Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-06-07
THE SITuATION.

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 The Phenix Herald Of the 3lst ult., discusses at length the vicious attack of Governor Wolfey through his organ, the Republican, upon the good name of Hon. Chas F. Drake. The purport and intent of the assault is discussed il DO ambiguous phrase, but black Is black and white is white. Upon Gov ern0r Holfey and his few associates is boldly and truthfully charged the at tempt to rule or wreck the republican party in Arizona While prating of harmony" the best men in the party are to be assailed. Within a week he, Governor Wolhey-published letter from the Presidents private secretary. counseling harmony. Smarting under this just rebule he published the letter and immediately thereafter makes a vicious assault upon two prominent re- p1blicans concerning a matter which is alleged to have taken place five years ago. This ancient yarn concccted by democrats for the purpose of destroying harmony in the republican party is raked up and rehashed at this late day, with le view of creating dissensions in direct violation of the spirit of the letter.
 The following is the article referred t) and which VIC are free to Say fairly represents the sense of the press of the rritory which is ou;spoken in its COL ,mnation of the governor and his i'm mediate dependents for seeking to stir up dissension in the party.
 eThe Hon. Chas R. Drake, President Of the last Council, and Receiver of the Land Office at Tucson, gentleman against whom not breath of adverse criticism, either of political, social or business character can be passed, is the subject of a vicious attack by the organ lately established by Messrs. Churchill and Wolfey and the parties who have associated themselves with them for political purposes, namely: Robt. Paul. U. $. Marshall: J. A. Black, Commission CT of Immigration; Royal A. Johnson, Surveyer General of the Territory, ana Thos. Hughes, Auditor of the Territory, each of whom have contributed or agreed to contribute to the concern which was organized apparently with the unblushing intention of traduciRg every hocest Republican in Arizona who will not "bow the knee to Baal," l. e., Messrs Churchill & Co. The purposes of this misnamed sheet are day by day becoming apparent-we say misnamed because it attempts to clothe itself in the hablliments of a tine honered party name. while in fact it shows the linea- ments of a huge iackess beneath its stolen covering. Mir. Charles R. Drake, of Tucson, is a gentleman m every re spect and a Republican whose standing has been irreproachable in the party, leader whose acts have been unselfish, whose counsel has been prudent and for the benefit of the party and the Terri tory. The trouble with MT. Drake is that he is popular man and with a keen eye searches the vicious depth of political treachery and supercilious political oombast in way that makes the gangs uneasy. MT. Drake must be downed first, and so the organ comes to time very strangely with an utter strang- CT to Territorial politics in the editorial chair But this was to have been expect cd, and was part of the scheme which the Herald has already laid bare to the public. And yet this coterie counsels '-harmopy-le us have harmony" The kind of ''harmony" wanted, however is that which would prevail if the party would humbly subject itself to be used as a mere senseless tool by the political gang that has combined against the Re- publicans of Arizona to ride them for their own purposes or destroy the party.