Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-04-18

in that direction, but turned, by force
OF official reciprocity, in the direction OF
the Star Office. Strangely enough the
Star justifies the modns operandi, by
which the official patronage was steer
ed in the way it should go, in series OF
grossly untruthful recriminations.
Granting, however, for the sake of
argument, that what the Star says is
true, does that justify the debase-
ment of the governors high Office as
charged by DR.. COmstock? We rather
think not.
During the Harrison administration"
the printing for the university and
experiment stations was scattered pro.
miscuously through every job Office in
southern Arizona, the Gazette, Repub bill
can and Herald in Phoenix, the Stockman
in Wilcox, the CITIZEN, Star and Enter
prise, in Tucson, received portion Of
this printing and at prices that met the
approval of the board of regents of
which Hon. M. P. Freeman, president
of the Consolidated National bank, in
the city, was chancellor.
The Star further, Intentionally, falls
into error in its statement that under
the same administration the CITIZEN
received every dollar of advertising in
the U. S. Land Office. The writer was
register of the land Office at the time
and in no single Instance did he attempt
to divert the little advertising that
passed through his hands to the CITIZEN,
but allowed parties in interest to select
their own mediums of publication. Mr..
Douglas Snyder was clerk in the office
much Of the time and can certify to the
truthfullness OF the foregoing.
Burdened by its bad reputation the
Star continuing says:
Neither does the CITIZEN appear to
realize the fact that it has received every
dollar OF county patronage from a dem
ocratic board of supervisors and nearly
all OF the patronage from democratic
probate judge. Pray how much does
he CITIZEN want, anyway? The Star Is
doing university work today for 80 per
cent less than the CITIZEN did the same
Glass or work three years ago. 1t is
quite natural for the CITIZEN TO want to
come In after making four years of enor-
nous profits and offer to do the work at
cost price and simply because the sd- |
had changed.
For once it makes q ten strike on |
ruth. The CITIZEN does as charged. |
get every dollar OF county patronage
from the democratic board of superb
sors. In the interest of the tax payer |
they advertised for sealed proposals for
printing, etc. and the CITIZEN being the
owest bidder was awarded the printing
This was undemocrstic in the eyes of |
the Star and deserving of the severest |
,eDsure. In the same eyes it, is SKY |
blue democracy to treat public Office
Is private snap, but fortunately the
honorable board of supervisors were not |
70 constituted. and furthermore, before
hat same board, the CITIZEN never at
empted to swear that a 81 job was
worth $40, can the Star say as much?
In reference to the patronage accord
d the CITIZEN by democratic probate
udge-in the language OF this self same
old John Wood" we mod
silly admit the soft impeachment. The
York is not sent to US through the pro-
ate judge, but he allows parties in in.
crest to use their own judgement in
UGH matters and naturally enough four
Offices out OF five are published by the
,ITIzEN. The expressed reason Of Judge
food for taking this position can be
ound in bis well known declaration in
eference to the Stars charges Il will
ot stand by and see the estates of dead
len robbed"
With such record staring them in the
ace it can hardly be expected that the
tar Office is doing University work 80
er cent cheaper than the CITIZEN did
ONE three years sgo when it was being
eperally distributed, more particularly
hen it is known that San Francisco
ouse offered to do certain university
utilization for 800 less than the esti-
tate made by the Star management.
low we do not care for this kind of
ontroverey, but merely wish to set our
eighbor right in the premises.