Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-07-26
QUARTZBURG.
DISCOURSE UPON EVENTS, POLL
 TICS AND REFORM.
A Better Outlook for the CattIemen--Min ing taking an Upward Turn--Can- didates for Ohice--The Reform
 Agitation.
LIMESTONE. InlY Dist.

TOMBSTONE, July 21st.
 EDITOR ENTERPRIsE:- E:-Since my last writing the prospects for this county have greatly improved.
 There has been fair supply of rain and stock IS doing well. The passage of the silver bill and consequent upward tendency of silver has given considerable impetus to mining. The mine owners here are constantly increasing their force of miners. In the Torquois district, every thing looks brighter day by day, and con siderable ore from that district Is being worked by the Sterling Silver Mill, with very satisfactory results, and we are an ticipating considerable activity in mining circles this fall.
 The latest canard about Daily, the murderer of Constable Lowther at Bis bee, is, That Daily spent the 4th of July with his wife at his house near Bisbee, and that night returned to his business at Marsanal, some 20 to 30 miles across the line in Sonora. where he Is working a mine"
 As the time approaches the candidates | for office begin to show themselves. We have now several candidates in the field for each office. For county treasurer, | Me. Allister, the present incumbent, and | B. $. Coffman, Chairman of the board of supervisors, on the republican side, and | Mr. Fisher, of the Sterling Silver Mining | O., democrat. For sheriff, Wm. Shil- | liam, of Benson; MT. Overlook, a cattle man, and Si Bryant republicans, and | Capt Kelton of1San Pedro, and T. T. Hun | ter of Wilcox, democrats. For district attorney, w. H. Stilwell, present incum- bent and George W. Swain, republicans Allen R. English and James Reilly, demo- crats. For probate judge, W. w. Wood man. republican, and T. J. White, super visor and E. R. Monk, present incumbent democrats, with several others to, heal from. For assessor, w. Gilman, present incumbent; no democrat yet For recor der, Bradley the present incumbent, ,repub- lican, and Nat Hawke, democrat.
 No one appears to show up, who has aspirations for legislative honors, and i IS not at all likely that the Cochise dele gatiOn in the 16th legislature will have much greater ability than that of the 16tl or much more honesty than that of 11tt and 18th.
 And this brings to my mind the per tinent questions:
 1st. Do the people of Arizona reall. want reform in politics and in county ana territorial government?
 2nd If so, are they ready and willing to do, each his share, to inaugurate thi
 reform?
 l think that most thinking men will an swer the first question ''yes" and tn second mo" And this is just where tn
 shoe pinches. We want reform and re
 lief from intolerably burdensome tax ation, but each wants the other fellow t } do the reforming No one wants to pu his own shoulders to the wheel, to sacr flee any time or money and to destroy hi l chances of getting a share of genera ] plunder nor to make enemies of the Vol l leys, the Churchills the Behans, or an f of the numerous herd who fatten on put
 lie plunder. and have voice in dividin the same.
 In proof of these assertions, I notiC
 that most of your correspondence t Globe, Phenix, and even the publ ' spirited Sam Hughes, of Tucson-wh Il were all so devoted to reform a short tin
 ago, appear to have become tired of tt ]! fight and dropped the subject; of course X. may be wrong about this, and if so, l wi l. be glad of 1t. Glad to find that Sal ,. Hughes, for instance, Is only taking
 breathing spell and that he will continl l. to agitate reform. And let me say to M Is Hughes, that when he expressed dissati d faction with me for writing over mo n de plume" instead of giving my name, should have better understood my re
 sons; for instance my name might n have added weight to my words, for l co A fess that l am not a great property ownt ID nor powerful in politics or so39ty; n Tt have I, like MT. Hughes, a brother WI edits the leading democratic paper V southern Arizona nor brother who hol n. high office under our present republics le government So that our cases are by e. means equal, for the prestige of proper |: of relations and associations which 6 IT. calculated to give weight to MT. Hugh
 utterances, are not mine by any means.
 In conclusion, if all those who, spt r. while ago, were so hot for reform, ha ne become silent, see very little use in I IF. continuing to sound my penny whist
 and an therefore apt to get tired too. us Yours, QUARTzBUl