
 each of them have always been irIeLlly and pleasant. But there l, something that shocks me ln the idea of crushing men like Pendleton and Ward who have
 devoted the best portions of their i-vC9 to the maintenance of democracy by a combination against them of personal hatred and over grown wealth. l hear Payne men say, 'we can support Pend teton because We dlsapprJve Of his Clgi. service reform biii, forgetting that cog Yention after convention Of the demo cratic party, both State and National had resolved in favor of the civil service reform, and also forgetting that tbe Te- publicans now iG office are just as li4Die to be turned out us if the Prudletau bi.. had never been passed. l do not aiyr- cate that bill l think it ought Co D.. amended or repealed, but I would lo. slaughter e lifelong democrat bee in long public service Joe EGppeuel Js make one mistake. But # these gentle. men cannot support Pendlat01. why cannot they support Wa-i2 He is not responsible for the cIyI.-sal- vice reform blLL Indeed, have alvg understood that he d--4rprove8 ot -.. That he is a man of ability everybody must admit; that he has performed inc mense labor for OUT party, no one vI.I deny. Why, then, prefer Payle to il. The answer, l fear, IS perfectly p;u. There has never been any machine politics ID the democratic party of Ono We have, as a party, been frger t-.u bosslsm 'han any party that eyer existed but some men seem t1 think that We ought to have a machine, amply s-r- piled with money tD work ir, and u ter the absolute control of boss or bl1sas to dictate who shall and who shall not receive the hon0-s and rewards vi liu the gift of the party. To set up such machine # IS necessary, ID the first place, to kill of the men who have here tofore enjoyed the confidence ot tae party; the men whose ability, hard labor, and principles did SO much to keep the party together m the teruble ordeal through winch 2. has passed. | am unwilling to see this done. It'd Hg5 not concern me personally, for am a . mere private citizen, having no eEpec-l- tlon or wish even to hold office again. . but although have never sought for revenge upon my enemies in tEe Far5s. ! fl l have had any, on the other ha-i ! have never de=erted my friends and { ! don't want to be called on t0 be ual ! bearer at their political funerals. 1 ! want to see our officers elected iu tua . good old fashioned democratic mode 1 md not by me new-fangie3 mode. tha To say the least of, it wear~ a1 eyll-. )mened and inauspiciOUs aEpaeL q want to see all true democrats have a ! 'air chance according to their u-r5t-. | and do not want to see a political eg-- ! hroat bOssism inauguratei for the 1.ue- it of 8 close party corporation o- syuI.- 'ate.'