Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-10-21

Sult haS been commented III lar icopa county to determine whether probate judges are entitled to retain the fees received for marriage licenses or whether they should be turned into the county treasury.
 The department of our contem- POrary usually given up to "edI- toriAl correspondence" this morn ing contains labored ''cOrre sponded' appeal for Buckey l O'NeilPs election.
 Chairman Stoddard and Secreta-
 ry Archibald, of the county repub.
 licSn central committee. are doing
 good, effective campaign work. Their work does not seem 10 be pleasing to our democratic friends, though, who seem to think they should distribute Bryan literature. Representative Coffin, of Mary land, who has been actively cam psigning in that state, says nothing can prevent its electoral vote from being cast for Mckinley and Hobart. In his own language: Maryland is as sure to go for Mckinley this fall ss Pennsylvania is"
 Political cowardice consists in be- ing so prejudIcsd as to be afraid to
 listen to or resd arguments for the other side. It is not only political, but moral cowardice of the rankest kind. Fortunately, the day has about passed when Ameucsns are afraid to investigAte.-Phenix Her aid.
 Some of the most influential men ia the Populist party in Mari coPo county. the men who assisted in ihe organization of the party in the territory, have announced tkeir decision not to support O'Neill for delegate to congress. The party was organized from honorable and honest motives, but it Is now being used simply to try and "beOst" O'Neill into office.
 Hon. Frederick R. Coudert, of the Venezulean boundary commission, who has been in Europe, lost no time Tn putting himself on record against Bryan, as soon as he got back. He said; "I myself have been 8 democrat ever since it was my privilege and l am not bound by IL. It IS sn expression of anarchy and an appeal to sectionalism."
 Buckley O'Neill is the most ardent and persistent reformer in the country. He has been running for office now for fifteen years just n the interest of the ''toiling masses" for the purpose of correcting imag- mary evils. We'll may the voter explain in the language of the great poet, "Is it not better to endure the ills We have, than fee to those we know not of, that may be inflicted on us by a professional office seek ing populist reformeri"
 Judge Buck, one of the leaders of the poPulis; party in PheniE and formerly one of the chief contribu- tors of the party paper there, Judge Goodin, another prominent member of the party of Tempe and NIT. Heinhric of Mesa, another promi- nent populist of that county have all renounced allegiance to O'Neill, and the party is now without leader in that county. A large following of the rank and file of the party has al- So dese;ted POpulism Snd the popu- list candidate.
 Hon. Andrew D. White, formerly U. S. minister to Germany. has punctured Prince Bismsrck's alleged bimetallism by an open letter show ing that Germany has something like $lOO,OOO,OO0 worth of silver to sell, and that in addition to his hay ing put Germany on a gold basis, Bismarck actually refused to see sn American sent by this government to endeavor to secure his coopeIS- ton in bringing about international bimetallism.
 The Tucson Star, if We under stand it sright, has virtually given up the fight for Mark Smith, and comedies that Buckley is not in the race, which leaves 6 clear field for MT. Doran. It says: This is cam psign when there can be no chances taken. We must have straight goods. We want them without spot or blemish, especially when it comes 10 the silver question. No political or dolly warden chest nuts will pass this time. The cause is too important to the interests of Arizona" The only candidate with out spot or blemish, and the only one on whom no chances are taken in voting for hIm is Hon. A J. Doran.
 MR. FIrUH's BEAUTIFUL PERuRA