Arizona republican., 1890-07-30
THE GAzETTE'S TACTICS.


 where one always hears the great at tacks the Gazette is to make several hours in advance, they said that Dr. Toney was to be annihilated. They were doomed to disappointment. Its issue of yesterday was, perhaps, the most vapid and indecent of that publi- cation since March. It's cartoon was pointless and disgusting, and it's assault on Dr. Toney was confined to six lines. The Gazette has re- turned to it's old trick of substituting abuse and vituperation for facts and logical arguments thereon. In stead of assaulting Dr. Toney, and his conduct of the asylum, it satisfied itself in throwing mud at James D. Monihon, one of the directors of the asylum, to the extent of a column.
 Knowing something about both men, THE REruBLICAN feels justified in saying something concerning the unjust, cause less and disgraceful assaults made upon them.
 Oui 'o ~ PN' sonal grudge, to further a political scheme or to satisfy those upon whose bounty it lives has worked itself into a frenzy. It fails to weigh it's assertions bring forth facts and doesn't even at tempt to corroborate the assertions of it's impeached witness. Having signally failed in its contempt ible onslaught on gentlemanly and efficient official, it resorts to blackguardism. It returns to its old buldozing efforts, which no longer have any fear to any man. The abuse of the Gazette has become praise for any man in this community and its friendship a reproach. It may adopt the tactics of the scuttle-fsh and dirty the water as it retreats, but its slimy trail is there and its animus and object are thoroughly plain. The sewer carrying it's filth of thought and expression may, in it's judgment, be invisible, but it is assured that it's stench is in the nos l munity. Its main issue is not misun- derstood. It is quite well known that it's supposed trump-card is in reserve and that there is to be further besmirch- ing of official reputations on evidence as irresponsible and unreliable as that which has been already published. And thereaway there's music of the liveliest sort, both for the publishers and their detestable and unworthy tools.
 Speaking of Dr. Toney, the Gazette of yesterday contents itself by saying:
 No man with even the semblance of common decency, when charged with serious ofiense, would descend 10 blackguardism to maintain his reputation as physician, and the public will see at once that added to his gross ineompetency, is the manners of loafer.
 And, in another place, for after its style it scatter0 it's abuse all over the pa paper, from the telegraph page to the local columns, it says:
 The Gazette may be "yile sheet" but il never opens its columns to make war on women. It fights men or something that re. sembles men, but no such blackguard as l through our columns.
 One must adopt the tactics of his enemy. When one fights pole-cat he must do it with anasthetics and squirt gun or take the consequences. Dr. Toney made straightforward, manly denial of the charges made against him and renewed an offer previously made to the Directors of the Asylum that he courted the fullest and freest investiga- ton of his conduct of the Asylum by a board of medical experts. Nothing could be fairer than such test and no offer could be more fully made or more unmistakably stated. If Dr. Toney made some pretty harsh strictures on Dr. Titus it was only what the doctor had invited. As the predecessor of Dr. Toney, Dr. Titus could have done nothing more unmanly or in worse taste than to pass medical judgment on the formers conduct of the institution, upon the gossiping talk of an ignorant, dis honest, untruthful and characterless employe, who secured employmentin in the asylum through letters from men believed to be reliable and trust worthy. As soon as her true character was discovered, both by the directors and Dr. Tony, she was discharged and was then taken up by the Gazette and the small fry of Democratic heelers and pap-suckers who are as bitter and sore at their removal from service in the asylum as Dr. Titus has shown himself to be. If Dr. Titus was justified in his cri ticism of Dr. Toney, the latter was clearly justified in his comments on the doctor and his lack of executive ability in the conduct of the same institution. That Dr. Toney was not wide of the mark in what he said of Dr. Titus might readily be demonstrated, were it essen tial to this purpose.
 As to Dr. Toney's fitness for the posi- ton which he holds, as a man, a student and physician, the Gazette is referred to the papers on file in the office of the Directors of the Asylum. These answer very conclusively the unjust aspersions of the Gdzette.
 The only other reference to Dr. Toney is that he is Lighting a woman." This is sentimental rot. Every gentleman respects true woman, but he has little regard for strumpet. A woman with dagger or revolver is as dangerous as a man and both law and custom justify