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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
W. c. TRUMAN Is not pledged to single man and will go into the office unfettered
Congress and the Territories.
San FraneIsco Examiner.

Among the sins for which the present Congress will have no answer at the polls is its reckless abuse of the power of admit ting new States. This responsibility the highest, from a constitutional point of view, imposed upon the National Legisla ture, has been juggled with as if the ere ation of American sovereign common Wealths were a matter of no more mo ment than the extraction of checks from protection manufacturers.
 The Republican national platform of 1888 contained this provision:
 The Republican party pledges itself to do all in it's power to facilitate the admission of the Territories of New Mexico, Wyoming, Idaho and Arizona to the enjoyment of selfgOvernment as States, such of them are now qualified as soon as possible and the others as soon as they may become so.
 The casual reader might have imagined the qualifications here referred to consist of population, prosperity, wealth and in telligence. The subsequent proceedings, however, showed that they meant a will ingness to vote the Republican ticket, and nothing else The election came on and Idaho gave a Republican majority of L. | 747 and Wyoming one of 2,894 The Democrats carried New Mexico by 1850 and Arizona by 3,S34. In 1881 the Re publicans had captured eight of the ten counties in Arizona, in 1886 they had one and in 1888 none. The Democratic ma | jority in the Territory was l, ,l52 in 1854, | 1883. and 3,S34 in 1888.
 | When Congress met admission bills were promptly introduced in accordance | with the election returns. Idaho and | Wyoming, which had voted the Republi- can ticket. were to be admitted; Arizona and New Mexico, which had shown them selves to be mot yet qualified" by voting the other way, were to be kept out. The Democrats urged delay of few weeks until the census returns could show some thing of the merits of the candidates for Statehood in other respects. They were dnheeded. The census returns were just what was not wanted. The Admission bills passed in July, after the work of taking the census had been completed and when Superintendent Porter. if he had been asked, could have furnished ap- proximate figures of population at 6 weeks notice.
 Now that the States are in and the re- turns are out, the magnitude of the jot becomes manifest. It is found that New Mexico has about 10000 inhabitants Idaho S4. .229, Wyoming 60,5S9 and Ari zona 59691. The only one of the foul really entitled to admission Is thus seen tC be New Mexico, which has nearly as many people as Idaho and Wyoming combined Yet New Mexico is kept out and IdahC and Wyoming are let in. Arizona fall only 89S behind Wyoming, and is at leas
 as well qualified for admission in othe respects as either of the two new States The two Democratic Territories whicl
 were refused admission have a combined
 population of 100000; the two Republi can Territories, which were given fou Senators and six electoral votes, have be tween them 145000
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
The Growth of Gold.

Richard J. Hinton, Chief of Artesian- well Division, Department of Agriculture says: The theory of the Australian scientists that the famous Mount Morgan gold mine is of geyser origin is not al together novel. have seen in the Bodie mining district of California a spring which produces gold The spring Is not exactly geyser, but the water is hot, and as it flows away and evaporates it leaves a deposit. That deposit contains gold. I can't explain the process Whether the water desintegrates gold bearing rock far below the surface and brings the gold to the top, or whether there is going on in the laboratory of nature chemical pro cess which produces gold in solution, don't pretend to say. There is the water and there is the deposit in which gold can be found Gold, you know, is the what is-it of science. There seems to be more or less of it everywhere. The waters of the ocean contain gold. In mine near Tombstone which has made half dozen fortunes, there is every indication that thermal waters had a great deal to do with the creation of the deposit. Up in Nevada is a similar formation. It IS known as blowout,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

WHILE looking up the prison record why would it not be proper to go back of the recent democratic board? Prior to 1881 the records cannot be found and more than mere whispers of defalcations are heard The fac simile of the prison ledger is misleading. The amount turn ell over to the Zulick board by their pre- decessors was $500, which, by the reason ing of the Phenix Republican, should have been turned in to the territorial treasury. It may not be worth mention ing, in the; face of the perversion of facts given, but it IS nevertheless true, that the Zulick board followed the precedent of the republicans in appointing one of theiI member as treasurer and retaining the moneys paid by the United States foi incidental expenses. A little previous investigation will develop state of af fairs that will not furnish as good cam paign argument for the republicans a; that given such prominence by our Phe nix exchanges.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
DATE TREES.
They Will be Here in About Week from Washington.
Yuma Times.

