Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-03-14

| Lease will shortly visit Prescott to
 confer with the populist leader of
 northern Anzona, in regard to the
 campaign for the coming season.
 Mrs. Lease visited the southern
 part of the territory some time
 since, and has sent General Weaver
 down there to hold the populists in
 line. Her visit to Prescott IS, for
 the purpose of deciding as ,o
 whether 1t will be necessary to send
 an eastern apostle of pop" doc 1 trines to northern Arizona. She will experience considerable difficulty in
 finding enought populists in this g .ion now tp form 8 line. Mrs.
 Lease is an indefatigahle. worker, and keeps her subordinates on the move.
 Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, who has just paid visit to Prescott, is one of the presidential possibilities for 1896. The esteem in which he Is held has been manifested, not only in Prescott, but in every town which he has visited on this trip, by the large number of people, regardless of politics, who have called on him. Mir, Lincoln is respected and honS 'd, not merely because he is the son of Abraham Lincoln, but because of the fact, that he is possessed of the qualities Of mind and heart which command the respect of all. He Is not only the son of one of the most illustrious men in American history, but is man worthy in every respect to bear the name of Lincoln. Readers of this paper will recall the fact that Mr. Lincoln was its choice for president in 1884, it's editor be- ng delegate to the territorial COZ vention which elected delegates to the national convention. Had he been nominated the Cleveland calamity would never have occurred to the United States.
 The tariff bill, according to tele- graph reports from Washington, comes from the hands of the senate finance committee, in a worse plight, compared with it as it came from its author, than Wilson himself will
 from his siege of typhoid fever. In fact it bears but little semblance to it's former self and appears to be protective measure" is the language of the telegram. The only feature of the bill which has not been tim kered is the income tax; that is per mitted to remain. The telegram adds that the opinion is expressed on all sides that the bill fails 10 fulfill promises of the democratic platform and that the next conven- tion of democrats will have to abandon the tariff reform hoax and adopt either straight protection or straight free trade" Did anyone ever hear of democratic legislative body fulfilling the promises of its platformi Has the democratic party in Congress redeemed single pledge made by it in lS92i
 Phenix papers continue to speak of the possibility of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phenik railroad being built no further than the Congress mine. Such talk is a reflection on the good sense of the parties who are putting their money in the en- terprise. It is the sheerest sort of | nonsense to talk about a railroad | being built 12O miles through such | a mountainous country as this just to reach a single Iuine, even if the | mine were the best in the world. i And particularly so when 1t is taken tito consideration that at this point | the open plain is reached where the railroad can be built to Phenix at a nominal cost. The traffic from the Congress mine would be but drop in a barrel compared to that from Phenix. The north and south road will be built to PheniK, as it has always been the intention to do, and not only this, but even Phe- nix will not be permitted to enjoy the honor of being its terminus, as it will be extended beyond there.
 The territorial democratic central committee meets in Phenix today. It is stated that one of the objects of calling the committee together is to decide upon suitable man to succeed Governor Hughes. The fight against Hughes has been so prolonged, so persistent aud bitter that it is now said the Washington authorities have consented to ap- point a new man to the position, in order to secure harmony in the party, provided the party can agree upon a candidate. Nothing what ever has been charged against Governor Hughes as an official, the charges which have been preferred being the same ones that were pre- ferred against him prior to his ap- pointment. Governor Hughes off cial acts have been all right, so far as they have come to the surface, He is accused of doing inconsistent things of a personal nature solely, not as an official, since being in office, which even if true would not justify his removal. The fight how avar halon. a fo ot.r frianda tho