Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-09-27
Not the Gauge of Partizanship.

PhenlX Gazette
 In connection with the evident antagonism between the local democracy and education it might be mentioned that the poor dem ocrats know no better They have come from those states where the standard of il- lite racy ranges from 35 to 55 per cent - Republican.
 In states where partisan feelings run high, it IS not infrequently that impru- dent and uncalled for assaults are made by parties upon their opponents, but 1t is rarely, that the people of Arizona, who invariably put aside politics and vote for the best men, are called upon to read in newspaper such libel upon their in telligence, as the above The editor who wrote it, has been a resident of Arizona some four months, and yet he feels call ed upon to air his great learning. by dl- rectly insulting every man who belongs to one of the parties of this Republic Let us look at the conditions: In every town, hamlet, and city in the United States there are democrats and repub icans, sometimes nearly equally so. Bro thers divided on politics, as do business partners. Now what rediculous asser- ton, that, the dividing line is ignorance Lawyers physicians, men eminent in law, medicine, statesmen, soldiers-in fact, every avocation of life, every element of society-is made up of men and women of both parties, and, in this enlightened age, what a statement for a newspaper to make, that the line of division IS marked by scholarly attainments. Among the shining lights of this republic, men who have left their imprint upon its history: mon who ushered life and independence into the nation and guided it through its stormy infant period Their names are recorded on the roll of fame of the dem ocratic party. Foremost among the great thinkers of the world; high in all that makes the record of statesmanship, loyal to country and man stand those opponents of the doctrine of the republican party. Parties are among the necessary machln- cry of civil government, but no honorable or intelligent newspaper will class them as was done by our narrow-mlnded. blgot- ed contemporary. The standard of man IS not nor can 1t ever be measured by party fealty, and 1t is indeed less so in Arizona than almost any locality. The men who have labored for the advancement of this territory; who faced the dangers incident to and inseparable from frontier civiliza- tion; who have help-d to solve tEe pIoJll n of its future, and maintained the loyalty
 
 whether they were democrats or repub- hcans. The gray-hair men who marched down the streets of Phenix out to the burying ground, following the remains of an old soldier, never stopped in the thick of battle to ask q comrade what his poli- tics were The men who followed the old flag through the storms of war and risked their all that cur country might remain united and free, never insulted the intelligence or loyalty of their com rades in arms by discussing their ability to serve their country because of their politics: and to-day out here on this southwestern frontier, where civilizations s last battle has been fought and won, where manhood, decency and patriotism are the only passwords of society, this infamous and insulting old haekneyed remark of Democratic illiteracy" will not succeed. No man nor party embraces all that is pure in life or all that Is good in government Broader than politics, deeper than party success, more humane and lasting than campai gn islander; bright CT than the torch of political processions, is that deep and lasting sense of manhood that lays flowers on the grave of virtue and guards with jealous care the name and fame of his reputable ueighbOr.