Yuma Times.
 H. W. Blaisdell received few days ago the following letter from the Department of Agriculture:
 WASHINGTON. Oct 10. 1890 DEAR SRI have this day shipped to you in car No 965S, Georgia Pacific, twelve date trees. being one each of the following varieties: Amhat, Nak-leh-el- Pasha, Hazaneh, Zeb-el-Abed. Seewah, Sultanel, Anreeyeh Rasheedeh, Deglet Nour, Rars, M'Kintichi-Degla and one male plant
 They are in seven boxes and one tub, each of which is plainly marked with your address. The car will be opened at Yuma and l think you can easily find all that IS intended for you, and that the railroad company will send them out to Araby free of charge or at least rebate the charges as they have stated to me i that they would transport the trees free of charge to their various places of des- tination, and thought that the through train upon which they would likely be sent would not stop at Araby, and so ordered them taken off the car at Yuma. I send ] you an agreement which gives you the l ownership of the original plants and this Department the ownership and control of the distribution of the young plants which may be produced.
 I trust that these trees will reach you 1T good condition and that they will be planted in a suitable location where they will have an abundance of water during all of the year. This is very essential They have been held here about month longer than I had expected, owing to the fact that we were not fully satisfied that all the scale insects which came on the trees had been killed by our treatment we now think that this has been done but will warn you to keep a strict watct for any scale insects which may be found upon them at any time and in such cas- notify this Department at once.
 Very respectfully,
 H. B. VAN DEMAN,
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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Mining
Silver Dollar

The two pillars that support the trade and commerce of the world are Mining and Agriculture. All other business is based upon and supported by these. Manufacturers take the raw material and change 1t into forms adapted for use. Then come the great arms of middle men, who really produce nothing, and live on the profits they can make between the producer and consumer. When one stops to analyze the subject he is amazed that so few people produce anything, while so many people live upon what has been produced by trading and trafficking in the same. Mining of course. includes the mining of all metals as well as that of gold and silver. It also includes coal, salt, sulphur, etc.. but all of these, while i'm portant to the peace and prosperity of the world at large, have not the same effect upon mankind. Because gold and silver are used as money metals, their i'm portance becomes supreme, and the in- crease or diminished supply is followed by consequences of vast moment to the world
 History proves that whenever these met als were in abundance in any nation at that period it had great prosperity, They might continue to mine other metals, but their prosperity departed when the precious metals were drained away. Silver mines pay better for the amount of money invested in them that any other business that is done This is a fact The trouble is. people expect to put in a dollar. and to draw out a thousand and that at once. It is well known that the silver mines of the United States are producing S64,0000 600 a year, and yet tc hear certain wise-acres talk, you would think such thing as pound of silver had never been produced.
 Gold and silver are different in their ac ton from other metals; they are not con sumed. but their influence is perpetual A mine, therefore, that produces one million of dollars in gold or silver, has added not only that one million of new wealth to the world, but much more, anC in this way money in this country at tht l present time, for each dollar carried abou fifty dollars worth of property, so tha- i the one million of new wealth produced from the mine, will add fifty million O dollars to the property value in the United States. No other sort Of mining can show 8 state of affairs like this except the min ing of silver and gold; therefore it is tht poblest business in the world.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

