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The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03
Stolen Beef.

Last Saturday night a fight oc- cured between Mexican vac queros and Papago Indians near the boun- diary line, about p miles south of Yuma. Two of the Indians were killed. It seems that a band of Papagos have been stealing cattle belonging to Mexican cattle men. Last Saturday the Indians camped by small lake, where they killed a stolen steer and hid the meat by burying it in the ground. After dark four Mexican vacqueros ap- peared at the Indian camp looking for stolen cattle. They found the buried beef and decided to camp close by till morning. One of the vacqueros named Dominguez under stands the Papago dialect and stood guard. None of the vacqueros were armed. About Ii o'clock Domin- guez heard one of the Indians call to the others to get up and they would go and kill the Meixcans. Dominguez at once reused hls friends and they awaited the attack. The Indians stealthlly crawled up to the Mexicans' camp, expecting to find them all asleep. When their assailants were near enough, the Mexicans at once closed on them and by main force took away their firearms, consisting of a rifle and a shotgun. With these in their pos session the Mexicans fired with deadly effect, killing two of the h. dians. The other three escaped in the darkness.
 The affair created the wildeet ex- citement along the boundary line and everybody is getting ready for more trouble. Eight rifles were sent down from here Sunday. Some families are moving out of the vii cinitY.
 The Paragos belong to a band which has been roaming from Gila City to the boundary line, and are said by the Mexicanst to have stolen and killed numbers of cattle. If the Indians stay on Mexican soil it is thought the cattlemen will clean out the entire gang. The number of the Indians is not definitely known, but probably does not ex- ceed % altogether.-Yuma Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

To vote. for a candidate becasue he is ''good fellow' IS idiocy of the worst variety. Arizona has been cursed with these fellows. What we need is serious and conscientious men who are not afraid to act on their honest convictions. Cab and gall does not enter into the compo- sition of such men.-Prescott Cour- fer.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

ON Tuesday next the people of Apache county are to elect the off cers for the ensuing two years. It behooves them to cast their ballots with judgment, and not act from personal feelings. The right of suf- frage, which all people in this coun- try enjoy, is one of graver respon- sibility than a great many appre- ciate. The voters are responsible, in a great measure, for their ser wants, because they are the ones who place them in their positions. It is a fact, however humiliating it may be, that a large proportion of the people of this county, let their feelings prompt them in the selec- ton of officials. Fitness for the position, cuts no figure with them. They will scratch this one, or that one, and ask them their reasons for it, and the answer will be: "Well, I don't like him; or, he did this, that or the other thing, which I did not like; or, he is friend to this man, or that man, and I wont sup port him because he favors him" :" When you get down to the bottom facts, and find out what the man whom they are opposing has done, nine times out of ten, it is some trivial thing that does not amount to a pinch of snuff; and when pressed still further, they will &C., knowledge that his character is above reproach, that he IS compe- tent to fill the place he is seeking, and ia some instances where one is up for reelection, they will say; "I can't find any fault with him as an official, and must say, that he has filled the place as we'll. if not bet ter, than it was ever done before" {" Men who let such trifiing things &C., tuate them in choosing persons who are to serve them, are not good citi- zens. They can scarcely be called capable of self-government. They have not the right conception of the elective franchise. They are will ing to subordinate the public good, to personal pique, malice and ani- mostly. They prove themselves in- capable of rising above personal feeling from patriotic motives. On the 8th every one, before going to the polls, should think the matter over seriously, lay aside all preju- dice, all personal feeling, and vote for the men whom they think will look to the interest of the entire people. Do this and you will vote the Democratic ticket without sim gle scratch,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

The Tucson Stars Crittenden correspondent writes some interest ing notes on the cattle industry in that section. Among other things he says:
 Colin Cameron. fearing general die-off, is shipping out the larger portion of his stock cattle, and is buying all the steers of his neigh bors, and paying, we are informed, $4 for yearlings and $6 for twos. The price seems low but Mir. Cam eron assured us that he would not pay that price for any steers except those which range with or where his cattle does. From the men with the outfit who had sold at these prices, we learn that the absolute failure oi grass to grow makes it necessity to sell or ship out every thing. Cows and unspayed heifers cannot be sold at any price, MT. Cameron refusing to pay g for them when paying $4 and $6 for steers of like ages. The general inn pression seems to be that only miracle will prevent the total anni- hilation of all cattle Tn this section. Dr. Thornton, of the firm of Perrin & Thornton, has sent out two trains to Nevada, and will continue to ship until all the cattle are gone that can be found of their own and the old Mule Shoe outfit.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

Itis reported that the Sierra Bon- ita Cattle Company of Cochise county will distribute 4000 head of cattle along the Gila river bottoms. This means disaster to the small cattle owners. There is barely feed enough now to carry over what cat tie there are along the river, Trou- ble may be expected.-Yuma Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

The Indians who killed the Mexi- can woodchopper in the Swisshelms left a horse which had evidently been ridden a long way and had a very sore back. It was branded T. F.J. connected.-Tombstone Pros pector.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

MT. Ormsby has met with great success in the electric light enter prise and between this and the 1st of January, 1893, the inhabitants are likely to see the city lighted with electricity.-Tucson Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03
TERRITORIAL DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Delegate to Congress, MARCUS A. SMITH, Of Cochise. For Councilman at Large, T. G. NORRIS,
 Of Coconino.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

Lieut.. Bean with detachment of ten men and two Indian scouts came in this afternoon from the line. The Lieutenant has been scouting along the border in hopes of cutting fresh Indian signs. He left Bowie immediately after the news was brought there of the man being killed by Apaches in tho Swisshelm mountains. He took the trail and followed them to the line. He believes that there were four bucks, squaw and two chil- dren in the party, and thinks that Kid was. not one of them. He thinks it altogether probable that the killing which took place near Morenci last Friday was done by the same renegades who, after go- ing into Sonora went east and crossed the line.
 The scouts with Lieut.. Bean thought that they would pursue this course, but expected them to cross somewhere between Guadalupe Canyon and San Pedro, but no sign of them was seen. The detachment camped with the boundary survey party last night. He will remain over night and will leave early in the morning, going by way of Sol dier Holes and Powers. Lieut.. Bean is an intelligent, affable gen. tleman whom che is glad to meet and converse with.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03

The first killing frost occurred in this vicinity on the morning of Oc. tober 12th. The first ice formed on the morning of the 18th since which time the nights have continued cool. Globe Silver Belt.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-11-03
National Democratic Ticket.

For President of the United States, GROVER CLEVELAND,
 of New York. For Vice-Pres:dent of the United States, A. E. STEVENSON,
 of Illinois.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
BORN OF NECESSITY.

The Peoples Party Became an Imperative
Necessity to Perpetuate Republican In
situations.
The difference between republicans
and democrats is only one of degree,
and not one of principle, and is too
slight to justify changing from one to
the other by a really earnest man.
Neither party proposes to change the
present system which is so rapidly con-
centrating the wealth of the country in
the hands of the few, except the COM
paratively slight influence which a
modification of the tariff might have in
that direction.
On land, finance and transportation
monopolies, or on the many other
smaller monopolies, there is but slight
difference between the two parties, and
neither even processes to have or to
favor any remedy for the unjust and
unequal distribution of wealth which
is making this nation of princes and
paupers, and is. wiping out the great
middle class which has been in the past
and must be in the future the hope and
sheet anchor of the republic.
It was because neither of the old par
ties had the intelligence and courage to
meet and solve the new issues which
changed conditions has forced to tie
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
Trades UniOnism.

The following extract is taken from
a conversation between Josiah Royce
and the prime minister of Austria, as
told by Mr.. Royce in an article to Scrib-
ner's Magazine. The prime minister
expressed himself as follows: 81 fear
the baser sort of men, whenever they
are in politics. What do not fear is the
people themselves. whenever we'll organ.
lied. You talk of the labor agitators
as if they were q danger. I tell you,
our labor organizations are already, as
I hope, far on the way towards fair
settlement of many of the most serious
modern labor questions. For instance,
our laborers have learned that their
own trades unions must exist, not mere
~ for the sake of meeting force with
force, but for the sake of establishing
fair dealing on fair basis. Our trades
unions have in more than one notabl
case disciplined their own members for
unfair dealing toward employers-have
in fact, begun to establish the principle
that laborers organize to protect the So
cial welfare rather than to gain merely
selfish ends. The aim with us is every
where popular sovereignty under a
strict organization"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
It Won't Work.

