Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-10-07
HERBERT BROWN =. Manager
NEW GOVERNOR.

The Gazette is in possession OF re
liable information that l.. &. Hughes
is on the eve of removal from the po-
sitiou of governor of Arizona, and
while we cannot disclose the source OF
information, yet it is absolutely cor
rect, and We think the time ripe for
the press and the people of Arizona
to express their preference for suit
able man for this important Office.
Hughes has abused the confidence OF
the territory, and outraged every sense
OF decency with his appointments; and
every element OF prosperity and demo
cratic success demand his speedy dis
missal. The Gazette was in favor OF
his appointment, but we now desire to
say that, like hundreds OF other re-
sideuts of Arizona, We We're grossly
deceived. We opposed j. 4. Parish
and Dr. Hughes in the intere't of this
traitor, and we ask pardon of the peo-
pie of Arizona for the almost mex
cusable position We assumed at that
time. Either OF the gentlemen Lamed
above would have done honor to the
position, and il is the duty of the demo
crs1c party to see, when this misfit
official is removed, that Ar IONA secures
the service of a man for the place-not
q traitor, that pc idles out his patronage
like a corner groceryman. The people
of Maricop8 county, nearly to q man, are
opposed to L. G. Hughes, and like
sentiment prevails in every county IN
Arizona hence prompt and specify
action should be taken by the demo
crscy to assist the department IN his
removal.
The foregoing is from our esteemed
contemporary the Gazette. John is
evidently out with Louis and the desire
to see him bounced is so earnest as to
become almost realistic. But the
mantle of the wise man of the east
whose constant prsyer was that he
might see today with the eyes of tomor-
row, has not fallen upon the editor of
the Gazette, and he will look as in vain for
the removal of Hughes and the appoint
ment of a new governor as the loyal
Aztec does for the coming of new
Montezuma. The deed cannot be done:
Hughes is the king of the democracy,
the cherished darling of the psrty's heart.
and whilst he lives and loves his people
he will reign over them and direct them
in the way they should go, both morally
and politically. If they will drink not
and gamble not, but GO to church Old
Sunday, support the present territorial
administration and honestly admire the
present governor, and his management
of the democratic politics, both nstional
and territorial, be will continue to reign
over them until the sun of statehood
shall came up to bless the land. HIS
work will then be done and be-will
retire behind q cloud snd be lost to his
party for ever.
So long as we are to be burdened by a
democratic governor we will hold on to
the present. We are tired of expert
menting with democratic statesmen and
do not propose to take any additional
chances. We believe that hughes is
trying to make a good governor and if
be fails, said failure must be attributed |
largely to his party education. We know
that he is not a saint for saints tell the |
truth at all times and the governor does |
not, but then we have no surety that |
his successor would be snywise more
truthful and we don't propose to take
the unnecessary chances that are
usually hidden in a change.