THE individual to whom the republican party is indebted for the authorship of the anti-Mormon plank of its platform and consequent defeat, Is R. E. Morrison, of Apache county, whom an unscrutable providence permits to remain outside the walls of the insane asylum for purposes that the party now begin to keenly feel This cratic individual assumes that every person holding opinions contrary to his ill-conceived notions, is an uncon- yicted felon and he forthwith proclaims it from the house-tops. The St. Johns Herald in recent issue, gives in full the history of case just decided in the dis trict court in Apache county, against Morrison, of which the following is a synopsis:
 l In November, 1887, Robert F. Morrison, ex-Probate Judge of Apache county, leader of the republican party in this county, the man to whom the republican convention at | PheniX offered the nomination for delegate to | Congress, it is said, son of A. l.. Morrison, President Harrisons register of the land of flee at Santa Fe, New Mexico, wrote and caused to be published anonymously in the Daily Citizen of Albuquerque, a two column article entitled Run by Ring"
 In it he plainly charged the then district attorney Hon. Harris Baldwin, now the democratic candidate for joint-councilman, and his brother-in-law, T. w. Johnston, Esq , who succeeded him as district attorney in this county, with all manner of corruption and dishonorable practices, officially and profes sionally.
 Johnston sued Morrison in 1888 for dam ages and recovered judgment. Morrison ap pealed and Barnes and Porter sent back the case for new trial. The second trial is still pending.
 On the 9th of July, 1889, the grand jury in. dicted Morrison for criminal libel owing tC the false and defamatory character of the ar ticle as to Hon. Harris Baldwin, as district attorney.
 As before stated the trial came off last week
 Tho judge patiently listened for hours tC long and tedious arguments; took ample time to maturely consider and reflect over all the instructions; and jury composed about equal ly of Mormons and gentiles, embracing mo chanics, farmers and cowboys, listened fol three days and half to testimony and ha convicted Morrison.
 This is the individual whose spasm o moral jimjams was injected into the re publican platform of Arizona and made that document contemptible in the sigh or honest men. His chickens are coming home to roost at last.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

THE statesmen have come and gone; they have talked to the people, met and conversed with the voters and yet it will be necessary to inspect the canvass of the votes cast upon the fourth of November to determine whether either of them sue ceeded in converting a single voter to his support. 'Our Marcus" was by far the best talker and he gave a good ac- count of his stewardship. He has many warm friends in this county, even amongst his political enemies, and they are always glad to meet him. Both meetings were we'll attended and the ladies especially evinced deep interest in discussions and were present in force. Candor compels us to admit, however, that by the far greatest | enthusiasm was manifested at the demo- cratic meeting and that it was the most creditable demonstration of the two
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Our Mexican Trade.
St. Louis 4lobe-Democrst

SL LOuls GlODe-DelnOcrats
 The utterly misleading and untrust- worthy character of the statistics gath cred at Washington covering the trade of the United States with Mexico has once more been demonstrated. This time Mir Blaine, although not intentional ly, has been the means of establishing the fact. In one of his public utterances re gently the Secretary of State said that the country bought $l0,0O0,000 worth more a year from Mexico than that na tion bought from us h this calculation he used the figures of the United States treasury department. assuming undoubt- edly that they were approximately cor rect. This deduction, so far as regards the amount of our exports to Mexico, is shown to be enormous. The Mexican Einancier has been consulting the author ities and records on-its own side of the in ternational boundry line, and finds that Mexico every year takes nearly if not quite as much merchandise from us as We do from her.
 The country's data regarding imports are presumably correct, and 90 are those relating to exports which are carried on ships. Our weak point is that part of the record touching exports by rail. The authorities are not empowered by law to ascertain the amount of freight carried out of the country on' the railroads. Only about half of the country's exports to our southwestern neighbor are conveyed by water. As a consequence the full extent of the trade between the two countries cannot be learned with any approach to accuracy under present conditions. This is not the fault of the officials immediate ly concerned. The head of the treasury has often called the attention of Congress to this state of things, and suggested the remedy, but his appeals have been un- needed. When the laws were enacted bearing upon the country's foreign trade railroads were undreamed of For the past few years much of the traffic be- tween the United States and Mexico and the United States and Canada has been carried over the railways, and 1t is time for Congress to bring the regulations in this respect into harmony with the new | conditions,
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Big Mining in Mammoth.
Phenix Herald.


