Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-12-21

his journeys end, or whether he would ever return again. But the Indians referred to were not the ones which it is now proposed to move from their reservation, where they and their ancestors have lived
 for centuries. When the Spanish explorers first came to this country the Pima and Maricopa Indians were found cultivating the land and raising wheat and other cereals just as they are now. During all the troublous times of Arizona when the Apaches were waging relentless and merciless war against the whites, the Pimas and Maricopas remained the steadfast friends of the whites. Their friendship was not of the pas sive or neutral kind, but was active and aggressive against the foe of the whites. They have not only been and still are peaceable tribe, but they are industrious and raise large quantities of grain by the cul- tivation of the soil. It is true that their reservation comprises some of the most fertile and productive land in Arizona, and the cupidity of the white man makes him desirous of : obtaining it. If the reservation was such as that set aside for the Walla- pals, that would not grow pint of beans or a pound of wheat to the spare mile, there would be no espe- cial desire to remove the Indians. Every man, woman and child in Arizona, with 6 spark of humanity in them, should enter a vigorous protest againt the robbery of these Indians, as in the language quoted above, ''it would be most damna- ble outrage" to rob them of their lands, which they and their ances- tors have occupied so long.
 "The first act passed by our next legislature should be bill prohib- iting school trustees from employ ing teachers for term of more than one school month at a time, there by placing teachers as we'll as pat rons on their good behavior, oa ac- count of the recent judgment of the supreme court for the sum of Sl. .l50 in favor of Q teacher who only taught one month after being en- gagged for year and being discharg- ed at the end of the first month." -PhenIx Gazette. 4 brilliant piece of legislation that would be. X bill providing for the appointment of guardians for school trustees who were incompetent to perform the duties devolving on them would be a more appropriate statute. There is nothing in the existing law which prevents competent school trustees from protecting themselves against incompetent teachers. In Yavapai county, where intelligent schoo trustees are generally elected, teach CTS are hired for the term, with a proviso that either the trustees or teacher can terminate the contract on thirty days notice. School trus- tees of other counties have the same privilege, and by acting on it no judgments for years salary would be obtainable for months service. A statute such as the one suggested above would be on par with law providing for payment of taxes semi-annually, as was ad- vocated two years ago by certain papers, whereas under the present law man can pay his taxes in such installments as he may desire. By and-bye some of these newspa- per fellows will want law passed prohibiting publishers of newspa- papers from sending their paper to man who is two years in arrears, and when xe come to think Of it We don't know but such a law would ! be a good thing.