Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-10-10

AS predicted in our last issue, the
 opposition through its organ, has com
 menced to rehash the campaign of 1880
 against the republican candidate for
 sheriff, who is absent, and not expected
 to return for several days. A writer
 who arrogates to himself the distin-
 gulshed title of Heading republican" gath
 CTS together the broken threads ot
 $soo yarn, which was worn out Tn
 campaign servlce, when MT. O'Neili ran
 for probate judge, knots them together
 as warp and with wool, furnished by
 ex-Judge Pinney he reweaVes the story
 again, using the brilliant colors of
 his imagination, to give 1t real new
 looking tint. Notwithstanding the art
 full devices, and the long windy perora-
 ton of this leading republican" to-
 gether with copIous extracts from the
 laws of Arizona it still remains the told,
 old story," mot the one the Methodists
 slpg, but the one sang by the democracy
 two years ago. Leading republican
 adds nothing in the way of charges that
 has not already been answered. Ills let
 ter from the dyspeptic ex-judge only
 strengthens Judge ONeili's claim. Judge
 Pinney's opposition to w. 0. ONeiil
 was of a personal nature, thecause of which We are not familiar with, and actuated by such motives he did
 as he writes. try to prevent MT. ONelli from getting pay for the services which m his letter he admits he rendered as court reporter. It was on account of this feel ing that he refused to issue the certificate to MT. O'Nelll for the value of the ser vices the latter claimed, and his offer of a less amount was refused by the latter and the legislature was asked and did pay him for such services. 1.-the de- mand was not just one the legislature was to blame for the passage of It. But Judge Pinney in his letter gives the best evidence that MT. ONe.ll thought his claim a just one, when he says: "I offered him certificate on the territorial treasurer of SIS. He re- fused to accept my offer." The offer of Judge Pinney completely knocks the wind out of the three-quarter-column quotation of laws and deductions drawn from them by Heading republican. :" Judge Pinney admits by this offer that MT. O'Neill had performed services as court reporter and was entitled to pay for the same. He offers him SIS scarcely enough to pay his expenses m going from Phenix. In making this offer
 he recognizes him as a court reporter notwithstanding all assertions he may make that he did not have any. He offers to certify to this to the extent of $75 but evidently believing that he was entitled to more Mir. O'Neill refuses Judge Pinney's offer and refuses to take anything. He lays his claims before the legislature and it is allowed. Since
 receiving Judge Pinney's letter acknowl- edging the services there is no use of a certificate from the clerk of the courts
 as the ex-Judge fully establishes MT. O'Neill's claims although he differs m regard to the amount. So that the
 whole argument of 'leading republican" can be answered in a few words : w. o. DWELL PERFORMED THE SER VICES AS COURT REPORTER, AND DE HANDED THE PAY ALLOWED BY LAW. JUDGE PENNEY ADMITS THE SERVICES BUT ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PAY, NOT AC- CoRDING TO LAW, BUT ACCORDING TO HIS OWN STANDARD.