Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1892-11-15
Tucson Politics.

Inc democrats AIc uhflHk iObo VI iuh
over here making the most OF their VIC
tory. Saturday night procession was
INDUCED in, wherein were displayed
many grotesque idiosyccrasiss OF Dem
ocracy.
One thing have always noticed about
the Democrats Is that they cannot en-
thuse like Republicans. No matter
how great their victory they can't
climb up to the occasion. They seem
to lack some element OF glory that pre-
vents soaring, and as a natural conse-
ouence their best efforts fall short OF g
very ordinary affair among Repub-
licans. Their public meeting Saturday
night evidenced this fact. They knew
thew were victorious and had met to
celebrate their victory, but they did
not warm up as the Republicans would
under similar circumstances.
1t may be this lack OF enthusiastic
good feeling is local and comes from mis-
givings as to party dissensions In the
near future. This view seems more
than probable, and the victors In the
late political fracas eye each other with
suspicion beyond doubt.
The fact OF the premiership OF Mr..
Hughes, of the Star, is bitter pill to
many Of the Democrats, and has caused
considerable comment in the ranks OF
the "unwashed" since the election.
Hughes is not over popular with his
political associates, though he has
always worked hard for the Democratic
party and got very. little returns for
the fights he has made. He has always
been possessed OF great foresight polit-
ically, and when the question arose in
Arizona as to who should represent the
Arizona Democracy at Chicago, Hughes
arose TO the occasion ready to sacrifice
himself at the Democratic altar. In
the fight that followed, Hughes was
beaten, but when it came TO the ques-
ton of the selection OF extra delegates
to the Democratic national convention
to cover the very remote possibilities OF
statehood for Arizona before the ma
tional convention met, Hughes got
there with both feet, and got admitted
TO the Chicago convention, assuming a
leading role from the start.
From that moment to the present his
march has been one of victory, and his
dead would fill dozen graveyards, but
the political deceased count as nothing,
compared with the cemeteries he will
fill up when the loaves and fishes loom
ND after the 4th OF March.
Hughes nominated Cleveland. There
is no Disgusting this fact. IL is APP
parent to all familiar with the Chicago
proceedings. Early in the delibera-
tions OF the great Democratic Conven-
ton, Hughes appreciated the situation
and grasped the opportunity OF his
life.
With all the tact OF political gen.
eral he shaped the Arizona delegation
for Cleveland and he did it in manner
that brought him in personal contact
with the great lights OF Cleveland g
household, and he alone OF all AriZona's
delegates was known in the affair, or
will get any credit for the brilliant
management that eliminated in Cleve.
lands nomination.
Mr.. Hughes as politician has been
under estimated in his own home, and
those Democrats that don't like to bear
his yoke, might as we'll retire from the
field. The distribution OF the offices in
Arizona will occur principally through
Hughes. The natural order OF things
would indicate this, and We would adj
wise our Democratic friends 10 overlook
their grievances, and work with the
political leader. as waiting for another
Democratic administration would be
tedious.
Hughes ought to stand we'll with his
party, but his sympathy with land
grants has lost him a host OF friends
and hurt his paper intellectually. l.. q.
Hughes has much at stake when the
Republican officials hand in their re-
signations on the fourth day OF next
March, and the struggle for Office in Ari-
IONA commences. Then and then only
will the genuine troubles al the leader
OF the Democracy begin and | advise
him az friend to let his Republican
staff go.
There are more than one, il an ex-
Star man can be believed, and they even
write in their own handwriting, l do
not believe that the Democrats kick
against their leader on account OF his
doings in connection with Democracy,
rs they ought to be proud OF him in this
respect, but because they don't care to
see the offices divide up among the
Democrats at the dictation of the Re-
pubIicans who wink for their leader to
pull the string. As long as they know
these men WELD the power at the throne
they are going 10 be restless, and trou-
BILE must result from the exercise OF
such an unseemly power in the ranks OF
the Democracy. l don't blame the
Democrats for wanting the fruits OF
their victory without the intervention
OF Republicans.
They have won fight that gives them
the Offices after the 4th of March, and
Hughes should allow them to exercise
their own will as to who they want TO
fill these Arizona appointments about
all the trouble Hughes has ever had
with his party comes from bis strange
alliances. 1t has been an incubus on
him and an injustice to both the Demo
cratic and Republican parties. Now can
any man account for such a strange
state of affairs? 1t worked all right per-
haps, as long as there was nothing in
sight, but now that Hughes will be held
responsible for the distribution of Fed
eral patronage in Arizona, it is case OF
dropping the Republican editors, or
wading in gore to the ears.
STRAIeHToUT REPUBLICAN,.
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