Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-02-21
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organ over the way, as sample of it's COW ardly squirming in it's own filth, and imbecile attempt to spat- ter the same on its neighbors, is somewhat out of the usual run of journalism, and we reproduce it that the people may have one more glimp pse of the animus that directs the lanc iabbers' organ:
 In publishing in full the details that Rcavis sets up to his spurious grant, the HERALD, 10 the extent of age to every interest of the Salt river valley greater than has been worked at any other point, or through any other source, in the consideration of this question. It is not improbable that the editor of that paper fully appreciated the fact when he made the publication in e3tens0. Tie question then is, who pays him for this work?
 Reavis' organ. like its master, evil denly don't want the ihinness of the masters claim shown-up to he pub- lie. It would evidently blackmail the settlers as long as possible, and from the very first las advised them 10 walk up to its master and lay down their money at his feet. In he al owe expi essed sentiment the Reavis organ declhi es. as plainly as it dares, that Reavis' claim is valid one. and tries to make it appear hat the HERALD irjures the country by exposing the foundation of that claim to the people. Fortunately, the people of this valley are people of intelligence and sound judgment, with whom such ffimsy assertions, with ils evident backing by the land grabber will go for what it is worth-nolhing. Any man outs side of the Reavis organs office, who reads the deposition of Reavis, where he is brought right down 10 a sworn statement, sees its miserable fiimsiness and swindiing character istics with half an eye Of course, no one ever expected Reavis' hench men to see the swindling character of his claims. Their eyes are too busy feasting on their share of the spells already blackmailed or to be blackmailed from the more timid portion of the settlers. No doubt the Reavis organ has come to the . conclusion that the interests of the valley are being damaged when its subscription list is daily growing beautifully less. That would be a very natural conclusion for the or gan 10 draw when it's swindling schemes are exposed 10 the public, and the sources of its blackmail revenue cut off It is also a very natural question the Reavis organ puts when it asks, "Who pays hlm for this work? ?'' It has but enc standard by which 1t cln measure any body, anything, the standard by which il measures itself-avaricc, money-money, ty fair means or foul-money-money by selling out pri ciple - money, by betraying neighbors and supporters into the hands of an enemy-an open, shame less declaration that money is all it cares for-money, $75O for it's polit- ical principals, and dear at that figure-money, de3d worth $6O for it's interest in the whole community from which il would draw sue- port, upon which it preys like a famishing wolf-shame No won der the Reavis organ is anxiously and squirmingly attempting to shift iis desplcable lead to some position where it may hide its l cad.
 And now we wish to draw the attention of our readers to the in consistent and vacillating positions winch the land grabber's organ, in its weakness, occupies: