The herald., 1896-03-10
ARIZONA'S INDIGNATION

In the house of representatives February
II, by vote of 200 to 50, the Murphy
land lease bill, one of the most colossal at
tempts at fraud of modern times. was
passed over the presidents veto. In de-
| Tending his bill Murphy said ~ know the
| people OF my territory want this bill They
are tired of allowing men to occupy the
best timber and agricultural lands in Ari.
IONA anu escape contributing to the sup
port OF the government. repeat there is
| not man in my territory against this
measure who has any standing, political.
social or financial, and if l had time l
could prove it: hence it is the duty of this
house to pass the bill, the veto notwith-
| standing.''
| Shade of Boss Tweed that such man
with such record should make such a
statement. Political, social and tinan-
the flight from The Dalles. Oregon, to the
Sandwich islands? or the days when he
walked the streets of Prescott without
sufficient Financial standing to borrow
S2.5O, and has been refused that sum
and less, and that often; has this ac-
penditure of a dead mans money so
far forgotten himself as to SO speak of
thousands of Arizonans who paid
taxes and were good citizens when
he was regarded as a characterless
"rounder," with no standing of any sort
who oppose this bill whose financial stand
ing is such that their words are more bind
ing than any bond which this man Murphy
could give and every man in Arizona knows
1t. The great majority of Arlzonans are
opposed to this bill. and the best men in
the Republican party. are opposed to il.
There ia not an honest man in the terri
tory VINO thoroughly understands the mat
ter who is not opposed to it. This state
ment OF this graceless political advent,irer
will prove a bitter pill for the hundreds of
honest Republicans in Arizona who
voted for him and are violently OPP
posed 10 the measure. Many of the most
prominent men of both parties in Ari
IONA are insulted by Murphy's sweeping
statement. Murphy also stated in his re-
markable speech that opponents of his
measure were irresponsible non-tax pay
ing fellows" congressman will be sur
prised to know that during this fellow
Murphy's residence in this county his name
never appeared on the tax assessment roll
and that he was one of those non-tax pay
ing fellows and The most irresponsible of
the lot.-Prescott. Ariz Courier.
The Prescott Courier and President
Cleveland have the endorsement of Arizo.
mans in consideration of his veto of the in
famous Murphy land lease bill. AS the
Courier predicted, our Jacksonian presi.
dent smelled the negro in the wood pile and
vetoed the bill. To the Courier belongs the
credit of having first called attention to
this infamous measure and agitaing the
matter until public attention was directed
to and against it,. and petitions
poured in from Arizona bessech-
ing the veto of the bill. There
were only two papers in Arizona which ac-
| lively defended the measure, one a Repub-
lican paper and the other the Arizona Star.
OF Tucson, both Murphy organs. Presi-
dent Cleveland is not always right but he
is always honest. Now our political skirt
dancing and acrobatic governor finds him
/, self in a rather embarrassing position for
the turn has come in the tide when no cam
not endorse both Cleveland and Murphy in
| his Tucson tar which has already yelled
| itself hoarse endorsing the Murphy lease
| bill.-Prescott Courier.
The president has vetoed the Murphy
school land bill. In SO doing he has made
! friends in Altoona that he did not before
possess.
| The bill was regarded as one of the most
| vcious ever passed by congress, and the
action of the president is TO be commended
| in placing his veto upon it.
The passage of this bill by Murphy made
| his reelection difficult, and probably ac-
counts for his declining to be a candidate
! again. Now THAI the bill has been vetoed
/ there will be rejoicing in many homes in
Arizona where tIIera has been sorrow since
its passage.--Phpnix Republican.
The protests send out last evening by
wire against The Murphy school land bill,
clearly show hoH the people of Arizona re-
gard this rascally measure. and places the
! brand of falschood upon the statements of
! Murphy that the people OF Arizona were in
favor OF the bill.-Arizona Gazette.
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