Arizona republican., 1890-11-18
FIGURES TO PONDER OVER.

The Florence Enterprise, which is everything to all men, seems greatly ex- orcised oyer the aggressive campaign made by TIE REPUBLICAN, and tells it's readers how awfully this paper injured the Republican party. Now let us look into the condition of affaias little and make few comparisons. TIE REPUB- LICAN was especially active in making a fight on the Territorial ticket, and we will first consider that.
 In 1888 Marcus A. Smith was elected Delegate by a majority of 3S34. This year his majority is only about 1000. Certainly not in excess of 1l00 A re- duction of 2S00. Two years more of the same proportionate change and Mir. Smith will be elected to stay at home by a handsome majority.
 In 1888 L. H.. Orme, Democrat, re- ceived majority of 99S for Joint Coun- cilman from the Northern District. The official returns are not yet in, but liar ris Baldwin's majority this year will not exceed 500. In 1888 J. H. Hoadley, Democrat, received a majority of SSS for Joint Councilman from the Southern District. MT. Brady's majority for the same office this year will be between 500 and GOO. From this showing it looks very much as though only another campaign or two of aggressive work is needed for the Republicans to carry Arizona, despite the efforts of mug wumps and newspapers with an itching palm.
 Speaking of Maricopa County the En- terpriSe further says:
 Two years ago Maricopa County elected a large percentage of the local Republican ticket
 In this the Enterprise again displays it's ignorance. Two years ago but one Republican--Hon. J. Y. T. Smith-was elected in Maricopa County the Demo- crats carrying the rest of the ticket on an average majority of 547. Again it says:
 Maricopa Republicans have been gaining strength at every election for the past six years
 This assertion has been made before, and like many others it is not true, ex- cepting that the Republicans of Mari copa County made great gains this year. In 1884 the Republicans elected two men, Hon. DeForest Porter and E. B. Kirkland. John B. Montgomery, Re publican, was elected Supervisor, but he went before the people as an Inde- pendent, endorsed by the Republicans. The Democrats elected all the rest of the ticket by an average majority of only 17O1a.
 In 1886 the Republicans elected Hon. L. H. Goodrich Councilman; Henry Wharton, Recorder; Hon. J. Y. T. Smith, Assemblyman, and C.. l.. Esch- man, Public Administrator. Goodrich and Eschman were elected by majorities of and respectively, and the other two by close vote. The Democrats carried all the rest of the ticket, their lowest majority being 4 for H. II. Lin vile for Supervisor, and their highest 605 for A. Barry for Surveyor, their average majorities being 25lH.
 In 1888 the Republicans did not place a full ticket in the field, there being no opposition to the Democratic candidates for Councilman, District Attorney and Surveyor. The result was that they carried every place on the ticket except one Assemblyman by majorities ranging from to 1906, their average majorities being 547. Even leaving out the three candidates against whom there was no opposition, and on the remainder of their ticket their average majorities were 3561R.
 Going back to 1882 we find the aver age Democratic majority of the county was only I49. Thus it will be seen that the Democratic maiori- ties in Maricopa County have steadily grown, until this year, being 2l1a more on an average in 1884 than in 1882; Sl greater in 1886 than in 1884, and 2951s greater in 1888 than in 1886.
 Now let us look into the results for 1890. This year the Republicans nomi- mated full ticket and made a straight out and aggressive party fight. The re- suit was that they elected their candi- date for Sheriff by 50 majority, and both their candidates for Supervisor by majorities of 259 and 130 respectively.
 The Democrats elected the remainder of the ticket, their highest majority being 419 and their average majorities being but 2S1. Deducting the Republi- | can majorities and the average Demo- cratic majorities on the entire ticket are but 1884. From this it will be seen that Maricopa Republicans have not been gaining steadily for the last six years, but that they had been steadily losing until this year.
 Naturally enough TIE REPUBLICAN takes to itself some of the credit for this showing. As in the matter of furnishing news, it took the lead in fighting the corruption and demagogism in the Democratic party. Its course may not have been pleasing to Demo- crats or mugwumps. It was not ex- pected that it would be. But that it has the endorsement of the ablest |