Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1886-06-30
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 .Thos. F. .weedin, through his medium :. the Florence Enterprise, a newspaper which he edits, continues his scurrilous attacks upon Attorney General Churchill : =; He is extremely vituperative and malicious, so much so that no criticism can be severe enough to adequately reflect the contemp, and disgust which his libelo IS insults have inspired in the public mind. Such methods sometimes iailame the brutal instincts ofmen, but never appeal to their honor and reas0n. = The Attorney General is an unim- peached pubic officer, in the full enjoy ment of his official position. against whom not the slightest charge of oficial misconduct has ever been sustained, fearless in the discharge ot his duty, ef unquestioned ability and man who has the courage of his convictionk He has brough; an action m the nane of the Territory to recover moneys alleged to hare been illegally taken by Mr. Wesdin SAle acting as agent for the Territory. The truth or falsity of the allegseoas vii be decided by the courts. MT. lVeedin makes ID denial of the charge co-!ained in the complaint against him, nri,her does he attempt to justify his action in any way, he simply resorts to he ase 0: yile, libelous and disgusting epiiheis, abusing and threatening Mir. Churchill, for the evident purpose o( d;ver,ing the prosecution of the ease
 In this we are convinced be will be disappointed. He will be afforded every opportunity of proving his inns- cence, and if he is guilty. he will not be allowed 10 escape justice. He invited the prosecution by openly boasting that be took money which. it is clained he was not entitled to. othels may b equally culpable, but as yet they have no, had ,he sudacity to 90 announce themselves. We believe that no extrem- fly of personal abuse can divert the Attorney General from his purpose sf thoroughly prosecuting this case. aad we arc confident that the people will honor him for ii, while the alleged reform administration canno: help but approve his action. Mir. Weedin makes ns point whatever in his abuse cf MG Churchill and were every charge which he publish- 6 true, ;. Scr,d not affect the merits of his owr ease. The papers have been served upon him. the court is in sessieo. why. fl he is innocent does he not appear and demand an immediate trial and vindication9 IL is strange ,has he should prefer by the publication of such vile. abusive and indecent articles lo| brand himself before the public e n abandoned and interruptions Pessoa. He surely has intelligence enough te know ,hat he injures his case thereby. l. IS feproach to Arizona that such . ! prostitution of journalism as he has ben gully ot should te tolerated in m intel -iigen. :aw-abidiug and ordes-Ioving l community, and it is gratifying e ob- serve that very few, if any, of the tezFi- l :onal papers. even of his own pslitiesl faith endorse the course he has adopted l
 !. is to be expected of eoovicted .elou that when he feels the inexseable meshes of the law closing around him he vii bitterly assail his aceusen | siih inveo,ive and blaspheny. But i: is unreasonable that an intelligent and hoaegab!e @ legislator. conscious of his i-Gocence, should adop. such . coufse I. ;he hope cf avoiding prosecution for n alleged oliense. Mir. Weedin must | :age lost his reason as well as bis ten- r.f.
 Sc:ae of the present federal o@eials i of .A,-zona are really objects of pny They arc compelled to neglect sheir Il otiic.al 6u'ies in order to kesp their | poIitlcal henchmen in line. The respon- sibliiy of conducting the campaign uPoo ne policy they have adopted is much ! greater than they anticipated They ! are kep; up late al night writing editor ;a!s and coaching democratic oevsfa- peEs. They must have friend in San Fsanoiscc, SO ;hey wcrk up . case cn the Alta. In doing that, they neslec 'he Tucson Star, and Hughes lets them eve:s.y alone for week. they hasten to biaee him up Then they switch eve so ,ne Si. Iolns Herald and have . con- ! position of ,hei, own published erdsss- rng ,he repOr; of the ''onerary board" If the pressure keeps up much longer instead of going to Congress. Gov. | 2ut.ok wili have to so to the "sPsings'