Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-04-25

EdtlOn or the east, or to Notc away of millions for a Nicara- qua canal. however, the charity of the nation would know no limit. The congresses that have been and will be held on this important ques- ton are doing good and are bound to succeed in impressing all Ameri- cans with the demand the western people are now earnestly making.
 The hand to hand fight that is now being waged against Repre- sentative Geary, of California, by . dsmocrats of his state is amusing, l bat not half as much so for iuclud- 1 ing the name of Senator Hill, of ] New York. The latter senator be lieves in offering as much protection to California industries as he does to any eastern community, and for doing this he Is made the political charlatan of his party, probably, because he seeks. ia lSsl6, the nomin- atiol of democracy to the presi- dency. Early in the discussion of the tariff question. California sont strong and ferveut appeals through out the country to have her fruit and wine industries thoroughly pro- tected by legislation. and now goes back on her own future prosperity by censuring two of her most cour- ageous benefactors. There are some politicians still alive who think more of the name of democracy than they do of the prosperity of their community, and some of them live in California.
 A misapprehension seems to exist among many in this locality as to the disposition of money paid in as a poll tax. For the benefit of these, this small tax is applied to the pub lie schools of the county, and in past years has been a principal factor in maintaining these institu- tions. Collectors now making the rounds experience considerable diff culty in securing this per capita tax, the belief generally being that the money given goes toward the performance of official duties. The payment of this small sum is not only just, but it is also one that all should heartily encourage, thereby relieving the vari )us school commu- nitIes of the county from leyying an additional tax to keep the schools in existence. A few weeks a in Prescott an election was held to raise funds to continue the schools a few months by the leyylng of an additional tax. This course should never be adopted if a proper appre- citation of the subject is given in the payment of even a poll tax by the men who are supposed to regard this duty. Thele is no justice in burdenIng taxpayers with an extra duty on their goods, while other men escape, who are equally bound by the law to honor the payment of even a small sum.
 You will often hear men prate over the big industrial movement of today as being due to newspaper notoriety. The same will also apply to the present tariff discus sion also, for that matter
 The next great political issue is whether old Boy Breckenridge will get there in Kentucky. ocislly he's on top again, for bouquets are already being sent to him by fair feminine admirers.
 The general tone of the telegraph news of the day seems to show a rivalry in the disasters overtaking the nation. One day lives are lost in railroad collision, a big fire burns up several people, wreck at sea sends others to the bottom, and the industrial army is getting ready u put the kibosh on everything.
 The base ball craze has struck the House of Representatives, and at the opening game in Washington on the 18th, quorum could not be counted, in consequence of the members being present at base ball. If the Senate would follow smt, the country would rejoice.
 The death yesterday in San Diego of Jesse Seligman, removes one of the prominent fnanciers of the nation, as we'll as one of the ener- getic promoters of western enter prises. He IS said to have been the supporter of T. $. Bullock in the building of the r. x A. C. railroad, but withdrew shortly before that road collapsed.
 The Prescott edition of the Albu- querque Citizen contains many humorous assertions of this section. For instance, the existence of coal fields four miles from town, makes this article in our contemporary savor of put up job on the Citi- zen man. The Citizen man over looked our diamond fields and the big industrial army also.
 Since the invention of bullet proof cloth, stage robbing now promises to be one of the profita- ble pastimcs of border life again. 1
 Recently Senator Sherman pre- cipitated a discussion in the nature of free silver debate by the intro