Arizona republican., 1894-02-25
ARIZONA'S WORST ENEMY.

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The REPUBLICAN is grateful for the
many expressions of endorsement
which it has received from the business
men OF the city. The exposure in yes.
terday mornings REPUBLICAN of Ari-
zona's worst enemy was universally
commended. Democrats as well az Re-
publicans called at the Office to bear
testimony to the fact that the methods
OF the Gazette, its blackmailing and
bulldozing tactics for years, had cost
Arizona not only statehood but many
thousands of dollars as we'll.
That paper was pronounced without
exception the most dangerous foe of
the territory. 1t was asserted unre-
servedly that the Gazette alone is re-
sponsible for the fact that Arizona il
still territory. Life long Democrats
pledged themselves that if the terri
torlal committee did not pass a resolu-
ton censuring the course of the Gazette
they would abandon the party. Some
OF the heaviest property owners in the
city announced themselves in open hos
tility to the Gazette. Attention was
called to the fact that statehood had
been prevented, the credit and in
tegrity of the territory injured, the
character of its people maligned, it's
officials blackmsiled, and its bench-the
pillar of the rights of the people-ma-
llciously DETAINED by the Gazette, solely
for personal ends and in defiance of the
will of the citizens and taxpayers of the
territory.
In fact 80 general was the approval of
the course of The REPUBLICAN in expos
ing this wolf in sleeps clothing that
we are encouraged to proceed with the
work.
We arel not, however, unmindful of
the task. For the same reason that
skunk is usually given the entire road
The REPUBLICAN has up to this time
forebore from expressing its opinion
concerning the Gazette. But now that
the prod which we have given the ami
NAL has caused its odor to more or less
pervade the atmosphere we have de-
cided to smoke it out, and having
undertaken the work the people can
depend upon it that TEE REPUBLICAN
will not desist until this implacable
enemy OF Arizona is completely exposed
to the public gaze in its true despicable
character.
tits doub tful whether even in the earli-
est history of the Territory the Gazette
represented the people. 1t certainly does
not now. Aside from its blaakmailing
and abusive methods, scarcely an issue
of the paper is fit to be taken into the
family Preside. It's columns are filled
with obscenity to the extent that it
ought not to be admitted to the mails.
What can the people of the east think
OF us?
What can the senate think of the
capital of q would-be state that sun.
ports such paper? If the Gazette is q
repres entative of the people the senate
must conclude that Arizona ought not
to be admitted and that the territory
should be quarantined. In most places
publications like the Gazette are sup
pressed by law and the editors kept in
Jail all of the time. Until the same is
done in Phoenix we cannot pretend to be
law abiding, self respecting community,
capable of self government. II we
would convince people of the east that
the ISLANDERS printed about us are such
we must not maintain in our midst a
newspaper which day after day gives
the lie to our pretensions.
1t has been said that next to state
hood the investment of capital is
greatly needed to develop our resources.
Yet hardly a capitalist has visited the
city that the Gazette has not viciously