Arizona republican., 1898-11-03
A Gittle Comedy
 of Errors BY S. s. MORTON.
(Continued From Yesterday)
BY s. s. MORTON.

(Continued From Yesterday)
 ''Ithcs always been the policy of the Times b
 Tpror. the atIaiDiS tFation: consequently when,
 two years ago, the poprllr oJtcry for Moves and
 RefCrn1'-aiGc3 as the public has since had
 rcascn to believe, ty such practical iIiustra-
 uOES Cf reform bribery, intimidation and
 ballot-box stUf1inF-turncd the accle against the
 men when we lad supported and woul1 glad
 ly have seen ijlng the chief municipal offices,
 we accepted oCr ltfcdt gracefully and com
 Ecnced at once to fight tho battles of the gen
 tlem' wEo been falr,y CT otherwise elected.
 They started out with nying colors end such
 Blowing prophecies of what they were going to
 uo, th2t the impression grew abroad that the
 millennium was about to dawn upon X---. Tor a
 lime all went wcil, and tl,o bosom Of reform
 with winch thC new administration had prem
 lScd 10 sweep away all cobwcbs from the strUc-
 ture of city government was shaken vigorously
 in our flceS. Nevertheless, tho pCh5c waited hcenlcn were removed from the force,f cstcnsi-
 bly, for neglect Of duty but really because it had
 been &scertaincd that tbc5 had voted against
 Mayor royesi This was reform! A clerk was removed rom GIG of the departments at the urgent demand of the city press, because. of his Ga"rant Ilis1cI.iCaEors in Office lie had dcnc ctd-iCEt cam i.ign work fy T the sue essful party, however, and in recognition Of Il $ scrv- ica Ee was soon after put into a position ci tr0st, where to-day lie aauhtS his inclpacity md loose morals ia tho face of the public with ihc defiant what arc You going to do about it:' which has always been the fGvoritc taunt of such Da1npcTCd Sccundrols. This also is reform, with very big E! A few such instances were
 notch for tho limos.
 We could n0t,evcn fer tic principle of public uGiLT, defend 2n administration that permit q
 md committed such gl1rirg abuses of executive authority and VIC therefore rcnounecd all ale glance 10 tkc reigning. powers, calling upon the people to take the work Of reform out of the in eolnpetcnt hands to which they had intrustel f5 and Curry it on themselves. beginning at the seat of gover2-1crt, whCrc they would find an abundant cd O. labor. For this we have been aSsJilc szd lllSiiied by the 2eaous friends Of the whose chamDionSniO las not been 1ikc DanS kiss unaSl1cd, rnsoucIt' but, on tho contrary, has been knocked down to the hiehcst bidder in the tpcrcnlotorv .sllc' which their circumstances rendered necessary; but II our WGr upon tie unblusl.ing 1nalfcn- sance in cfice which hes already brought con ter1pt upon E---, We have had the cordial sup port of ;.ll good citizens. There gre men in x to-day who feel tho disgrace into which pur unworthy oticills have brought us as ..conlJ as if il were personal reprcach, and F hc are willing for the sake of public rood tn 4-idcrt1l-e tho fCrIndILie task of pur fying our l-caI rullti s Conspicuous amcnT these gen -lcrlcu is Cil;n North, esquire, t.e distinguished citizen who has konorcd u5 hy becoming our candidate for city attorney. IL will be renerl- l ered that the Times wns the first paper ia tho ,ity to Sugrest fir. North candidacy fer tk!s | office, taoCch he now has tEe ulani,nou3 sup port of CT reputable press, irroSDCctiVe of | party. Tn consequence of OUT active T'-s-fi ipa- ton 1a tl-e movement that secured tli3 gentle mans nOulin .tion-.nl to ID ono can th:S hap Dy result bs atlr butCd mcrc directly than tc | Col Clipper-TFc feel peculiar interest in the ! fortunes Of fir. North; though of course the 1 Tines, cordially desires and confidently an ticipates s.Eeoping victory for OUT entire ticket
 "Cf Oun Norths blArc1css record as q pro- cssio12l E1an and as q citizen VIC could not say | I 1g,Fr ndorsod by all our readers, whatever their party bias CT afil1ation. Socially, profession lily and politically he is 2 man Of uaIacasured Ever since Ec first came aIaCug us. lcw three years ago, a young lIvyCr with i credentials save polished address, a genial. | courteous disposition and a Eno \lelCe Of his | profession that soon placed hIl long strides | lhead Of even older and rlore Cx9Cricnccd prlc- l luoners, Ec has possessed strong hold the | cgard Of tho public and an undispUtcd social | position of which he may well be proul. Alto ether. the candidacy of such gentleman as )4iin North means something l1Crc than Inc nore elevation Of ouc man to public cf.i2e and he stepping out CI GnO her, Wlich is Co1nnonly | he sum and substance of an Clecu.Cn. It ncans that the people Of x, awakening | rom inc lcfhar5J in which too long they have Edulgcd have dCtcrInlnci 10 IlaCc in of.lce ucn ill whose purity t,Cycln feel ill;.licit trust md to whose aflCr-rccord tley my point yith pri1c HIr. North is conspicuously such 9 nan Ofhis especial qualifications Tor this Of !ce uO enc that has watched h'S TrO-cSSi on2I areer fer thc past thTcc years can hove any uubt; and the social prestige that he will arry with Tim into the office Will d0 much to- yard elcvating the iorc of our local politics.
 Voters. consider well tho slt11tiCr The rcatCst danger th2t can pc25;Lly threaten us : at our doors. A gulf deeper a1l wider md norc inplacablo than that which thrcGtenC Il he destruction of Rome is yaWnin.S a, our feet; demands the sacrifice of cur noBlcst talent. he pride of our social life, the flower of ou hiyalry, ere io Will consent 10 close. EIr Worth, ike brave Curtius of old, stands eOrthG UT dCliYercT, ;-ld is rcGdy 10 fiirg himself in. he gulf, that our municipal government may avcd The O-ice can confer no hO~CC UEsS in: he will honor the oGtcc. Sinc2 he h1s cen cntcd to act as our candidate, rot for the saE f any good that may tAereby'rCsulS to hirlsc ut from the patriotic desire to take the cO..t- I cur public alfetrs out Of the hands of the Cn- Gc1nag0@uCs who have already royght Us so pcr3ousiy near the verge of ru4u. ,t us snow o9r appreciation of lHs service hitting one anl +.n, whatever OUT party, wh.t yer cur prcjpdiccs. whatever our fccli1e
 -rd the other candidates may be- b3 giving .rl vote th@t shall be as one voice-the unan- not5 Vote or tho city
 The expression on Allan North s face s lie reached the conclusion of the rticle furnished a rather grim com ncntary on Col. Clippers enthusiastic
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