Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-09-25
Our Delegate in Congress

Our Delegate in Congress
 To be a Delegate of Territory in th
 Congress of the United States IS one O
 the most abnormal positions imaginable
 A Territorial Delegate is a member O
 Congress and still he is not; he ha
 neither a vote nor a voice in Its council
 and deliberations. He IS us much dis
 tranchised ID the national councils a
 DIS constituents are in the exercise O
 their rights of suffrage as American cit
 iZens; he has no voice nor vote in Con
 gress; they have no voise LOT vote il
 the election of national officers, nor il
 the filling of offices in the administration
 of their own affairs. Their poliIica
 coLdItion in relation to the Federa Government IS no more nor less thar
 that of conquered province under the
 control of an Autocratic ruler. The
 most important and responsible offices
 are distributed among the sstraps and
 tavorltes at court in Washington and
 like the message sent by Caesar to the Roman Senate: "Yeni vidi vici," after
 being only short time in office in a
 Territory themselves and after having
 filled every imaginary little position
 with their own swarm of carpet-bsg fol-
 lowers. they can send s message to their
 master at the capital: We came, saw
 and conquered"
 The brothers, sons, cousins and other
 relatives of Congressman or Senators of
 the States have tO be supported some
 how, and the money bag of Uncle Sam,
 being st their disposal, If there are not enough offices to go around they create new ones every year. The most pOpu- lar way for the disposal of these poor relatives IS tO quarter them on some poor Territory and there let them live on the fat of the land. For resident of one of these conquered provinces |. e. ferrItoris~J to make an application for an appointment IS like loves labor lnst An applicant from the Territory msy he ever so well endorsed, may bs ever 20 capable, or be ever SO familiar with the requirements of the position he applies Tor, he has. neverthle5s, no chance against the poor relation, the ward bum mer or party striker who knows the name of the Territory to ~hich he Is as signed, by here-ay only. and who is in most instances entirely ignorant of the duhes incumbent on his position. But let us return to onr delegate in Congress from whom We sweryed too long, to give expression to our individual disappointment as an of fee seeker.
 The territorial delegate. if be wishes to accomplish any thing at headquarters, must go like n beggsr into the ante ruoms of those 10 power, from the pres ident and hls ministers down to the door keeper ot some committeeman; he always asks fayors of this or that con. 1ressmsn or senator, members of the | different committees without being able ! 70 offer anything m return; be cannot | promise a vote in the Electoral College | oor vote m the senate or house to | help through any of the many jobs len by them.
 The head of Q territorial delegate does | not rest OF a bed of roses. He is con B 'ently pushed from behind by his con- -tituents, whose wants are numerous. | and m hIs front be nnds the most for | midable obstacle to overcome, because | be has DO influence, (votes, vOte.) with l the powers that be. By the time he gets | around among the various government | officers, senators and cODgressmen and | gets sufficiently acquainted with them | to present. to them the petitions. appli- | 2 itiOns, necesslties aud wants of his ter | ritory. his term IS ended gIthout his be- ing able to accomplish One-tenth of the | task he had set for himself before be went to Washington.
 No New York alderman, nc govern ment mail contractor, not even referee | ht horse CT bsse ball match k as much | abused Bs a delegate to congress from a territory.
 Ot hll the men who for many years | have represented the territory of Arizo- na in congress, none has done more in he short time during which he was at the Seat of government than our present | delegate, Hon. c. c. Bean
 His personabie conduct was ire such as to make bis con stituents prord of him; no charge of | dissipation and ipsttenticn to his duties rests on name; his socIal po- 'Ition in the best society of the Capital s established; he accomplished great ieal tO the advancement of the territory; 10 individual petition or application Fas sent to him which did not receive ms prompt personal and courteous st- eniiou; with Job-like perseverance md patience he persisted in the gov 'Tutucut thhluk uOhlCc bl OuE Nhuto buu and in many instances succeeded.
 Now after doing good yeoman's ser Tica during the term for which he was 'lected. 1t IS no more than hIs due that he republican party should re-nomin- lie and re elect him. No man, even if le Is of the same political faith ss the or the dominant party in can accomplish more than a nan who Is conversant with tie ins and ,uts and all the routine business at the Capital. who is respected and honored md who Is no less ss able. honest and upright a citizen as this or any other erritory can advance for the position of delegate.
 We are perfectly satisfied that the su- ,erior qualifications for the position f Hon. c. c. Bean over any sDd all om mpetitors is SO patent that a gres. many of our best democratic oitiZeDs Eill vote for him and give him a trium- 'hant msiOrity.-PhenIx Herald.