Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-12-09

NN M @+f a A- =aAAaNLa AA9I AGNNA aA tempted to give any advice on the railroad bond question, and certainly it has never advised any action ca any question which might smack of rePudiation. IL has discussed the bond question from the stand point of one who finds it exceedingly diff cult to meet the yearly dues de- handed of it in taxes. amounting. in round numbers, to $25 co per month. It has discussed it impassionately, and without resorting to insinua- tions or abuse of any one. It has discussed 1t from a business stand point solely, eliminating sll preiu- dice and demagogy, but appealing 10 the intelligence, rather than the PreIudices, of its readers. It asks no one to endorse or adopt it's opinions. In it's discussion it has aimed to be fair, honest, just and truthful, and we think the public generally will admit that it has been successful in this respect, whether agreeing with its deductions or not.
 Some people appear to Le sur prised to know that about the first official act of President Mckinley will be the calling of an extra ses- sion of Congress to pass a protec- tive tariff bill. Why, we cannot understand. Every prominent re- publican speaker during the cam Paign promised the people that this very thing should be done, and certainly there Is no one thing which the country stands in more pressing need of than a tariff law which will produce the revenue needed and at the same time protect every class of American products. The only regret Is that the legislation cannot be had before next spring. But, by calling au extra session, and by attempting to furnish relief through legislation, the republican party
 will manifest its earnestness in the matter, something the democrats failed to do when they went into power in 1893.
 Whitelaw Reid and family arrived Tn PhsniI on Tuesday afternoon to speRd the winter. Mir. Reid recently published a very interesting article on Arizona in the New York Tribune and which has been extensively copied. It IS one of the most com Prehensive articles tha, has come under our notice, covering, as it does, every point which would be of interest to parties intending to come to the territory. It is written in a verg interesting and entertaining style, too, and is bound to prove of great benefit to the territory.
 During the recent campaign, MT. Bryan, himself a newspaper man, and a cohorts of his shouters and campaign scTibblers, accused all of the newspapers of the country op- posed to him as having been pur- chased, snd the term subsidized press" was bandied by them on every occasion. And now we find some of the prst campaign echoes on the same line.
 Those who know and admire the ability displayed by Chairman Mark Hanna in the campaign, need hardly be told that the fool talk printed as his recent utteTances, are fakes, pure and simple.
 The men who split the democratic party are now to pose as advisers to | the republican party. Thanks, aw- fully, gentlemen; but the republican 1 party has never gone outside its | own ranks for advisers, and is not likely to do so until old age carries it into second childhood.
 If the enactment of 6 protective tariff law will be disappointment to the gold democrats. they would better be preparing themselves for 1t And, come to think about the mat ter, 1t will be much better to dis appoint the gold democrats than to the entire republican party.
 Orange culture in the Salt river valley seems to have passed the stage and the practica- bility of it seems demonstrated. Oranges ripen there earlier than in any other portion of the United States.
 President Diaz has entered upon his fourth term Ss president of Mexico. He says be will not become . candidate again. His term lasts 'our years.
 The campaign liar is still in busi- less at the old stand. He is devot- ng his energies now to the subject # sirships and he is scoring a great ' 'uccess.
 The receiver of the St. Louis & Jan Francisco railroad has been discharged and the road has revert !. d to the company. ! Dr. JAmison has been liberated rom prison on account of his phys ' gal condition. A