Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-08-16
\ REVIEW
or the Necessities of the Present yr,.r
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 EDITOR CIrzES:-Both the Repub- hcan and Democratic nominating con Venhons, shortly to be held throuobcut the Territory have duty to perform. that cannot be underestimated and [, few words in connection with 1t at tbi, time will not fail to command yoar at- tention.
 As rule ths local offices 10 n. flled a5scrbs the man attention of the several conventions, and though We all cran. that they aust be filled with the hest elements that eau b.. produced. the principal issue, and the main ouest,or which l> DOW before us. is to make every enoTt 10 select to our next lcCislature ! men or sterling qualities, men Uhcsc | interests Gre Identical with the Terri tory, and who by their actions in the 1 past nave proven V Lat We may expect from them in the future.
 In order to better our preseot cor5; 1 tlon and to relieve the stapnation in business, and stimulate lepiIimata on ter rises, 1t will be absolutely necsssary To lnaugurate policy of protec,ion to capital seeking investment iu our midst our next legislature will have it in tbe;r | bower Tn a great measure to lay tsr foundation to our future prosperity. Who can deny that heretofore our | policy has been shorssighted and selfish l aud that some of our laws have entirely failed 70 create, especially among strang- CTS, that confidence so necessary to bring them and their capital, so much l required, to deyelope our dormant re- sources among us.
 IT every county convention in tba | Territory would select their can6id3:a4 to our next legislature. with a view 10 bring aoout pollcy of protection es- | peclaliy to outside capital, by euac;iup liberal and protective laws. thus open- ing safe channels for legitimate enter ! irlses, We would shortly experience. q wholesome turn Tor ;he hetter, if We fan ln thls We will rsmaln what We ro,y are. struggling 10 vain to better our internal condition.
 If We contemplate the scientific busi- l ness and bank faiiu e, of the psst two years, together with the record of our local affairs, can we wonder that We are not sought after. Can We wonder | say !! capital falls to seek investment among us and can we wonder if w. fail to in- dnce it to develoge our resources, with this record be hind us.
 Our leading commercial houses, are constantly being thrown in competition with bankrupt stock uf every descrip- tioh, altogether out of proposition with the general average elsewhere, and therefore one calamity succeeds the other.
 ID regard toTaIlrcad legisla,ior much has bscn said, but nothing has been .c- cOmplis he'd, 1t IS certain however that tue time has come, when something should be done towards regulating fares aud freiChts. and ilasmu-h as the rail roads should only be the gathers as a reasonable reduction would certainly work to their advaatsge ty largely in- cress.ng tLeir business, tbeir should e no serious opposition on their part % Illustrate the measure. \ policy of re- dUetion would certainly have @ tendency to open up new channels of industry. and new enterprises, winch are now lay ing idle, and we could look forward with certainty towards an increasing eai- ration into our Territory.
 There are other matters that should be closely looked in'o, by our next leg islature all conducive towards futting us mora at care with the outside world. and calculated to make this teTrltory one of tue leading att- ciions for out siGcrs seeking investment. of g LiCh l may sreak hereafter, but # we Sncceei in the coming campaign to elect sucL men, be Ee Democrat oF Reiuolicaa wbo will work earnestly ana faithfully tovards the consummatlon Oi the above nensu sures. we may safe look towar3a 8 prosperity heretofore ankuoWC m Aii- zcna.
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