Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-09-02
Our friends, the democratic editors

of the country, are just now distort- ing the speech recently delivered by Major Mckinley on the silver ques- ton. He is charged with opposition to this precious metal. All intelli- gent persons who have read Me Kinley's speech will agree with his views on this question, He Is op- posed to making the United States the dumping ground for the silver of the world. This is just what free and unlimited coinage of silver means. Silver producers are opposed to such a scheme. A law that will permit of the coinage of silver up to the full amount produced in the United States. will meet the demands of the silver producers of the coun- try, the democratic papers to the contrary notwithstanding.
 Just after the election for dele gates to the Constitutional conven- ton, the Phenix Republican con tained an article refecting on the Catholics in this county for their al legged action in the election. In a recent issue of the above paper an apology is published in which it is stated that the article was based on false information received by the editor of the paper. Our contem- porary copies this apology in its issue this morning, with preface to it, in which it stated that if was the "unthinking and hasty act of de- feated candidate, who has. ere this, the Courier hopes, repented his un- just acts and accusations which brought forth it's previous com ments." The JOURNAL MINER Is in a position to know something about the information upon which the sd- verse comments were based and knows that it was not imparted by a defeated candidate.
 It seems that Prescott is not alive to her best interests or else the Sl ,OoO or Sl.2D0 necessary to build a road to the Bradshaw country would be forthcoming, and the road built at once. We raised 5000 with which to celebrate the Fourth of July and have just subscribed Sl,OO0 to send a hose team to Albuquerque. Both of these appealed to the pride of our citizens and they have shown a lib- erality which is commendable. The wagon road to the Bradshaw noun tains appeals, not to our pride, but to our business interests. The road will cost about S3,0O0 or $500. The supervisors have agreed to furnish the balance provided Prescott fur nishes Sl,OO0 or Si,200. Surely there should be no hesitancy or delay in deciding such an important matt, T, one involving thousands of dollars of trade, when 1t can be had so cheaply. It Is not the trade of day, but the trade for years that will be received from it. Let us get move on us at once and push this road through.
 The Phenix Republican, in an ed itorial about United States grand juries in Prescott, airs its ignorance concerning such bodies. Eliminates that grand jury number three was called to investigate charges against Henry Tuning. Such was not the case. After the trial of Col. :. E. Bevans, on charge of having ac- cepted bribe from Henry Tuning, during which the charge, so far as his having received bribe, was sus- tained by the evidence, but he was acquitted on the grounds of the statute of limitation having inter vened, the defendant Beyans swore out complaint against c. T.. Cooley, of Apache county, charging him with perjury in his testimony given at the trial. Col. Bevans did not really expect to make good his charge, but as the grand jury had been discharged, he hoped to have him bound over and have this seri- ous charge against him until the next term of court. As the com blaming witness lives in Oklahoma and the government would have had to pay his expenses to return here to testify before the grand jury at the next term of court, United States Attorney Wilson decided that it would he cheaper to investigate the charge at once, SO he accordingly had another grand jury called, who pronounced the charges as being malicious. The Tuning case came up, incidently, for consideration by this grand jury, as did one or two l other cases.