Tombstone epitaph., 1891-05-17
SOUR GRAPES.
 The Scalping Knife to be be Used Used ia Wilcox iIcc0Oyy | Tomorrow. I0ld Sores to be Settled at l the Ballot Box.
 Smith and Meade the Vic tins of an Unmanly 1 Blow.

The following note received today from Wilcox will explain itself. The writer whose name we are not at lib srty to publish, is a prominent Dem ocrat of that town:
 WILCOX, May 10. 1891
 $. c. Bagg, Editor PKosPEcToR-I received yours of the Sth today snd cannot forward you the election re turns as requested as l will be out of town. Mr. Pugh 0f the Stockman will attend to this matter for you if you will ask it of him. do not think that there will be many votes cast here and do not think that Smith and Meade will get any of those. IL is claimed that had it not been for Smith the county would have been divided last winter. 1t is reported that Mark telegEaphed to Peter Brady from Washington demanding Of him that he stand against the division of Cochise county. At least Mir Brady received such dispatch and immediately went to work and threw his influence against Norton < Co. Meade is looked upon as one of his lieutenants and one who worked against our interests have talked with Democrats Co en- deavoT to keep them in line but 1t Is no use. They are stubborn in their determination to teach the delegate to let their affairs alone
 That there is some truth in the assertions made iB the above letter is not be denied. The PRosPEcBoR hap pens to be in & position to know about as much about the sending of the dis patch as either Mark Smith, Mir Meade or Peter Brady. It was rumor- ed last Friday that the Wilcox people would knife smith on the strength of the telegram sent to Brady, but the PRosPECToR did not think it was aught but idle rumOr until tOdsy's mail brought a confirmation of the report The facts Of the case are as fellows: During heat of the controversy over county division, MT. Viekers, @hose strong opposition to division is public matter, wrote to a gentleman in this city and stated that strong appeal by citizens oi Mir. Brsdy's ae- quaiBtsBees to him, would leave no doubt in that gentleman's mind Of the feeling in Tombstone. The gentleman who received the letter showed it to several prominent citizens both Re publieans and Democrats whs met in- formally and suggested the idea oi sending a dispatch 10 Mark Smith at Washington asking him 70 wire Brady to stand against the division of Cochise County. This was done, the dispatch was sent by s, c. Bsgg ard the names of the citizens signed to ia. An ans wer came back the next day from Mir. Smith: Have wired Brady ss you suggested"
 There is but one thing to be said in the matter, and that is that fl Mark Smith had not acted ss he did he wouid have been false to the trust imposed upon him, for if any man knew the absurdily of the division oi county at the present time, il l is our delegate to Congress. Ar. Meade aas te t,e sHFe g strong oppo- nent of county aiyisiou and worked as l hard as any man in the community to | prevent it. Whether this action on the part oI the county diyisionis.s is to result disasirously to Messrs smith and Meade is matter of doubt. it be ing to late to argae with the disgruntl cd Wilcox voters but behooyes the friends Of these two gen I ilelnen both in Bisbee and Toasbstt.ne io rally to their support, if they pur pose to stand of the solid front of those who would have bad them fold their hands when the welfare of the county vas asssiled