The Arizona champion., 1891-05-09
u.ssA,aSs0REnS~APPEALs
 I'd 0chesRepublican Party lCs0f CocOnixso County.

AONAASe1A~k&SSO AoASy Tsof coconlno County.
 Few of those ,,whos listened. with pity, not unmingled st times with indig- nation, to rhs torrent of, yituperssion, and calumy Rosssdl ,fOEth by Mr. Stewart at the psbIis meeting .en Tuesday night last, will perhaps thank me for reminding them of the unpleas- ant scene, Few of those whose ears were offended by the scurrilous utter snces will care to recall the 'snhoyinpg ..is l. 'h 1,.,hs;, " ",
 Frap tho blasphemous beginning, wherein, with sshameless trreverepse he compafed ilimSsIf to the Saviour of mon, through ell that harangue to the ltardy and fBPctent close, ths .lesrs .,0 good men and women were sssailed by, a stream of coarse spithSs and ribaldry to which they were notactas- toned; and which, naturally enough, made many ; Ahem. wonder if this sort of thing was usual at public gath eripgs; aud, especially if it was the the correct thing at Republican ,taest- ings. ,
 ;;3. h my appeal to you as men, as Republican,. torspddiste the effrontery of theF'very few persons of which Mir. Stewart is by common accord the lead CT and recognized, head, I felt sp earnest desire to see the Republican party disown the "will:o'y ythe-wisp" that was doing his bsss to lure it to sure defeat if not, destruction; and 1 believe 1 couched my appeal in gen; tlsnanly language, such as was fit for your wiyss saaa saughters to hear: '
 Fdeplore, and always avoiI,, ~Esp I can, any personalities in public. But in this instance it was clearly i'm possible, to avoid some personal refer ences, without eowsrdies.a The capdi- date for the Chief Executive position in the county, had, few moments be- fore, publicly selected the name. of W. c. Stewart as the chosen leader; and the test applied by those men has been and is: loyalty to Stewart M means loy' alty to the party. ~
 There was no, svading the issue: and spehking for myself, T am glad of it. The time was never mo,e propitious for the Republican party of this county to determine that one question: Is it prepared to. accept the leadership of w. c. Stswafti'f |; ...
 And l believe I speak for more than one lifelong Republican when I say it will not be accepted.
 We are entitled to leader who is clean. We are, entitled to a leader who is 'asnsiatens. \ HWe. are sptjsled to leader who is capable of express ing our views; not one who is as unable to speak or write an intelligent sen tence as he IS of formulating . decent thought. Moreover I believe that it will be just little difficult for Q lead
 CT of that stripe to dismiss, or read out of the party, anybody who simply refuses to,ssdsipt' ifiiGSs' it's leader, |sAAd whatever question may arise in the minds of those Who have no, given the matter thought, there is no question whatever in the mind of Mir Stewart or'any of his followers, as tc who is to be the leader--if they make it stick. 'r~ ( / | They. will not make it stick,-in my humble, judgment. There are a good many people in this county who believe Tn and who earnestly 'deslre, clean county government. Does any sane man belisye they will get it from ntoficers of Mir. Stewart E. selec. tioni With the men in this combi
 nation, in theft private or their per, sonal affairs we ts' citizens, have nothing to do. But in their public Capacity, and in all that affects their actions ss our would-be leaders, we have everything to do;a spd it is clearly our duty to do 1t. Those who have the best good of the Republican party st heart, who have no personal axes to grind or ambitions to gratify, will ses, without much trouble, just what the duty of the party is. 5s, {.
 We are entitled to e leader who deserves our confidence and respect; one who has been unstiiied in his public life and unquest,onably above rsproaeHia 4 his relations with his fellow pen, %" '''"
 In all that have sald or may say, l desire it to be plainly understood that 1 am not making the attack. The attack was made and the issues joined when W, 'G. Stewart and others went to Phoenix. The defiant and presumptions challenge uttered last Tuesday night simply clears up the smoke. ''
 This appeal is not meant to ''down..' anybody, 1t is written solely for the purpose of preventing what would be littie short of public calamity, to- wit: the election of q man con. trolled by Mir. Stewart; and welded to his nefarious schemes. This is a defence and is so intended. A de. fence of the best interests of party, and of community whose welfare is dear to me. l honestly believe that Stewart and his combination repre-