The oasis., 1896-11-07
A STATEMENT
In Reply to colamny Circulated by the Alleged Repabiican Committee
 of Nogaies.

TIE OASIS editor greatly dislike: obtrndlng his own personality upor the public attention through the columns of his paper. Asa republican it is his earnest desire togiye his party earnest, hearty and effective service. In the great issues of the campaign inst closed he has filled the full meas urc of his ambition in that direction. TIE OASIS articles upon the silver question as presented here at Nogales have been copied iH republican news. papers all over the United States, and the matter presented has been con- sidesed worthy of space in the great metropolitan journals of the country, such as the Globe-Democrat Inter Ocean, Chicago Tribune, Cincinnati Commercial, New York Recorder, and many other leading party organs. The utterances of the editor at republi- can meeting at Phoenix were consid- cred worthy of reproduction as a cam paign argument by one of the great daily newspapers Of California, and widely copied. The republican state central committees Of New York and North Carolina bought copies of TIE OASIS by the hundred and circulated them as campaign documents through those states. Without any solicita- tion or suggestion on the part of the editor all these facts with reference to the effective work of TIE OASIS and it's editor have regularly been for warded to PreSident-elect Vim. Me. Kinlcy, by one of his closest and most trusted friends in Arizona, and placed on iile along with the other records made by republican leaders in the can vass just closed. There is no republi- can in Arizona who can make a better showing. With all these facts in his favor one would suppose that the editor would be entitled to some little consideration at the hands of his party. Yet on the morning of election day this circular was cast about the streets of Nogales:
 MORALES, ARIz., Nov lst, 1896.
 At a regular meeting of the Repub- lican Central Committee of the pre- cinct of Nogales, the following resolu- tions were Unanimously adopted:
 WHEREAS: One Allen T. Bird, editor of TIE OASIS, published at No gales, claiming heretofore to be a re- publican has basely betrayed the ticket nominated hy the regular re- publican conventions Of this territory and cnunty, and
 WHEREAS: It isa duty of all republi- cans to support the nominees of their party, and
 WHEREAS: A T. Bird is using the columns of his paper to defeat all the nominees of the party
 THEREFORE be it resolved that the said X. T. Bird is hereby cut off from all fellowship with the republican party of this county and shall have no voice or vote in any republican pri- mary or republican meeting that shall hereafter be held in this county.
 w. J. EKEY,
 Chairman Central Com of
 Nogaes Precinct. HARRY " LEWIS,
 Sec. Central Com. of Nogales. TO THE REPUBLICANS or PIMA COUNTY The central committee of this pre-. cinct have felt impelled to take the above action for the good of the party and we desire to call your attention to the following facts:
 FIRST: That this cast out traitor is chronic bolter of conventions, and has never been delegate to other than bolting convention since his residence in this pricinct.
 SECOND: That he refused to vote at the last republican primary held in this precinct, tue same having been