Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-09-18
THE COUNTY TICKET

present. This is particularly the case in Pima county, and any candid demo crst, with whom the excitement of po- litical hurrah does not produce & men, tsl alteration, will readily admit that as compared with the democratic nori- nees our ticket is head and shoulders above them. We ssy this in 6 general way, believing that the electors of Pima county are too intelligent to require specific charges against manifest in- competent to show their displeAsure at the polls. Neither do We desire to par ade such natural or acquitted deprsviiy and moral turpitude to which some of the opposing candidates may al one time or another yielded, and write them down as deeply dyed villains. There is altogether too much of this satanic des- polIstiop of character in private ss well as political life, and beyond restraining designing men ot notoriously bad re- puie from imposing upon a confding people, but little of a political Eniagon ist should be discussed, That An 3D. ponent is a moral leper does no. argue virtue in the other, and no enduring temple of fame of one man can stand with firmness or safety upon the wreck of that of another.
 In this spirit of fairness We can point with pride and satisfaction to the re publican nominees, and invite the voter to a careful comparison with the oppo- ton, from which their honest conclu- sions can be easily forecast. When they look upon the qualifications Jt the man to the performance of the duties involved n the position he seeks, they exercise the cardinal virtue of 6 repubh,sn form of government. such as our honest, wise and ssgscious .orefathers intended should govern thIs
 proud privilege of popular suffrage. So long ss thIs principle sctuRtes the voter, our country wIll grow great and pure
 and Invincible, while the monarchIes are
 crumblipg with corruption.
 In the face of spiteiul fiings and ma
 Iicious falsehoods, the fact remains that the republican nominees selected by our late county convention, were chosen for their special fitness for the position, rather than for any other consideration. aud. singly, or collectively. they are en- dowed with every necessary requirement. a. private citizens or public officers, to the careful, correct and honest sdminis- tration of the dutIes to which the peo- pie purpose to assign them upon the day of the election.
 The candidate for sheriff is not only
 well qualified in natural abilities and culture, but he IS a substantial citizen of the county, and for several years he has devoted all his time and energies to the development Of the resources of the county. The RsnIfcent Pennsylvania ranch, at Crittenden, of which he is part owner, IS almost entirely the creation of it's present owners, the list of its i'm provements constituting almost every expenditure made that now distinguish es the place from it's virgin condition. His property interests are of such a magnitude that they demand of him the
 HOS. car eiul regard and rigid economy in the management of tks county's sf-
 fairs pertaining to the office he will be called upon to
 ill. He is personally above reproach ID all his dealings with his fellows, and IS one of the stirring, active ard pro gressive men who buIld up civilized communities wherever they may cast their lot in the far distant frontier. He Is a man our people will be proud to call their sheriff, and he will scatter con- sternstion among the outlaws and criminals that sometimes seem 10 con- sregate like the sudden outbreak of an epidemic of crime.
 In the candidate for district attorney we are especially pleasediwith an ante cedent career which the people will learn in due time. Both during his soiourn in Mississippi and since he has made his home iu this city, hIs life has been one of the strictest rectitude. In his profession he is second to bone. and he regards his call ing as one in which impartial justice, frank and honest counsel, and the most lncompromising integrity should char acterize it's exponent. and in the prac- tice of these virtues he is careful to avoid everything that even appears like a suspicion of the tfIokery that marks the shyster. As the people of the county meet Mir. H. F. Jet- lords, during the canvass they will readily recognize his sterling worth and esteem him for hIs high character and nsturs; Sbilitles-
 The neIt.county treasurer, Mir. Thomas Hughes, hardly needs a word of eulogy | Rt our hands, SO we'll and tsvorsbly is be known from one end Of the county 10 | the other. The best evidence of his qualification for the office is the spleu- lid manner in which he has conducted The finGncIRl affairs of the county turing the past term. Every duty has been promptly and faithfully discharged md there is no lOophole in his official conduct for his enemies 10 concentrate In attack upon. The faithful fulfill nent of his responsibilities in the past 'ntitle him to the continued confidence f the people and they will certainly eI- Iibit their gratitude by re el.cting him O the office of county treasurer.
 The present County Judge, F. ". Gregg as shown our people sterlIng quslIf- atious for the bench. He hss acted in is judicial capacity with a fearless rmness, and no personal. political or iher consideration can swerve him one 'ts from the exact plumb of justice. Ie is given to DO frivoliiy, but is 8 | lose student in the law, snd re- (