Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-08-21
< ReiOinder.

"I A'eiA WEIGH appeared m the Star [ : few days ago. A sarcastic allusioi
 "ihas no enc of the republican party | could be nooiuaied for prominent DO Aiti-n unless he was a cattle man"
 No iaieFsnca could b. drawn from this ''saic.7n," 0ut that tue cattle in- tsTesrs ot Pima county were obuouoni , oacs.
 Are the TesCdrces Of Pima county SC . varous, prosperous and promising. as to , have its most extensive and prominent
 one held up to pubic contempt, aud - psesentei as uniitting any one repre-. seating it, to he a candidate for an i'm p1gt1nt couutr position? Can the reel
 dents of Tucson afford to sntagon.ze , tae 'af pre- eni. only progressiyeinter-
 est ot the couuSy?' Under the present
 depressed condition ct Pima county s mia.ng interests. l doa'. think tley ! can. Neither do believe tbat il is the wish ci the citizens ut Tucson to show
 hostility Co iae cate men, who have promoted HimR county to it's prescnt
 pf"mlnen; H.re-..yE as onr Cf the great
 c'tiic coIu..,= us the Teru:cry there
 7y nddlag G. -ae prosperity ot Tucson,
 ty mG-iHg -- i-t mar. where the cattle
 Intoress- zr, .,o,iated 1ad represented
 and mu,- t-.le done. Take from your
 tax Toll Co das :t- assessment of the
 cattle in;-rest-, i.-.l see N ust would re-
 i-aII Go sustain fLr executive affairs of
 tLe county. O! caUTse, the Teal estate
 anu meIcDandIse of Tucson are proui. neat interests oi taxation, but m realI.y
 ,Ley OEiy represent the outside interests
 ot wElcl the cattle interests form an in
 reTt.rt portion. Without the out,iie
 ie-esJs tlt yliue Of real estate and
 -erchEnlise IR Tucson would be trihInR
 as Hy them Tucson Is sustained.
 1 herc.-. or In what way have the 1 g nIeurl representing tLis great in-
 -ustry, been guilty or anything that 1 --ty -la..I be presented as obnoxious
 .l-lzeI-. Ua.t ;1 te trusted with pub-
 Re t-U-ts
 Eays t-c cat lr men WhoEe dealings ] lr- directly with Tucson ever dc.rEuGed -la merchant. with whom ;Eey tradeg l Have tDey te-a haowu 10 tre-ucs- uu ! HNN a Q ! They ULom { know have paII tIc iuil | value fo. ,"s privileges itcy enjoy oi 1 thc grazing lands on wairh their cattle ] | feed. As witness: Ar. N alier L. Eai | n Ais purchase of the Empire ranch. l the Stork Valley ranch. the Happy Val. | toy ranch, and Ll5 IpIut purchase ygIfh | 1 J. 5. Nu~5u-s ot tue PEntEuO ranch | l ils pad every dollar that these rsuche- l | 4ui their privileges wr-e worth Lt t1r | | tlme ut purrda-r, more thAu otLtg, ! | thought they were WOrtL aE the purchase 1 | uf them wus Daeu 60 competition. Al.o | ih' ranches purchased by Mes-rs. Rich | aId-ou ana C5oTuley. The Son | | ci-a ranch, ] EGd the Critterd.a | ranch for whIcl vH- p-ii their | ir.. yaiGe at the tune ot purchase. Ia L.Iilsr only with tAose named 1 mention | them. Eo d-ubL bu. iic5sIs. liaish d D-i-c0li and other extensive cattle rIel Cata.rei ttelc Tc-Za- l-nds gnd the privileges lu tac county by the same l ius. means g. pUsCl SC.
 it calm ue sad Ui iLusg z have lamad that tae.r p3Lcy uf acquiring -l lzi1C grounds mas been au aggrts.IscI one, or tuat they have endesyOrei to m ike "ilirL; . rizht.' The mo8ey lu- vested a. tle IuTeaEse and stocking oi l iLese lands W-s of the most yurt
 brought lu,9 tI5 county, thereby lu- creazlrg the wealth Oi tle county in the promotion ot the cattle industry 10 Its present great value.
 The prosperity and Increase of wealth for the county developed by this indus try, never leaves lj. It remains WItl i. as perpe.U.y. Ii ever gn indus IT. deserved t-e Bame ot a hone Iu- Ir-fTy' j. is surely tue cattle business
 .. .-'-- H- le cat;le men are not l.----.,-.. --.-. T-m main here with theIr .a-ll.iv-. who have families. Every dol lAr ui prJl- realized from their bu-i- ..s-- ]. IlSoz.ed m improvements: n t.. .llhllS Ut wells. IsyIBg O. extensive pipe lI-ts for water to lands worthless without It, GUd iu the importation of llJel-I stock, all Of wEIcn are active increase to the general prosperity of the county and to Tucson, its capital, es- pecIaiiy.
 Suouid a candidate, possessing every 70 tribute, fitting hIm for a puDlIc posi- lol be seeks, be objected to merely be cuu-e be has been au active Co-opera- tor ID pr noting tLls great industry of tle county On iEc contrary It should Bs ic hIs pretrImCut it prejudice does [ not di-pi.ce Justice and common sense. [ Tucson citizens suOuld especially show 1 no autsg 1ulsm t1 such Rn Important fac tor Uf their Du-luess, Bs the cattle inter rsts. NgI,leT tle citizens Ot Tucson or os the county should bs influenced by any uulrleuJiy inCendO of the Star dI- ! tec.ed against a candidate because he Is a representative Of prominent interest ' which cannot be Julmichl to any other In.eIgEts.
 Ihe cattle interests are no political CT C party interests. They are represented & by al parties. They are like mining. e tEs peoples interest, No one industry 1 q of the cuuaty cau De antagOnistic Go the 3 other. They are not ln conflict with n each other. The promotion of one adds ! 60 the prosperity of tls other, and ali a bq-monIaus.v combined, advance the 2 crmmon prosperity 0f tne county.
 On this account i thilk q the Star re- i cted how rsucn lis Owu interests are 2 identified with tue com ained industries and resources ot the county 1t would f net fry Co antaSOnIze one interest araiust the other. z
 T1is pointing ont .or obloquy to the Dssrle. any prominent os progressive ii enterprise. Gs au obj sCtionab.e one, r when lt is DOS oppressive OF aggressive. Is iaurcrlus th,ng. lu It tters is the .!rb--o CT l-c.ailsm-an ev.l rrCduc- | .l-e cf -o r.uch nin bLi u,aeTy C" 50 "a gan, nisa-ijpa G..IzeLs of tI5 eastern si ,trsas. nys certain, however, to create such au tutmy Co civilization and p:o- e. yf.-- is not the i1tenti0n of the Star (!
 C may he alleged thai fine occupancy il .f SD much grazing lauds by rcatt.= u s au. is 8u obstacle lo a greater pppuia .s.r. which ret ards !he prosperity o' tAr e county. This objection caunot be sus- lanes. The limIlei supply of slrtace water il AriZ1u8 can never bs an ;n- iucgmau, o attract small settlers 60 .ettIe on the crcziag lands. The dl- auce from llsl--t prrvel.s the stock l ga: ger of l.muei m-acs from Gls- ., ,o-lug of hIs cattle. There I- no; A .uilicleut home consumption, and there I" s DO pIoi, Iu shipping few, as ireiG1t g. s tuo hIgh. Other obstacles Co success, no numerous to state are In the way ci ' he small stock rUi-er. - lis only with means that the grazing