Arizona republican., 1890-12-06
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 Now that the indictments for criminal libel secured by c. Meyer Zulick against THE REPUBLICAN have been quashed perhaps that worthy may see fit to bring a civil suit for damages. That would be the proper and the honest way to do, but it is hardly likely that c. Meyer Zulick, with his notorious record in every county in which he has resided in Arizona, will bring any civil suit Such a course is contrary to his cowardly nature. With Grand Jury packed in order to meet just such cases as this it was easy enough for him to secure these indictments. A Grand Jury com- posed of men against one of whom there stands upon the records of the court of this county an order of the court dis barring him from practicing as an attor- ney. A Grand Jury which appointed as it's expert man who has no visible means of support, and who the next day after his appointment was trying to bor- row money upon the strength of having a county official endorse his note. A Grand Jury composed of men several of whom had expressed themselves in the vilest of terms about the editor of THE REPUBLICAN, fact hich we stand ready to prove. A Grand Jury that returned indictments upon the statements of c. Meyer Zulick, a notorious liar, and  Johnny Behan, defaulter.
 If the Grand Jury considered the per son of 0. Meyer Zulick so sacred, be- cause he was an ex-Governor,as it stated, why did it not find indictments against the Democratic organ of this city which has said ten times worse of ex-Governor Wolfley than ever TIE REPUBLICAN said of Zulick? If it wanted to make show of decency and honesty why did it not in- uuire into the conduct of the county hospital, which has lately cost at the rate of 5000 year to maintain as against $lS0O year for the years 1SS7-s? If it wanted to make show of decency and honor why did it not investigate the paying of $l346 to the County Recorder for doing work which the statutes ex- pressly provide he shall do without compensation?
 Is it because this was not part of the plan of the ring which packed the jury box and which yielded the solid block of fifty-two in the last Democratic County Convention2 It has been openly asserted about Phoenix, time and again, that certain former Grand Jury was fixed" for the express purpose of let ting out a member of the gang who had assaulted a reputable citizen with re- volver and the action of that Grand Jury and the method of selecting the one just discharged gives weight to the assertion. In fact it has been notorious in recent years in this county about the way iuries, both Grand and Petit, could be, and oftimes were, "selected," and it is high time to call the attention of the public to the fact, that reform may be effected.
 THE REPUBLICAN has no fear before an honest and legally selected Grand Jury. The attempt of c. Meyer Zulick to fasten upon the taxpayers of the county the expense of maintaining suit against TIE REPUBLICAN is in keeping with the record of such cowardly cur. It is like man on horseback armed with broad sword attacking one on foot armed with a straight-sword. Now that this swelled- up creature is unhorsed now that he cannot ride into court at the county's expense, TIE REPUBLICAN, invites him to come forward to battle, man to man, if he feels aggrieved.
 Does he think the people are of so short memory that they do not remem- Der when he was first appointed and made his grandiloquent speech in Tomb stone, how Briggs Goodrich from the same platform denounced him asevery- thing that was vile and vicious. And when he sneaked of to Tucson how Goodrich followed him and repeated the operation there, and again at Phoenix, until at last in desperation Zulick wanted to know what would induce silence on part and gave him the Attor- ney-Generalship, when Bilence was ef- fected? Does he think that all the miners to whom he gave worthless checks are dead? or all the newspaper files burned by which his blackening and rotten trail can be traced from long before he ever came to curse Arizona with his presenceP If he does he is himself. People in new country ofttimes pass over things in a mans record, but when he attempts to Haunt his stink pots of vice into their faces at their own expense they rebel, and in way to make it extremely un- comfortable for such creatures as c. Meyer Zulick.