In years gone by over in the state of
Kansas, the republican lawyers used to
chase the editor of this paper around
the country branding him as demo-
GRAFT working to disrupt the republican
party, and now comes Mr.. Timmonds
and brands us as republican working
in the interest Of the republican party.
It won't work, gentlemen. Police court
politics will not win. This is not a
campaign of personalities and much as
we dislike to be called these hard names
and be so grossly misrepresented, the
work of education must go on. This is
fight for the home and freside. This
is fight for better government which
can never come through the republican
or democratic party. Against the state
ment of Mr.. Timmonds, which was put
into his mouth by the democratic
county central committee, we place ten
long years of hard service battling for
organized labor against organized
greed of monopoly endowed with it's
power to rob by republican and demo-
cratic lazy makers. No, Mr. Timmons,
the editor Of the Industrial Union feels
secure from your charge in the good
sense and honesty of the laborers OF
Barton county, and will go right on
with the discussion. mo-
Industrial Union.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
THE STONE WALL.
Organized Labor Stands Between Capital
istic Greed and Hungry Need.

Organized Labor Stands Between Capital
istic Greed and Hungry Need.
In its issue of September 2 the Kan
sas City Journal quotes and comments
upon, with enthusiastic approval, the
following language of that plutocratic
snob and military despot, Gen. Snow
den, commander of the Pennsylvania
militia:
The people may as well make up their minds
that the eruption at Homestead indicates the
presence of disease in the body polite, which
extends far beyond anything Of which they
have conceived. I believe the hour is not far
distant when peace and ORDER will have to be
enforced at the point of the bayonet. The PEG
pie at Homestead organized a revolutionary
government. They had their officers, their
magistrates, their council Of ten They arrested
citizens without warrant, brought them before
the so called advisory committee, exiled them,
or inflicted such other punishment as they saw
IT. They established an armed censorship of
the press The newspaper writer's were COM
PEELED to wear numbers, like convicts in prison.
They resisted the sheriff. They committed
murder and then made war. AS our fathers
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30

Forced to use harsher methods, even
as the blows given by a mother to her
child hurt the mother more than the
child, so in the spirit Of love and ad-
monition does organized labor chastise
the would-be scab.
TO avert what catastrophe, to ward
off what dire calamity does organized
labor thus continually wear its armor
and sleep upon it's arms? Even this:
Unmolested and it's path undisputed,
plutocratic capitalism would march to
power and affiuence over the PROSTATE
form OF assassinated labor. With none
to defy its will, organized monopoly
would continue to beat down and re-
duce wages to the point of bare sub
sistence upon the plane of existence of
the Chinaman, the Polander and the
Russian Jew. Allowed to buy it's labor
where it could buy the cheapest, the
cheapest, beastliest and most miserable
"bare subsistence" would be the stand
ard by which would be fixed the maxi
mum scale of wages.
Yes, indeed, the world is indebted to
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Political Situation in the Palmetto
State.

The Political Situation in the Palmetto
State.
South Carolina has a voting popula-
ton Of $1,000. This has been divided in
former years about 10000 republican
and 10000 democratic. Two years ago
the alliance took hand in the election
of governor and the legislature. Mr..
Tfllman was the acknowledgements
candidate for governor. He also re-
ceived the vote of the alliance colored
republicans. He was elected and 1rby,
alliance-democrat, was sent to the sem
ate. The contest this year in South
Carolina has been projection along
the same lines. It has been a fight
from the beginning between the demo-
Gratis who follow party dictation
and would bow to Wall street, and
the influence of Grover Cleveland,
and those who would return to the
Jefersonian principles, and enforce the
demands of the alliance. The latter
are largely in the majority, and are
waging very aggressive contest in the
Palmetto state. In the late primaries
of the democrats about 10000 votes
were east of which Mr.. Tillman re-
ceived nearly two-thirds AS the con-
test is shaping he is practically peo-
pies party candidate, and will receive
much of the alliance colored republican
vote. Under these circumstances should
the Cleveland democrats and the Harri-
son republicans combine, they would
still be in the minority by many thou
sand votes. From this condition of af-
fairs it does not look much like Cleve-
land getting the electoral vote of South
Carolina. -NonconfOrmist.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30
Amazed.

