Arizona republican., 1899-01-04
THE END OF THE LANE" 1"

l Here are some statements made by
 the Gazette which deserve attention:
 "If there is anything more than an
 other that the Arizona Republican
 brides itself upon it is the assumption
 that it's contemporaries are enYious of
 it and that whatever it may do is a
 source of nerve irritation to others.
 'The Republican was never more
 mistaken in it's existence
 Its eceentricities and pretensions have bseome so characteristic that
 whatever it may do is really a matter | of no importance.
 Its swath in Arizona journalism ism t
 nearly as wide as it thinks and because
 it's contemporaries say as much they
 are therefore classed as 'envious.'
 When The Republican comes to the
 end of the lane, it will change it's views very appreciably on thess matters" It cannot be denied that the atti-
 tude of The Republicans local contem-
 poraries toward this newspaper is source of satisfaction to us. If that at
 titude were friendly we should feel
 that we were not making the most of our opportunities. The ill will of these
 papers has tonic effect The fact that every stroke of enterprise by The Republican in the last two years has called forth just such remarks as those we quote from the Gazette is a sufficient answer to it's declaration that it is not envious We refer to the files of the Gazette for proof of the assertion that the word ''envy" fits the Gazette's case exactly.
 The Republican has been eccentric" from the Gazette standpoint in thar it has advertised itself liberally and legit- imately, has not resorted to blackmal or "hold-up'' methods and has made distinct success in this field. Regard ing its 'pretensions." The Republican is the only newspaper in Arizona that ever has given a public reception and exhibited the workings of it's plant. If the Gazette would invite the public to inspect it's own equipment the extent Of our 'pretensions" would be better appreciated in this town.
 When The Republican comes to the end of the lane," says the Gazette, 'it will change it's views very appreciably- on these matters" This is a remark
 
 days ago the putative owner of the Ga zette made proposition to The Repub- lican, through one of it's trusted em- ployes, involving the discCmtinuance of the Gazette. It was, in brief, that The Republican help the Gazette purchase the Phoenix Herald He said he had the word of another man, who was in in on that the Herald could be pur- chased for $1O,00O. The Gazette man foolishly assumed that if the Gazette were merged with the Herald the abandonment of the morning field to The Republican would be worth a good deal of money to this newspaper, and he thought we ought to put up'' hberally. He was told that the existence of the Gazette was a mat ter of absolute indifference to The Re publican; that The Republican did not recognize the Gazette as a competitor. | this rebuff he sent an agent to The Republican office next day | with the specific proposal that the own CT of The Republican pay s2,500 into | a fund for the purchase of the Hsr- aid, with the understanding that the | Gazette would be discontinued. When | asked if that sum was to be considered | a bonus this agent replied that The Re- l publican would be at liberty to take $2, 800 worth of the material attached to | the consolidated office. The burden of his song was that with the Gazette out l of the field and only a morning and | evening paper in Phoenix they would be able to fix things Ito their mutual advantage and make enough out of the | legislature to cover the en- tire cost of the consolidation This | tempting offer was declined with | thanks Neither the Gazette's puta- tive owner nor his agent asked that | the matter te kept secret. They were too intent on working" The Republi- | can to think of trying to exact pledge | of secrecy.
 We regret being obliged to expose the l 'pretensions" of the Gazette man, but ! he has by his i'll advised utterances left | no other course open to us. As for the !. Herald-well, the Herald won't be for sale today.