Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-10

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 The city election in PheniN on Tuesday, June I. resulted m the election of that sterlIng old Hasa yamper. J. D. Monihon, as mayor. Col. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, says he does not intend to say much about it, but be intends to De the next democratic congressman from Ashland district.
 It is reported. and with apparently good authority, that the strsddle of the Yavapsi democracy on the 6nan- cial question, has driven many foI- mer democrats into the Populist party in this county.
 St. Louis hotel and restaurant keepers have combined in oPPosi- ton 10 entertaining colored men during the St. Louis convention. They state that under no circum- stances will they do 50.
 The JoURNAL-MINEE has no desire to prejudice any case now before lie court. or likely Co come before II, but it Is in favor Of a strict enforce meut of the law prohibiting arson. Two buildings have been destroyed by fire in Prescott within the past few months. which have been charged to incendisTy origin, in both of which people were asleep. There is a heavy penalty Aga'n't setting fire to buildings in whi, h persons are asleep, and severe pun ishment should be meted out 10 any one found guilty of it. But, at the same tiSne, not every man charged with crime is guilty of 1t.
 The question which is just now agitating the public mind in Pres colt is not water. or wind. or Lot weather, but the inexplicable action oi the board of school trustees, in re | fusiug to re-employ Prof Brouse and Miss Baker, ID the public schools. Patrons of the schools, as well as County School SuPeTinten- dent C, P. Hicks, who has been . regular visitor Co the schools, state emphatlcally that Prof. Brouse and Miss Baker are two of the very best teachers in the public schools. Public indignation has been running so high in the matter that there has been strong talk of calling an iudig- nation meeting to ask the trustees 1 to resign. The welfare of the public schools should be above every other interest in Unemployment of teach CTS, and if the action of the trustees hss been governed by spite or Piqus a. is currently reported on the street. 1t certainly does not show a proper consideration for the best interests of the school It is alleged that the teachers were requested to ci:- culste petitions asking that they be retained, and were told plainly that if they refused, they would be fired. Two of them at least did refuse and they failed of being reelected.
 The graceful thing TT the Pres cott school trustees to do under existing circumstances IS to recon slder their former action and re- instate Prof. Brouse and Miss Baker in their former positions. The senti- ment of the community seems 10 favor this; according to the testi- mony of the trustees themselves, they are both competent and efi- cient teachers; according to the tes- timony of the pupils in their respective rooms, as we'll ss that of their parents, they are exceptionally good teachers, away above the aver age. There need be no humiliation ca the part of the trustees to take this action, and the ouly thing, it seems, 10 interfere with their doing so, might ss a matter of sel! pride For them to ignore the plainly e1- pressed wish of the people on this question. 1t seems now, would im- pair the efficiency of the schools an destroy that cordial entente | which should exist between the trustees, teachers and patrons of the school. If their prde prevents them from obeving the plainly in dicated sentiment of the community ID the matter then the next best and most appropriate thing 10 do would be to resign their positions. Whenever public official gets out of harmony with his constituents 1 he loses hls power tor usefulness.
 In an interview with the Phenix Republican. Governor Franklin is reported as saving that his orier for the removal of Col. NJ. H. McCord as member of the board of control, was not for cause, but that he sim ply wanted another man in the posi- ton. This being the fact, the gov eruor's action will hardly meet with the approval of citizens of the terri tory. If Col. McCOrd has been dis honest in dIscharging the duties of the office, if he has filled tho posi- ton to his own pecuniary advantage to the detrimsnt of the best interests of the territory, then the people, regardless of politics, would say amen to his removal But a paper ! ,rh;ch ;s avfrap,aiv fyiandlv fo Gnv-