The herald., 1897-04-29
Our Phoenix Correspond
ent and Politics
THE GLOBE RAILROAD TALK
ARIZONA MINING MATTERS
CAREFULLY REVIEWED
Who Will President Mckinley APP
point for Governor-other I'm
portant Matters

Special Correspondence to The Herald.
PHOENIX. April 27.-Just four things
agitate the otherwise placid stream of
prosperous, joyous. healthful life in the
sunny vale of the Salt river. Ienumerate
them in the order of their present impor-
tance in the public mind:
First-Will ]. c. Adams or w. T. Smith
be the next mayor of Phoenix?
Second-How soon will the Santa Fe
people begin the construction of their
new line from Phoenix to Globe?
Third-Mining news of all kinds, the
gold, silver and copper discoveries that
are continually being made land the i'm
portant sales and transfers Of mineral
properties that are taking place daily.
Fourth-Who will be the next governor
of the territory? This is the question
nowadays that agitates the public mind
least of all, and only the politicians are
bothering about it.
Considering the mayoralty contest.
unless all the signs fail the fight will be
every bit as hot as the weather is now
rapidly becoming. The Democrats are
saying all sorts of unpleasant things
about Mr. Adams and his candidacy
Some of the things they say are hardly
in good taste. I believe. For instance.
their reference to thee fact that Mrs.
Adams happens to be endowed with
surplusage of worldly goods as well as
with comeliness, intelligence and amia-
bility, and their irrelevant remarks
about "a wife's money" etc.
THE MAYORALTY FIGHT
For myself, have small admiration
for the discriminating faculties of any
man who has the lack of good taste nee
essary to constitute him a good Repub-
lican, yet in this case believe the Phoe-
nix Democracy rs making mistake. In
deed in a local fight like this. politics
do not count, and even Republican
might say "might"-make good mu-
nicipal official.
Howbeit, though Mr.. Adams must be
pretty clean sort of man when his
political enemies can find no more po-
tent reason agaisnt his election than that
his wife has q snug bank account in her
own right.
One can hardly say so much for the
Democratic candidate for mayor. II the
fight proceeds on the lines that II has
already assumed, things are likely to
become interesting for Mr.. Smith. There
will be something said about the
"bridge" matter in all probability. This
Is an interesting bit of gossip and one
is tempted to jump in and scoop" the
local papers on 1t.
1t appears that when Tom Smith was
ir the council he wasan ardent advocate
of the proposition to bridge the salt
river near Phoenix. The California
Bridge company had interests OF its own
In the matter. One day Councilman
Charlie Standard received personal
letter from the bridge company. He
has showed the letter.
ABOUT THE PHOENIX BRIDGE
The writer OF it informed Standard
that he had been in consultation with
Mr.. Smith, fellow member of the coun-
ell. in relation to the proposed bridge
and that Mr.. Smith had advised the
writer to communicate with Mr.. Shank
ard on the matte. Then the letter went
on to tell what very useful thing
good bridge was and what very good
bridges the California company were
constructing. In conclusion the letter
read: Nov, II you will vote in the
council for that bridge at Phoenix 1t Will
be worth more money to you than you
can make with your thresher in a whole
season'-or words very nearly to that
effect.
This letter is said to have been seen
by Joe Alexander, Henry Morgan. G. w.
Johnstone and several other well-krown
men in Phoenix, and ie still in existence
or course this is all hearsay testimony,
bare gossip, as it were, and at best 1t
proves absolutely nothing. No doubt
Mr.. Smith Is very estimable gentle
man, but nevertheless this letter will
be an unpleasant feature of the cam
paign, should 1t be produced, and they
declare it will be given out unless the
attacks on Mr.. Adams are confined to
truthful statements of facts.
CHARLIE BRINCKLEY'S TALE
1t is also said that Mr.. Smith is vul-
nerable on other points-indeed no man
is perfect But Charley Brinkley came
to town the other day. He might tale
unfold, they say, that would better not
be told. Morris Fleshman and some of
the other boys about town might also
tell a funny story about certain speech
the one that electrified Phoenix when
Mr. Smith was candidate for the coun-
ell. There are also escapdes and things
that might, in their telling, make the
campaign interesting If not more so.
Mr.. Adams has built the biggest and
best hotel in the southwest, IL Del Coro-
nado be excepted. and while this fact
is hardly sufficient to entitle one to be-
come mayor. Mr.. Adams has undoubt-
edly brought lots Of money and lots OF
moneyed men and women to the Salt
valley. He Is also a very plain. common
sense sort Of man. who, in spite of the
fact that his language, spoken or writ
ten. is reasonably inside the lines of
grammatical construction, is yet COM
panionable man to all sorte and condi-
tions Of men.
THE GLOBE RAILROAD
In order to take advantage of the tax
exemption railroad bill. passed by the
last legislature, the Santa Fe must begin
its line to Globe within the next four
months Operations are expected, how
ever, within as many weeks. FOR it has
been definitely decided, It Is said. trat
the road will be built and that con-
struction will commence immediately
upon the bonds being placed. Fisk &
Sons of New York are handlipg the
bonds. and reports are that they are
being placed very readily. There is
much faith abroad in the future or
Arizona,
In connection with the railreild sis-