Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-10-10
INFAMOUS TACTICS.

Never before, in the political his tory of Arizona, or of any other state or territory so far as known, with the possible exception of "Arkansaw" was such an infamous and outrageous plank inserted in political platform as the one which the democratic platform contains in regard to the republican candidate for delegate to congress. Political platforms are intended as an enun- citation of political principles, but the late democratic convention saw fit to allow the chairman of its com mittee on platform to incorporate in that instrument a tirsde against an opposing candidate.
 It is not an uncommon thing for party platforms to asssil the policy of opposing parties, but to single out an individual upon which to vent its spleen, and as in this case because that individual happened to be the nominee of the party is something unheard of.
 In order to take some of the curse of from this most unparalleled and outrageous departure, from even the semblance of political deceney,  the convention has seen fit to promulgate its platform with the name of its author attached, as If the members themselves were ashamed of the instrument, and were desirous of shifting responsi- bility as far as possible to it's author.
 Were the assertions contained in this political monstrosity true, there might be some shadow of excuse for promulgating them in a political platform, but even then it would be a new departure in political meth ods. But what makes it the more infamous is the eutire absence of truth.
 The erudite author of this re- markable instrument, who is noted for his fertility of words, but barren ness of ideas, no doubt intended to air his knowledge of law, but made a miserable failure of it and instead. made an exhibition of his ignorance of his chosen profession. The "chair- man" charges that
 IN. O. Murphy, during his term of office as governor of this territory drew a salary of Sl00 per month, as one of the Loan Commissioners, in direct violation of Sec. 1855 Revised Statutes"
 The section referred to above re- fers solely to laws passed by the territorial legislature and has no bearing. in the remotest degree, to the congressional act, which created the Loan Commission.
 The latter act says.
 "When the sale of said bonds shall be awarded by the Loan Commission, they shall provide and procure the necessary bonds as in this act pro- yided and ANY EXPENSE INCURRED BY THEM THEREFOR, for the publication of said notices. costs of remitting funds for the payment of interest on money ca said bonds, AND ALL OTHER INCIDENTAL EXPENSES under the pro visions of this act, shall be paid out of the general fund of said territory upon the order of the territorial auditor countersigped by the gover- nor, and a sum of money sufficient to cover said costs and expenses IS hereby appropriated out of the said fund.-
 The people of Arizona believe in fair play and in justice. What do they think of a platform which villi6es and misrepresents an oppos- ing esndidstei
 Again. if Governor Murphy hau been guilty of violating . teFrit9Fisl law, this plank in the democratic platform is a most severe arraign- ment of the present democratic territorial administration. It has been in power now for eighteen months. Why has not every member