Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-11-04

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 ent arrangement.
 Not long since the writer heard s
 free trade democrat argue vehement | ly that the tariff was tax, and he
 could not understand why people
 should favor proposition to impose
 an increased tax on themselves. The
 same embryo statesman, however
 ardently supports the now constitu-
 tion and favors statehood, which
 have the effect of increasing the
 burdens of taxation upon the people
 The two arguments are, however,
 about as consIstont.a as those usually
 used by aspiring democratic states
 men. Each is intended to apply
 only to the particular subject under
 discussion, just the same as the
 party fsvors free coinage of silver in
 Ohio and opposes it in New York
 Constitution advocates are trying
 to make strong point in favor of
 an instrument that is evidently not
 popular by telling of the innumera-
 ble square miles of land that Ari-
 zona will receive on her admission
 as State. Now let no yotor be de-
 ceived by any such argument, as
 the government has not made any
 promise or agreement of this kind.
 1t simply represents what those
 constitution makers would like to
 have. Aside from the reserve of sections sixteen and thirty-six of each township, and number of sec tions reserved for University purpo- ses, this immense land grant of the government to the future state of Arizona exists only in the imagina- ton of these would be state makers.
 Minister of Finance Smith of Hawaii says that "when the Flaw ailan cable is built and the United States utilizes Pearl Harbor as q coaling and naval station, Hawaii will be as much a part of the United States as India is a part af England" Dr. Smith further stated that ''the islands are drawn to America in every way, and the United States need fear nothing from England's efforts to obtain a foothold. There Is some amicable understanding between the United States and Eng land, whereby the latter govern ment does not even maintain a coal l ng station on the islands. The | completion of the cable will be | grand thing for the United States. | IS we'll as for Hawaii"
 Constitution and statehood are lot running as smoothly in Phenix IS might be desi'ed. "Boodle" has 'een at the bottom of this move nent from it's first inception, and it Tas in Phenix that it originated. liter securing the removal of the apital to Phenix, through the in uence of Sl0,000 poodle sack. the eople of Phenix immediatelycom- lenced to work the seat of govern lent for all that it was worth. tatehood meant the assemb- ng of a constitutional conven- on in Phenix, and bill was rushed trough the legislature calling for lch convention. It failed to mate alize, however, and at the last ses- on of the legislature, members om other portions of the territory { gain allowed themselves to be used ( nder the plea of statehood to sad e the expense of an election for slegates and the expense of hold
 6 the convention for the fnancia 'nefit of the ambitious capital city. | oodle, poodle, has been the insar t able cry of the capital city ever { nee it was boodled from Prescott. | hey are now commencing 10 quar- | l among themselves over this e me subject. X committee of citi- n ms recently spent Sl0O in getting a s rcular printed, and gave the news d Ipers who have been tho most ar T mt advocates of everything that { ould bring boodlc to Phenix the t ] by, getting the work done at u b office. The newspapers are very t' turally indulging in a kicking O atch against the proposition and, O " properly, refuse to circulate O i'd circulars, even in the interest of ltehood and the new constitution, oI
 supplements to their papers, as iz Iuested by the committee. u Constitution endorsers seem to - making their campaign in favor ., the constitution on the same line
 action usually adopted by demo- e. tie papers during campaigns. =, at is to resort to the abuse of any n 9 and every one that does not ', nk as they do. A correspondent Io h our Prescott contemporary re- |. ltly characterized all who opposed -. , document as enemies of the tL ners and of mining men gener- n, ', just as though the adoption or ad ection of a constitution in Ari- sb Ia would affect the price of silver an fraction of cent. Miners are au
 intelligent a class of people ru yever to be affected by any such SCI itical chaf as that. Tom Parish, i'm 0 was formerly private secretary in, Governor Zulick, and who at that tic e and ever since has given out the no ,ression by his words and actions an { the safety of Arizona depends be him, has written number of let DO