Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-01-24

ed Surveyor-General of the Terri
 tory, proposes, as will oe seen from
 the letter published in yesterday s i HERALD, taken from the Citizen, 10
 educate the people interested in the
 Peraita grant ito n standard that
 will enable them to appreciate and
 concur in the report that I shall
 mske after due deliberation :" Edu>
 cate, indeedl Was ever anything
 more insulting to sn intelligent com>
 muniiy? Was ever declaration of
 intent 10 to decide against tho people
 and for the land swindle more bare
 faced and shameless.
 Edncate, indeed, Do the people
 whose rights we believe a set oc
 swindlers are attempting to trarnple
 upon need any education in the premises as to what their rights are as to what justice is' as to what right is9 Do tue people interested
 in defepSing their homes need any u-ore education as to what the Sur veyor GercrSI>elect intends to do-
 has already made up lis mind that he will do in the matter?
 Educate the people to "appre, ciale" his decision! If Royal A. Johnson meant to do what he should do,stand between the people and the land swindlers, he would never have male use of the language he has. If he had not already been liked" in the matter and realized that he was likely to bring down the wrath of wronged and abused people he would never undertake to educate them 10 appreciate and concur in the report that I shall make"
 Still further Royal A. Johnson discloses the hand he will play by intimating he will delay the matter of investigation of the Peralta grant business as long as possible as there is other matters that 'the interests of the government demand should have precedence over all other" Who is the government? Why does Arizo> ns have Surveyor>General? What is he here for2 What is there of more interest 10 the government" than the interezI of the largest and Eost valuable portion Of this Terri> tory? In the light of the recent turn of sentiment in Congress every thinking man knew that there would be an excuse foun q 10 delay a decis- ion in the Peralta business. Royal 4. Johnson dis closes his hand and we are gre given to understand what tricks" he will take.
 So far as Royal A. Johnson is con- ccrned, heretofore we have known nothing of the man and therefore have had nothing to say. He was well recommended for Attorney General by men and papers in whom we had confidence and we sincerely hoped they were not mistaken. We now know they were mistaken as to Mir. Johnson's ability for no man with even ordinary bu 'iness capacity would have written uch a letter as be one uron which I've have been commenting and run to the pres with it.
 No man of ordinary business capacity would have ms de such fair looking propositions al, that letter makes and left the Eh fingers that lead to the real cancer bel leath show ing in little red pimples on the sur lace. We believed that Mr. John son was man of the pc ople and a man of integrity. because good citi- zens and substantial jo urnals in whom We had confidene recom- nended him. Since we b ave read his letter on the Peralta ba siness we have lost all confidence in him and all respect for the man. w are left lat on tine Attoreny-Genei al busi, 'ess and Jeff wondering IhA y many