Old party politicians are looking on
in amazement at the immense strides
the peoples party is making in all parts
of the country. Without question, it is
attracting more attention than both the
old parties They know they have
made the record and that the people
are onto it. Through the organiza-
tions both rural and urban, the people
have been made familiar with their I'M
savory record and false pretentions and
are now moving to cleanse the Augean
stables. The old bosses are bewildered
to know what to do to stop the tide Of
recruits into the peoples party as they
behold it in every precinct of the land.
1t is paralyziny, but they will have to
swallow the dose they have prepared
Exchange.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30

people, for the people, with equal rights
for all and special privileges to none as
it's motto and watchword.
| New wine cannot be put into old bot
ties, nor new issues settled by old, fos-
SLICED parties which have become mere
political machines for the procurement
of Office and spoliation of tax payers,
hence with the new issues now con-
fronting the American people a new
party is an absolute necessity
That this new party of the people is
perfect, with an entirely sound plat
form, or that it can and will solve cor
rectly all the problems before society,
no sensible man will claim, but that it
is modern party, with modern ideas,
honestly devoted to the public welfare,
comparatively free from political super
stition and prejudices, no candid person
can seriously deny. That it represents
the best thought and conscience and
highest intelligence of any political
party now extant is not to be seriously
questioned.
1t is true that it's leaders lacked the
intelligence and courage to take a
sound and logical position upon the two
supreme questions of land monopoly
and taxation, but this was an error OF
Judgment and not lack of patriotism.
With very few exceptions, the lead
ing minds of the party are sound on
these questions, but they very unwisely
mistrusted the intelligenceo of the masses
and their readiness to accept fight
to the finish between monopoly and JUS
tice. That time and more complete
education upon the economic issues
will land the party upon solid ground
upon these two inseparably connected
issues (really one issue) we have never
for moment doubted. Otherwise we
could have no faith in the party's per.
manence and ultimate success, fol
truth is never content with partial
and half-hearted service. Courage te
stand by the whole truth and to de-
mand complete justice is indispensable
in a reform party, and lack of it has
proved the destruc ton of several prom
ising reform organizations of the past
Parties are not made; they grow out
of the necessities of the hour and the
new issues of the day, as the people:
party has grown and is still growing
and as it must continue to grow until
these new issues between the masse.
and the classes have been settled anG
settled rightly, for only right settle
ments can stop agitation.-Lawrence
! (Kan. Jeffersonian.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30

organized labor to far greater extent
than it is aware of. Were it not for it's
efforts and determined stand, the
masses Of the people would become
miserable, ignorant, lily clad and hun
CRY. Already, SO far has plutocracy
succeeded in it's hellish designs, one
sixth of the adult male population de-
ponds for subsistence upon charity or
theft. There are but three ways in
which man can obtain wealth.: by
working for it, begging for it, Or steal
ing it. Our boosted civilization denies
these two million men the right and
privilege of working for it; they must
beg, steal or starve.
Is there no remedy for this state of
affairs? Yes indeed, the demands of
organized labor, enacted into law :,
would furnish perfect and adequate
remedy.
A rigid enforcement of an efficient
alien contract labor law.
The abolition of married woman and
child labor
A weekly cash pay day and the
abolition of the truck store system.
Equal pay for men and unmarried
women.
| Last, but not least, because the chief
of all demands, the shortening of the
day of labor without any reduction in
the days wage, until every man that
will may work and the standard of
living can be maintained up to the
standard of that now enjoyed by the
| best paid union labor.
Then, brethren, stand irm-quit ye
like men. Educate, agitate and organ
ize. Be alert, active and prudent;
''wise as erpents-harmless as doves. u
Let not selfishness be your moving
principle, but rather be impelled by
love for the human race. Exalt the
fatherhood of God-cement the brother.
hood of man.-George G. Ward, in Kan
sas City Midland Mechanic.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-09-30

front that the organization Of the peo-
pies party became necessary. In the
organization of this new party we have
only REPETITION Of history, for old par
ties never settle new issues. The re-
publican party came up only because
wings and democrats refused to voice
the sentiments Of the people on the
slavery question.
The growing power Of monopolies
and the rapid increase of millionaires
and impoverishment of the laboring
masses is menace to the peace and
stability of the republic which no good
citizen and true American can view
without alarm, or fail to raise his voice
and cast his ballot for remedy. But
neither old party sees anything wrong
in the growth of plutocracy into ever
increasing power and the steady in
crease of class legislation in the inter-
est of monopolists and the wealthy
classes, hence the development of a
party of true Americans, whose mission
it is to preserve the American idea of q
free government of the people, by the