Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-10-03

tion was secured through the influence of Prof Powell, who has the supervision 0: its expenditure and who proposes to spend portion of Il m this territory
 Of all the republican candidates John V Rhoades nominated or the legis- latiye ticket seems to have been selected as a special target by our contemporary. MT. Rhoades is accused of the heinous crime, in its eye. of possessing some property. All he has IS Tn this county and he pays taxes on It here so tnis may not seem an unpardonable sin to the real taxpayers of the county
 Since the editor of our contemporary has taken such an interest ID ''tax pay CTS" conundrum, we will answer 1t by stating what be already knows, that the special appropriation referred to Tn favor of Judge O'Neill, was for services assten- ographic court reporter. The affidavit of the clerk of the court acco mpanied the demand stating that he had gwen value received for the money.
 The unfounded jibes and Jeers directed against Mr. Rhoades and mere hollow accusations, in which there IS neither truth or reason, will scarcely de ter any one from voting for him. NIT. Rhoades is too intelligent a young man to be injured by any such petty means among those who know him. He will be found voting and working for the pest interests of this county in the next legis- lature.
 Our contemporary seems to be sour | ing on some of the democratic Candi- dates as it says: "It is rather cheeky for men who have no property at stake in this county and who don't care to
 have any, to ask citizens Of the county to elect them to office and give then license to live off taxes.' The demo !, cratic candidate for recorder has nc property which shows up on the tax rol | in this county, while by the candidate
 "who don't care to have any" IS proba bly meant the democratic candidate fol treasurer who IS assessed for $I75 IT this county his property being mostly
 in Maricopa.
 The "anonymous" campaign write has put iu appearance, thus early in ths 1 season. The individual who imagine' ! he delivers a "knock out" blow by pro pounding a query and then signs him
 self "tax payer" ''an old democrat
 democrat" "a young republican" O numerous other familiar nom de plume' will no doubt be frequently heard iron between now and election Tax pay CTS conumdrum in this mornings paper
 is very simple one and easily an-
 swered and if Mir. Taxpayer will only d
 as the editor of paper IS compelled tt do, reveal his identity, by signing tn name he is known by in the community ! we can readily answer his question. Dick Rule. the pretty man" of Ali 1 zona journalism, instead of replying tt
 our query as to the services of Mar Smith in congress gets of a trad against the editor of this paper for wha he considers impertinence in daring t ask such question. This is the gen.
 uine. true, democratic, political argu ment, however. and we did not expec
 any other, particularly from the editor Q the Epitaph, whose intellectual devei-
 opment consists mainly in the enlarge ment of the bump of self esteem, an'
 whose ability displays itself to the bes
 advantage while posing before a FrencI
 plate mirror, in admiration of Its posses
 sor. Richard IS a great man-in his ow
 estimation.
 When it comes to candidates who hay
 drawn deep from the treasury Of tn
 county, We would like to inquire who ha
 had bigger slice than Joseph R. Walker
 democratic candidate for sheriff, wh
 filled that position for two terms, and
 with the exception probably of one sin
 ole year. has been candidate for th position ever since. 1t IS estimated tha
 from $4o,ooo to $6o,soo has bee
 drawn out by Mir. Walker during his tw lterms. Mir. Walker was also enc of th
 commissioners ot whas cur contemporar
 has time and again been pleased to ca i the Howell road steal, in which $I5, ,oo
 was taken out at one grab. The onl
 office Judge O'Neill has ever held m thl county has been that of probate judg during the past two years, and he ha filled that position the best of any ottlcs the county has ever had.