The herald., 1895-04-17
OUR OUR ARIZONA ARIZONA LETTER LETTER
Great Bicycle Race Against
Time
CITY CAMPAIGN OPENED
A Very Choice Lot Of Misfit Legisla-
ton
Statehood as a Panacea for Territorial Ills
Unpopular Veto Interesting
Items

PHOENIX, A. T., April 16.-Horace
Slater, the swiftest bicyclist in Arizona.
ran against time yesterday on the race
track, with wind in his favor, one-fourth
of mile in 26l5 seconds. 70 Offset the
favorable wind, however, the track was
heavy with dust. This time is not for
record. +.
The campaign for the city election has
been opened, the Republicans having
held a primary election. The Demo-
Gratis will hold theirs on Thursday, the
18th. .-.- ef9 M ,at
There is practically 10 interest mani
tested in it. Several reasons could be
attributed for this state of affairs. The
prime one is the existing political situa-
ton. The intelligent voter does not
knov what to do. Our territorial admin
istration should be Democratic. Our
leading Democrats say that it is not. that
Republicans are anu have shaped terri.
torial affairs greatly to the confusion OF
the party at large.
A leading Republican. commenting on
the situation, deplored this condition, as
he recognizes the great injury that has
been wrought to both parties through
mistit legislation. The board OF control,
the immigration commission; the new
election, the new jury and the county
classification laws are all insists; and
goodness knows how many more that
will prove CT like nature. One
wholesome law that passed al
most unanimously was pocket-vetoed by
the governor, which is being commented
on by the people of both parties i'll any
t ing but complimentary terms to the
governor. 1t was the bill taxing banks
and corporation stock. You Californians
are not interested in this, however, or
you would help the people of this terri
tory to obtain statehood. Statehood is
the only panacea for our ills. 1t is the
only remedy that can be applied that will
cure the political gangicne which is
$. reading alarmingly rapidly over the body
polite. The people are beginning to
realize the situation brought on by mlstit
politics as manipulated by misfit politi-
clans.
They realize that the territory, as we'll
as the counties and the few municipai-
ties, are in debt. No money to conduct
the public schools. No money TO pay the
current expenses or the territorial
government for the next two years
through failure of the passage of an ap
preparation bill. This means that evil
depces of territorial indebtedness will
shortly be hawked on the streets, to be
taken up when the shylock feels so dis
posed and at his own terms. 1t means
that this floating Indebtedness will very
hangs this narratives sequel. That is the
milk in the cocoanut.
The Easter festival was celebrated by
both Catholics and Protestants Sunday in
a manner tat called to memory most
charmingly the biblical story If the res
direction of our Lord Jesus Christ. The
church ediliccs, inside, were decorated
proiusely in the lovelest emblem of
spring. Bouquets, wreaths and banks Of
! roses and evergreens were tastefully
arrayed so as to appeal to and delight IT, e
senses. In the Episcopal Church Their ?
was a musical treat extended to its
patrons. A double quartette composed of
the following named ladies and gentle
men:
Miss Thornburg and Mrs. J. L. Alex
ander, sopranos; Mrs. Judge Kibbey and
Miss Stella Whitehurst, altos Hon. VIII
G. Barnes and j. W. Benham, tenors; D.
III. Burtis and Mr.. Abbott, bassos. with
Mrs. J. Il. Walker as pianist They rem
dered Da1k's Jubilate Dec 104. Easter
Anthem by Steel, re Deum by Stark
weather. The Adieu, English version, by
H. Willard.
Mr.. T. P. Casson. who recently pur-
chased the gold properties on the Hum
bug owned by Phoenix people, is expected
to start up that camp next week with a
large force of men. He is now securing
the necessary machinery at the Regiment
mine which he will ship to the new prop
critics.
The full details of this deal have not been
told yet. Suffice is to say it is one of the
most important that has taken place in
the territory for years.