Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-10-12

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 JoURNAL-MINER objects to the use of this word also. There is no combi- nation of the alphabet which has as harsh and offensive an appearanc as these three letters-lie. The use of this word is avoided whenever pos sible. But when man attends a deliberative body, is thoroughly ia miliar with its proceedings and then attempts to make political capital against it by the utterance of deliberate and malicious false assertions having not even a shadow of foundation in fact, as the above writer did, there is no argu- ment that can meet the case, and there is no way left to refute it ex- cept to characterize it by its right name. There are times when one can utter falsehoods, which are not lies,-he can simply be mistaken. But in this case there was no possi- bility of error. It was simply case of deliberate, malicious lying.
 Whenever an officer in this great republic of ours gets the business of his office stuck so close to his fn-- gers end that if is not advisable to in- itiate a new man in his place, 1t is time that we declared that all offices should be filled for life or during good behavior. "Honest Uncle Ed. Cook" it will be remembered, once had the business of the treasurer's office at his fingers ends, in this county, and year after year, term after term, he was kept in the posi- tion, for the reason that it might re- quire some time to initiate a new man. When the time did come, however, for him to turn over to his successor, and for a new man to be initiated, it was discovered that he mad considerable more-well, several eral thousand dollars-than the busi- ness at his fingers ends. The fact is, there is nothing in the argument of alleged fear. of initiating a new man into any public office. When a man has served his constituency we'll for two terms in an official position, and particularly one where pubic finances are involved, he should be willing to let go of that particular office, at least. If he has been two terms in office and has not served his constituents we'll, then voters should see to it that he is compelled to let go and that new man is ini- tiated.
 The democrats in this county have strong motive in trying to defeat Frank Alley. The republicans have the same motive in urging his elec- ton. He is a strong, positive, able man. These qualifications have in cured for him the ill-will of many democrats in Yavapai county. These same qualifications will make him most valuable man in the legisla- ture. Above all other matters, the Maricopa combination desire his de- feat, because they know he will be a deadly adversary in the legislature. The charge of personal immortality made against him by the Gazette, are notoriously false, as his hundreds of acquaintances in this county as we'll as a large number of the best people in Phenix, will positively assert that he has always been a sober and well-behayed gentleman, whose character for honesty and good behavior cannot be assailed. It is his good name and ability they fear. In Jerome and other localities where he is best known, these accu- sations will only make him four-fold stronger. While among strangers the assault of the Phenix Gazette can only be construed into a recom- mendation, these attacks at the hands of foreign democracy, who helped to rob our county for years, ought to give him the biggest ma jority on record. 1t is the strongest assurance in the world that Mir. Alley is strong and valuable man man for Yayapai county in the next legislature.
 According to Mark Smiths admis sion in hIs speech in Prescott, the democratic party is party of moral cowardice; a party which places party success above principle. This has been charged against the party time and again, by its opposing party, and not only charged, but has been proven as often as charged. Mark Smith, in an attempt to excuse his party for not passing the silver bill, after it had been passed by the republican senate, said they were afraid that if they passed it, President Harrison might veto it, which would make the state of New York solid for his reelection, and thus secure his election for another tern Rnf as all democratic ora