Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-03-23
SOME ERRORS CORRECTED.

SOME ERRORS CORRECTED.
 Ourcontemporary yesterday morn ing gives a pretended criticism of Judge A. l.. Morrison's lecture, which contains very many inaccuracies. 1t very frankly says that no represen- tative of the paper was present, and consequently if received its informa- tion second hand, and further re- marks with equal frankness, that ''it was not the intention of the Courier to take any more than passing mo- tice oi this attempted vote-catching gathering of G. O. F. officials and those who desire to become such had the orator of the occasion re- trained from turning his batteries on the Courier" Even in this the informant of our contemporary was mistaken, as the orator did not turn his batteries on the Courier, but simply exploded statement which had been made by one of its cor respondents, ito the effect tha, the greater a country's imports and the less its exports the richer it would grow. Simply this and nothing more.
 Again, our contemporary does not seem to be able disassociate the name of republican league clubs from that of former secret organi- zation known as union league clubs, and which seems to have made deep impression on the editors mind in his boyhood days in his ns- tive town. In this alleged criticism he refers to the league club as se- cret organization, whereas the very fact that he received his informa- ton of Saturday nights meeting of the club from one who was not member of it, furnishes it's own de- nial of this charge. The republican league club is not secret organi- zation.
 Another charge is made that the speaker made a disparaging remark about the Hassayampers of the country, which was not the case. A man in the audience interrupted the speaker, and claimed that he was Hassayamper. After little colloquy between the speaker and the interrupter, the former charged his interrupter with not knowing what he was talking abont, and of being in Egyptian darkness, etc. His remarks were aimed only at the individual, and not of the class of which he claimed to be a member.
 The assertion that any considera- ble number left the hall previous to the close of the speech is another misrepresentation.
 Like most speakers on the sub ject, he had to confine his argument principally to that period when our country was in its infancy and a little protection was somewhat of necessity, but said very little about the present status of affairs" is just the opposite of the truth, as his remarks were confined mostly to the present status of affairs and of the large increase in the exports of this country under the Mckinley bill and the reciprocity system inaugu- rated by the present administration. Neither did heexpress any antipathy towards England except as to her free trade policy which she insisted on inficting on this country through the medium of her American allies, the democratic party. His speech throughout was dignifed. He dealt in argument and not in innuendo or abuse. Neither the English govern ment or the democratic party was abused or denounced, but he did at tempt to show, and, from the writer's | standpoint of judging, did so very | forcibly that the doctrine of free | trade for America, as advocated by | them both, would be detrimental to the best interests of this country.