Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-09-18
A BILIOUS PRODUCTION.

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 The petty spite displayed by the Prescott papers on their attacks on General Nelson \. Miles is accounted for by the fact that he recommended the abandonment of Fort Whipple. This was before the completion of the North and South road, and at the time the recommendation was a good one and should have been car riei out Hostile Indians were then raiding through Southern Arizona, and the troops at Whipple were not within striking distance. Now, however, the railroad can carry them to any portion of the territory in few hours, and the occasion for the dismembcrmcnt of Whipple no lon ger exists Gn the contrary, there should be full regiment stationed there. However, 1t looks like the Prescott papers, by their attacks on General Miles, were taking a course which will result in the removal of the fort, for as commanding general of the army he will be in a position to successfully resent the obloquy which has been cast upon him by people who cannot see beyond their noses. The people of Southern Ari- zona know and admire General Miles. He settled the Indian ques- tion for them after Crook had given up the job, and they owe him a debt of gratitude which they will never forget. Theirs is not a selfish grati- tude, and has none of the "hog- ranch" prochvities displayed by Prescott press and people, who seem to think that the troops are sent to the frontier that the officers aud their wives may furnish "sassiety for the better @ class and that the soldiers may "blow themselves in,, at the hog ranches. The Southern Arizona idea is entirely different, and ccincides with that of General Miles. Uncle Sans soldiers are merely his servants They wear his livery, and the officers were educated at his expense. In many cases they are as good as their masters, the people, but never any better, aud their claims of superiority cannot be recognized. They were sent here to subdue hostile Indians, and not to furnish nucleus for "sassiety,' nor to spend their pay at some con venlent town
 The above bilious production is taken from the Florence Tribune, edited by (. D. Reppy, whose spleen is evidently not in good working order. Mir Reppy has the inslien- able right and privilege of toadying to any one all he desires to, but in order to make point against the Prescott papers and people, he wanders away from the path of truth. He assumes something in the opening of the article simply because it suits his purpose to do so, and there is not an iota of truth in the assumption, or in the two sen- tences follow ing it. Editor Reppy is a singular formation, any way. 4 year ago, when the Prescott papers were affording him the opportunity O. earning a living, he constant ly manifested the same disposi- ton agains. Prescott and Prescott people that crops out all through the above article. We have no desire to elaborate on this weakness of Brother Reppy, so noticeable to his friends, as it does seem, in later years, that his happiest moments are when he is most miser able. He has developed into a con stitutional kicker and fault finder, and the disease seems to have be- come chronic and incurable. In this instance, while ostensibly writing in defense of a military man, he insinuatingly slurs army officers and their wives generally.