 Their original mining claims in Pinal county, sixty miles northeast of Tucson, would seem to have been extensive enough for all ordinary operations, but the Nam moth Gold Mining Company, of London, was not satisfied till 1t had paid the Collins boys $50,000 and taken a deed for their lodges also. The company now has an in exhaustible supply of free milling gold ore worth from $50 to $40 per ton.
 Contractor J. A. Johnson, of Phenlx has just finished work upon new 5O- stamp mill for the London people and those briefly outlined elsewhere. To be- gin with, 30-stamp mill was torn down and put aside altogether. Then the structure was commenced June 10th. Or September 1st it's 50-stamps were set tc dropping and they have run smoothly ever since, without a jar or mishap of any kind. The mill was finished half montt ahead of time.
 Expert Duffield came on from London After noting what had been done, ht told Superintendent Johnson, at Tucsor i last week, that the company would al most certainly add 50 more stamps anC l build a Smile tramway to the variou: | 1ulllCSs llS hdo 0CCO1C0 SACGPC4 tICtA pumping water up that distance iron the San Pedro to mill on the claims 1 themselves.
 1 Contractor J. A. Johnson expects |; summons today to return and commence work on the additional improvements Over him were Foremen Damn and Fras CT, who certainly proved themselves ex perts in their lines.
 Mill boss Inderstroth,''an old hand ol this coast, pronounces the stamps thu! far erected as effective as any ever know1 in all his long experience.
 This Mammoth awakening is but ont sample of the increased activity spring ing up all over Arizona. When her golC and silver treasure vaults finally begin t turn out regularly the. precions metal; stored within them, no one need longel question the proud position she will oc cupy among her sister commonwealth on the vast Pacific Coast
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

JUDGING from the manner in which the republican press of Phenix are conduct ing the campaign the situation in that county must be indeed desperate Truth is apparently an unimportant factor and you lie' is made to take the place of argument Abuse of the most offensive character finds ready expression and the amenities of journalism are utterly ignored. This may be called vigorous" party support, but party that requires such dirty work Is not entitled to the implicit confidence of respectable people. Blackguardism is as inexcusable in a political campaign as it is in personal application and is as un- becoming in newspaper as it is iii the individual that utters it.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Political.
Prescott Courier.

Honest, hardworking, economical cltl- zens of Arizona, want the next Legislature Democratic, so that 1t will abolish useless offices and cut expenses in other ways.
 No one has attempted to deny the fact that 1t was greatly owing to delegate Smiths efforts that the Chiricahua In- dians were removed from Arizona. It is wonder that the WolHeyites have not tried to rob him of credit for this act.
 Sydney R. DeLong, the pioneer Re publican editor of Arizona, is out against Cheyney and his gang. MT. DeLong edited the Tucson Arizonan as early as 1867, whensnone of the fellows who now write for the Republican press knew of such place as Arizona.
 Wonder why the Wolheyites do not sue Stevens bondsmen? If he is defaulter, they should have been sued long ago. The "editor" of the Phenix Republican has been in Arizona about four months. The "editor" of the Tucson Citizen, a shorter period. Both scribes were brought here as contract laborers, ale same as 1 Mongolians, and are disgusting people | by trying to write down such old and honorable Arizonians as Peter R. Brady who came to Arizona 3S or 40 years ago and cleared trails for his assailants l IIlclI pIlHClpdi uSub lS az dlilol M Oi ody | because their task masters fear him. The opposition of such fellows should be worth hundreds of votes to the good men that are assailed by them.
 While standing up firmly for its party the Courier is free to say that there are in the Republican party of Arizona 5 great many good, true and able men but, unfortunately, they are not running the machine. On the contrary, they are disgusted with the hungry, reckless ad venturers whose effrontery has caused them to grab the reins and to strike out wildly for public cribs. The good mer we speak of will however, right theil wrong in a quiet way and keep the greed adventurers who are here fo plunder from getting much. They mea1 to show fellows who have no greater in terest in this part of the Territory thai making an easy living that they canno run and leave off men who work for wha they get, pay their just debts and bill nobody.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Still Collecting.
Tucson Citizen

