Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-10

 ton of the propriety of the Arizona Press Association taking any action in regard to matters of this kind, we again quote from the minutes of the session of the association held in Phenix January l4, 1893:
 "After the election of A. E. "Bredull." of the Republican, and Messrs. w. D. Morton and F. J. Netherton, of the Mesa Free Press, to membership, the following resolu- ton was adopted:
 Recognizing the ability and in tegrity of l.. c. Hughes, editor of the Tucson Star, and realizing his many years of great service to Ari- zona, it IS therefore
 "REsoLvED, By the Press Associa- ton of Arizona, that we heartily endorse l.. C. Hughes for the position of Governor of Arizona, and ask President Cleveland to lift this high office out of the old time political ruts and appoint Arizona's ablest newspaper editor to that posi- tion."
 
 "After the guests had retired a resolution was passed endorsing Governor Murphy, as the author ized representative of the associa- tion in urging the early admission of Arizona to the Union"
 Again we quote from the minutes of the association of April 10, 1893:
 "A resolution by T. ]. Wolfey en- endorsing s. F. Webb and recon mending that a certified copy of such resolution be forwarded to Secaetary Carlisle was adopted"
 From the above paragraph, it will be seen that Wolfley himself placed himself in the same position as those whom he now characterizes as white slaves" and "sold himself for the purpose of prostituting the purity and virtue of an organization in which every newspaper man had pride"
 But let us look little further into this endorsing business by the Press Association. In the minutes of the same session at which T. J. Wolfey "prostituted' the associa- tion by getting an endorsement from it for a man whom he wanted to get an office, we find the following:
 ''On motion of President Dunbar, c. W. Miller was endorsed for post master at Tempe"
 A little further on during the same session, We find that the following resolution was adopted:
 Resolved by the Press Associa- ton of Arizona that the thanks of this association are hereby rendered to President Cleveland and Secretary Smith for the appointment of l.. C. Hughes. one of its members. as governor of Arizona, thus recogniz- ing the integrity of the press and the people of Arizona, and We here by pledge that the confidence thus reposed in one of our members will never be abused"
 From the above quotations from the minutes of the Press Assccia- tion, it will be seen that abundant precedent had been furnished by it for the action taken on Friday. The inconsistency of Editor Wolfey's present vaporings must also be very noticeable to even that individual himself. as he seems to have figured as chief ''prostitutor" on a former occasion when it suited his purpose to do so, and now figures as chief thigh kicker" when the Press Asso- citation in 1895 did what he helped to do in 1898. Wolfey now asks that a special meeting of the asso- citation be held to expunge this reso- lution from the records. Wonder if Wolfey will expunge his resolution from the minutes at the same meet ing along with all the other endorse ments adopted by it.
 Mir. Wolhey, in his maniacal rav- ings, very freely attributes motives for the actions of members at last Fridays meeting. Now the JOURNAL MINER will not be so unkind, or so unfair, as to attempt to attribute motives to Mir. Wolfey in his unfair, untruthful and unjust criticisms of members who voted for that resolu- ton but will simply leave him and his record as given above to himself and the public. The latter can easily judge as to his motives, his sincerity and consistency.