The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-01-31
Hon. Sam. Purdy.

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the House and voted for the Republican
candidate, thereby electing him to the
coveted position. His apostacy has been
! considered in caucus by his late political
conferrees, who denounced HIN by re.
solution as an unprincipled ienegade 9,
and NO: longer -ysrthty:. the confidence
OF the Democratic party.-Arizona Silver
Belt.
| We. OF Yuma, who are scquain
ted with: the, facts.and influences
4 that elected Mr.. Purdy to the As
sembly from this county, can
! Overlook and justify him in his
action in boiling the Democratic
caucus nominee for Speaker of
the House and supporting the
Republican candidate. Though
MIR. Purdy ran on the Democratic
ticket here for member of the AS
sernbly from. this county, he
maintained during his campaign,
an independent position and was
elected by independent votes, and
not Shy the mocrats" as our
friend of the "Silver Belt" would
have the people believe. The
history OF his camp 'ign bears us
out in, saying so.- Therefore, abs
tractedly, the Democracy had no
claim on him, and had it not been
for Mr.. Purdy's personal popu-
larity and the very handsome
support he obtained from the Re-
publican ranks. he would have
been defeated. He was, therefore,
under obligatlOns'tO the RepuL>
Iieans, and the people of Yuma
say Amen to Mr.. Purdy's co.. g
No one i'm Yuma finds fault with
MI. Purdy's action, except one or
two red hot Democrats whose rea-
son is controlled more by pre-
judice than good sound judgem ent
in the premises. The resolutions
passed by the Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature by which
he, (Ion. Samuel Purdy) was
"read out of the Democratic
party" will have no more effect
upon the Democracy and the PEG.
pie of Yuma, than SO much fool
ish twaddle, and at the next cleo
lliQn Mr.. Purdy will be again
teiecteetHnerber of the, Legisla>
ture from this county by hand
some majority oyer his opponent
whoever he may be.
In substantiation of the above
NE reproduce the following letter
written by" An Old Time Demo-
crat," from Yuma to the "Pncson
Daily Star" under date OF jan
ury %, 1885. The letter is as fol.
lows:
EDITOR sTAR:-On reading your issue
of yesterday, was surprised to see a
dispatch from Prescott, stating that the
Democratic caucus had ''read" the Hon.
Samuel Purdy out of the party, and for
what, Why simply because he did his
duty conscientiously, as an American
citizen ought to do it. Mr.. Purdy was
sent to the legislature, not as a bitter
partisan, not to keep up deadlock, but
TO legislate for the Interests of the terri
tory in general and his constltu cuts in
particular.
The statements that the Democrats OF
Yuma County elected him is entirely
without foundation. This is a strong
Republican County as any one who is
acquainted with the vote cast at the cleo
tions held here for O number OF years
must be aware of. Mr.. Purdy WAS cleo
ted by large number Of Republican and
Independent as we'll as Democratic votes,
and he was not therefore sent as Dem.
ocrat but because the people had conf
dence that lie would do his duty as n
Legislator. As understood the matter
too, he had simply tho choice of voting
for one Of two Republicans forSpeaker OF
the House, and it is presumable that he
voted tor The one that he considered best
qualified for the position. Then who
are these legislative Soions, would.be
Leaders OF the Democratic party, SELF
styled wcr horses, Are their records so
clear or their actions so pure that they
are free to sit in Judgment upon a fellow
member for simply doing what he though
was right?
Imay add that Mr.. Purdy's course 50
far is thoroughly satisfactory TO the par.
ty here, and on his return home have
no doubt that his acton will be vlndi.
Gated by his constituency, which 10 a