Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1889-01-09

levee. and for the territorial prissn 1t will
 take to induce the Yuma delegation to
 stand in on capital removal. Phenix is
 liberal, aye remarkably generous on this
 subject of capital removal She is not
 only willing to pay $io. 900. the amount
 of poodle raised by her fer the purpsse.
 but is willing to mortgage the entire
 territsry for the same purpose. It may
 transpire. however, as the the soldier
 wrote to Pension Commissisner Black that "Phenix is getting down more hay than she will be able ts cock up'
 Our contemporary complains that certain republican officials of this county have not given it the small patronage of their office in the way of advertising. It evidently believes in the doctrine of kissing the hand that smitss thee" !"
 During the four years in which the of. flee of sheriff vas filled by W. J. Mul- venom, this paper was never favored
 with a dollars worth of advertising from him. It did not expect it. believing as we have repeatedly said in the Jack sonian doctrine that to the victors be- longs the spells" and ue have as high . personal regard for ex-SheriG Aulvenon both as man and capable ofacer as though the advertising patronage had been given to us. What has been said of the sherifrs office, n also true of the office of probate judge during the ad- ministratien of the last democratic off, cial in that position.
 A recent telegram from Washington says that all the territories except Utah and New Mexico will be admitted as states during the present session ot con- gress. We. however. doubt it. Arizona for one of the territories. is not yet pse- pared to assume the responsibilities sf statehood. While it would be pleasant and exceedingly agreeable to enjey the political privileges which statehood would confer, in point of population and taxabls property we are not yet up ts the stand ard. It would be purchasing these privileges at very heavy expense. The telegram in question states that the names proposed for the different terri ries as states are, for Northern Dakota ,he name of Dakota; Southern Dakota is te become the state Of Winona; Wash ington Territory will be the state sf La conica, while New Mexico will be known as the state state of Montezuma
 Our fellow townsman, ". o. Murphy, is in the field for appointment as secre- tary of the territory, under the new ad- which will 60 into efice March 4th. As this paper is unquali- iedly m favor of the home rule plank adopted by the republican convection, md to which General HarrisoD has pledged himself. we expect the next sec etAry to be bona fde resident of the erritory. MT. Murphy hes resided here or six or seven years; is identified with he progress and prosperity ol the terri ory, being interested in . number of hines in this section. He has been an lutiring ~O,ke. ,v psonsts the material interests of Arizona. He is an uncempro- nisins and unfinching republican. and ,as done good service for his party. His ability to 6ll the position will be called n question by DC one, and with the above qualifications the JouRNAL-MIHER right here and now puts itself on record in favor of MT. Murphy's appointment. He has a strong endorsement from the territorial press as we'll as from premi- nent republicans all over the territory.