Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-03-18

IS grooming Matk Smltus PtcpatS- | tory to entering him in be congres- sional race.
 Arizona needs additional revenue . to her school fund and law pTo- viding for leasing school lands will . give It tO her.
 What a pity that 8 piece of cold iron cold enough to freeze ! be brought into contact with every ! human tongue used to blacken sn innocent persons character.
 It commences ;o look as though ! pistols and knives would be used yet ! in the seusatorial contest tn Ken lucky before it closes. The session ! of the legislature will close next ! Tu, sday.
 When Senator Bill Clark, 6 re- 1 publican member of the Kentucky legislature heard that it was con. templated to unseat him in the same manner as James and Walton were unseated, he at once announced a bet of Sl 900 to Sl that if this should be done no one would prevent him from entering the joint assembly and voting. The bet was not taken.
 In lieu of statehood, the Tues, n Citizen wants home rule for the territories. That Is, to permit the people to elect their own officers and the government pay them. This would be a great relief to the authorities at Washington. Ss they would not then be compelled 10 inspect the dirty linen sent from this territory.
 4 Kokomo, Indiana, woman beats the record for lightning changes of her name. She was married to man named Trader, from whom she secured a divorce and had her maid en name of Smith restored to her. Within three minutes after the di- vorce was granted she married a man named Tyler, thus within three minutes having had three different names.
 The remarks made by Delegate Murphy. in congress, ID regard to the school land bill, were exactly as published in the Congressional Re cord. They were never revised or altered by him. Despite this fact, however, there are papers in the ter ritory which are unfair enough to continue to quote and comment on the remarks reported to have been made by him, but which in fact he never uttertd.
 Senator Sherman displayed con mon sense when hs said of the re- cent adverse criticism of his Cuban speech by the Spanish minister at Washington: Il no not care 10 en- gage in a controversy with MT. De Lome, whom 1 know, and whom I esteem as a gentleman. He is here to represent the Spanish govern ment, and he is entitled to the priv ilege of making the best showing for that government in its present unfortunate situation, of which he is capable"
 Democrats are trying to carry on business in high handed manner in the Kentucky legislature. The action of the senate "a unsesting James and Walton was taken with out either charges or trial or any show of legality. Kentucky has been democratic for so many years l that they have come to the couclu- l sion that a republican has no bus mess to hold office.
 Ohio republicans yesterday in state convention assembled set Me l Kinley's pace for the party; it is gold, silver and paper, with which l to measure our exchange, that shall | be as sound as the government, and | as untarnished as its honor, and 10 | that end we favor bimetsllism and | demand the use of both gold and 1 silver as standard money" That is McKinleyism; that is republican Phenix Herald.
 Spanish Premier Canovas' at tempted explanation of tde differ ence between the recognition by Spain of the belligerency of the southern eonfederscy during the civil war and the recognition now by the United States of the belliger- eucy of the Cubans Is very tame affair, but probably the best that could be made under the circum- stances. It shows very clearly and forcibly, however, that with Cano- vas it makes mighty big difference whose OK is being gored.
 The Republican is the only re- publican paper Tn Arizona that has been consistent on the Murphy land ] bill; several others started to aid the people in opposing it, but later or ders changed their tactics While they haven't the courage 10 endorse it, vet they put up all kinds of limsy excuses in its behalf.-Gazette. Our contemporary is slightly in error, as the JoURNAL-MINER has con sistently and conscieutiously advo- cated the bull from start to finish; still believes it would make a good law, and one which would prove of