Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-10-24
TO THE VOTERS OF VAVApAl
 c0UoTY.

TO THE VOTERS oF VAVApAI coUWrY.
 The county convention of the republican party of Yavapai county
 saw proper without any request or solici.
 sation on my part or that of friends ol mine. of which have any knowledge.
 to place me on the ticket for probate judge of your county.
 As l am probably unknown person. ally to many of the electors of thla county, and as the emoluments of the office, should l be elected. does no, justify extra expense of time es money, (the latter of which am fat from being burdened with) take this opportunity of making my acquaintance
 with you.
 It is true that my predictions are
 with the republican party. because l
 believe conscienciously, that the policy
 of that party is the better for the whole
 country and am as sincere in my belief
 presume as any democrat who thinks otherwise,
 lido not ''hate democrats" nor ''evesy.
 thing democratic" as stated by my friend Marion. of the Courier, some days ago. 1 number many democrats among my personal friends, and among the number, the author of the above quotation, but because John Marion, or any other democrat, personally is my friend does not prove, or even intimate, that he or they are my friends politically; nor does 1t necessarily follow that be- cause l am a republican a democrat cannot vote for me for the office of pro- bate judge, an office which has as iltIe to do with general politics as the auto crat of all the Russias. In truth, no county office in this territory can have any influence on the politics of the coun- try, and therefore it would seem to be the duty of the voters of the county to choose their county officers from amcng the men or candidates who are the best qualified for the places for which they are candidates.
 'f course, in choosing delegate to represent the territory in congress, voters VII. select their party candidate, all things being equal. The Jefersonian' test of "Is he honest ? Is he capable " should be the slogan of the voters of Yavapai county, irrespective of whether the can didate trains with the democratic party or follows in the republican ranks.
 Having been practicing attorney at law for twenty-five years, and knowing the duties and responsibilities of judi cial position, which I have filled many years, I feel confident that l can fill the place of probate judge of your county with honor to myself and with justice to the people of the county.
 I have nothing to say for or against Mr. French, who is alss candidate for the same office. He is . young man of good habits. and without any legal edu- cation. He would be out of place in . judicial position. In fact, he would be as much cut of place in that office a would be as a signal service operator, of which l understand he is an adept. l could not take place m the signal serv- ice without an education for it neither l can he till the place and perform the du- ties of probate judge without an educa- tion for it.
 There is certainly no objection to MT. French SO far as his moral status is con- ,erned but for such place as that of | iudicial officer is concerned. no matter now religious or moral he may be, he must naturally be wanting in the legal qualifications necessary to properly per orm the duties of probate judge. No loubt MT. French will do as we'll in that ,ffice as any man no better qualified han he is legally. w. H. McGREw.
 Mr. Cleveland lives in the peculiar sit' lation of not having in all this broad