Arizona republican., 1896-04-05
MATTERS POLITICAL.

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 Tucson Star: The demonstration at Phoenix the other night on receipt Of news of a change of territorial admin istraition was not in good taste. If it had celebrated the departure of an executive who had been corrupt, eX- travagant or incompetent, that ex- pression more or less public, accompa- nEed by the glare of bonfire and the blare of band would not have been in appropriate. But it celebrated noth- ing of the sort for even political ene- mics of the present administration have from time to time admitted that it has been more useful, more economl- cal, more progressive and more pro ductive of reforms than any of its pre- decessors. The persons who took part in that jollifcation had no thought Of public affairs. They were merely giv- ing way to an outburst of local pride for honor had been done to Phoenax man. All Phoenicians were of course, not even a majority, but that consld- erable minority whose motto is "Phoe- nix against the territory"
 Tucson Citizen: In the charges pre- ferred against Governor Hughes he has been accused of stealing every tIhEng but the terrors of death. Will tjhe governor be content to rest under these imputaltions which have been scattered from one end of the Nation to the other? We rather think not. Future action i'm this direction will be worthy of note. If the charges made by the vicious classes" against Gov ernor Hughes are not true he can make a mint of money in collecting damages for defamation of character.
 Tucson Citizen: According ito tele- graphic dispatches in The Star, Gov ernor Hughes has temporarily laid aside the cares of the executive office and consigned them to the keeping or the "vicious element" until, Cincin- natus like, he shall again be called to take charge of the steering gear of the Arizona Democracy.
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 Tucson Citizen: A petition is being circulated and numerously signed ask ing the retention of M. F. Shaw as su- perintendent of the territorial prison to which he has of late been appointed. Shaw stands we'll with the people and they would like ito see him retained in his present sphere of usefulness.
 The ages of the Republican entries run as follows, according to the Cin- cinnati Tribune: Mckinley, 52; Reed, 57; Cullom, 67; Allison, 67; Morton, 72. 
 Mohave county will elect delegates to the Republican territorial conven- tbion in a meeting to be held in King man April B.
 The Pima county Republicans will hold primaries April IS and their county convention April 27.
 San Francisco Bulletin: Perhaps Arizona would do we'll to show her ability to live in peace and order un- der a territorial government before asking admission as state. Just now there are two governors out there, and that would be a surplus even in great state like California.
 PT6SCUGI JOuI udl-MIu0T lIsOpJ. dON- ernor Hughes is removed. His enc miles who have been at work for the past three years, have at last accom- plished their purpose, and Hughes is down now and they are on top.
 The charges which have been filed against him have embraced nearly every crime known, but the sin of all sins in the Democratic mind is that he did not administer the affairs of the territory on partisan grounods and for the benefit of the Democratic patty, which placed him in power. With his political record as governor the Jour nal-Miner has nothing to do and has nothing to say, as he claimed ale glance to the Democratic party and was appointed by a Democratic presi- dent. So far as his official acts, other wise. have come to light, his admins tration has been an economical one, and the best interests of the territory have been subserved generally so far as known.
 There has been only one feature of