Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-06-22

3 Aguinaldo, leader of the Phillip
 pine insurgents, has issued procla- ] nation in which he says America
 will free the islands from the tyr amy of Spain. He commands his , followers to abstain from plunder, to carry ou the war as a civilized
 people, and to protect Spanish . property when arms are laid down. , Aguinaldo appreciates the value of civilization, and could give old
 Spain herself few points on the
 subject.
 It is difficult to understand why
 Germany, especially the press aud
 people of that nation, should be so
 unanimous and bitter in their hos
 tility 10 this country. The news
 papers of that country are but little
 If any less bitter than those of Spain. Every item of war news
 that comes to them through Spanish sources is published and commented
 on as true, no matter how ridiculous
 h may be, while at the same time
 everything favorable 10 American
 arms IS suppressed or misrepre-
 sented
 All manner of Tumors are again
 aaoat Tn regard to Germany's in;eu-
 ton relating to the present war.
 That the press and people are hos
 tile to this country there can be no
 doubt. While the government pre-
 fesSes absolute neutrality some of
 its actions are suspicious and lead
 to the belief that its sympathies are largely with Spain. Her alleged purpose of assembling a fleet of war ships at Manila if true is of itself suggestive. Should she demon
 strate her purpose of doing so she
 will be officially interrogated a. 10
 her motives by this government.
 "A newspaper that endorses the
 McCord administration has mort gagged its politics to the enemies of the citizens and taxpayers of Ari- zona. and the equity of redemption has been foreclosed by the carpet bag gang."-FIsgstaf Gem. The opening portion of the above is a real genuine gem of the Gem editors opinion of himself. It is only an other way of exprt ssing his opinion 1 of himself as follows: Any one who entertains sn opinion differing from l NE IS an enemy to civilization. I 1 am the great and infallible who sets the pace for the political sentiment | which should exist in this territory" As to ''the equity of redemption be | ing foreclosed by the carpet bag gang, just who the carpet bag gang referred to consist of is not clear, as there is not single mem Der of Gov. McCord's aiministra- ton to whom the term ''carpel bag ger" Is applicable. The editor of the Gem no doubt was taught to use that term in his boyhood days down n "Arkansaw," and he uses it as an abstract term without having ever inquired into its meaning.
 We are not informed as to whom the following in the Phenix Herald Is aimed at, or whether at any one in particular, but the truth and justice of 1t is apparent as an abstract and general proposition: Occasionally public officer who expects to have the support of his party papers. at least, il not of the entire press. sses fit to get such favor as he might throw Tn the way of the newspaper , offices done outside the territory or Tn some job office. Such a proceed ing IS wrong to newspaper offices, lt not a deliberate insult. All newspaper gets for its hard and 7. constant work for the public, for the promotion of its every enter prise, for the general welfare, and which goes to build up and make 2 the whole community, is : such favors from the public offices, a aud which is paid for by the money t 1f the people. Where else would V hey have the work done than in a r officei Such pubic off 'ers forget what they owe newspaper t offices, fail in an important duty t hat might come back in the future [ 70 harm thamr r