The Arizona champion., 1889-05-04

or section 0, fequlfln5 Apacne anu Yavapai counties to credit the pro, posed county of Coconino with the value of all their pubic buildings, and other public Improvements. would be n gross injustice to each of said counties" Will the Mikado say that one of the leading citizens of the town of Flagstaf, who was present at the special session of the legislature, and who no good repub. lican will deny, that he is not one of the staunchest republicans in the Territory, and we do not hesitate to speak his name, Hon. w, c. Stew. art, went to hin, and explained, at the request of the taxpayers of the proposed county, by facts and fig ures, that its creation would lessen taxation for old Yavapai, as well as the baby Coconino.
 Mir. Stewart went to Phoenix at the solicitation of some of the best citizens that live in Yavapai county, and, as the CHAMPION is informed, stated to his excellency, clean, cold, deliberate facts, in regard to the en- tire natter Surely when Governor Wolhey was so informed, by an in telligent gentleman, conversant with what he was stating, who had lived in this vicinity for years, and who had been trusted with the people's rights, would not have darad, even though he wished to, to have given information that was false.
 Now there is but little more tp be said in regard to the veto of one of the most just and righteous measures ever passei by legislative body. The CHAMPION, as has been said be fore, is republican paper and its editor is republican, though not present at the scene, the panorama of what occurred is almost, to our feeble imagination, as vivid as the battle of Gettysburg boundary lines to you Governor, were drawn by those who had only setish, self-inter- est at stake, denying to others their rights, who, because they did not live in the city of Prescott, should bend the knee. Why, when ex- plained by gentlemen who were per. fectly conyersant living as they were, in the proposed Coconino county, should his Excellency not listen to them, insteal of to men who knew about as much of pro rata of debt, boundary lines and the depreciation of bonded indebtedness as a government mule knows how to tllkl That the people of this sec tion have been unjustly treated, if what is stated are facts, there can be no doubt,
 Two years from now they will again assert their rights and mark the prediction they willcome to repre- sent a constituency that is loyal, fear less and brave. They my be tiol den down again as they have in the past no matter how many and what sinister motives may be usel. But justice will always prevail and the people of Northeastern Arizona will at some time obtain the rights they have so justly demanded.
 Now, Governor, the CHAMPION is not disposed to uujustly c,iticise you or any other gentleman, as was before stated in previous issue of April 18th, we said that owing to eur absence we would try and ascer. tain facts, We belIeve we have done so, and we again reiterate thnt tt is our opinion that when the Coconino bill was vetoed an outrage was per petrated upon a people who will re- member it forever.
 The mandate has been issued and like the Car of Russia, it must bs obeyed, But we woald call your attention to the fact that the people of Flagstaff and vicinity are not serfs and will at some future day assert their rights.