The committee having in charge the collection ofrnoney for the Mammoth road is actively at work collecting the small amount still out, which will be collected tomorrow, at furthest The road is to cost in the neigAborhood of $4,500, of which amount Tucson is to furnish $1 300 The advantages to accrue to Tucson from this desirable project are manifold, and the city is to be congratulated on the promptness with which the financial part of the work has been completed The board of supervisors of Final Go. will have charge of the construction.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

MUcH stress has been laid upon alleged anxiety of Hon. P. R. Brady to be elected to the legislature from the southern dis trict, but so far we have failed to discover this wonderful anxiety" Mr. Brady will go to the next legislature at a sacrifice of his personal interests; he has not made a special canvass and has no desire for election beyond the common welfare of his district. Maricopa county wants a goodly slice of Pinal county and sees in Mr. Brady's election most formidable obstacle to its acquisition; thence the vigor- ous fight made upon him by the Phenix press. There is not the least taint of cor ruption upon Mr. Brady's official skirts and the fight waged against him is one oi sheer desperation to cover up question able schemes that he will not endorse | The people of Pinal county-his neigh bors who have known him intimately fol many years-will give him an almost solid support at the polls and show to the people their appreciation of a good com potent and honest man.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Gloomy Prospect

A gloomy winter is coming on for those deluded farmers up in North Dakota who have undertaken to do business without the irrigation ditch. For some time past sad stories have been coming from that frigid region relative to the destitution among settlers, but the latest and sor- riest comes in the shape of a dispatch from Ellendale, N. b. Crops are failure ow- ing to the drouth and hot winds There is great deal of destitution among the settlers. Thousands are leaving for other states and thousands who remain will have to be aided in procuring the neces- saries of life Western Kansas and Ne braska, and also eastern Colorado, where the rain beIt' theory has been advocat- ed by land boomers, are in a similar plight. The moral is plain: farmers in the arid country must build irrigation ditches before they build homes.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
The Difference.
EXaminnr

The difference between a newspaper and political organ is just this: A news paper publishes all the news of the day, regardless of who is affected by it. Its editorial opinions are one thing, but they are not permitted to change or color the news columns, where its subscribers have a right to look for a true and fair report of current events.
 An organ suppresses or distorts the daily news to make it it the interests of the party whose advocate it is.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25

WE have yet to sec one republican paper with the manhood and honesty to retract the accusations made against Hon. P R. Brady that have been met and proved false. They accuse, and when con fronted with proofs of their error, they conveniently ignore the matter andhatch up new and equally impossible ones. We really feel ashamed of the dishonesty and unmanliness of some of our so-called best" newspapers and stigmatize them as unworthy of any confidence whatever upon the part of the general public.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-25
Home Again.
Tucson Citizen.

Mr. Frank Hereford is home again after few weeks trip through California and mp the the coast. Mir Hereford re- ports business very lively in the Sound country, and through Oregon. In South, ern California it bears a prosperous look owing to the immense quantity of fruit which have been marketed. Los Angeles looks brighter and more active than at any time since the boom. Mr H. says the impression in Washington and the north is that Southern California is the con- ing place, and many people are selling out and going south.
 Tucson looks better than ever in his re- turn and he is satisfied that her turn at the wheel of prosperity is not far dis tant,