Arizona republican., 1899-04-27
MIR. MoNIHoN's RECORD.

To those who criticize the course of The Republican toward Perennial Can didate MonihOn we beg to say that this newspaper has the good of the city at heart rather than the wishes of small caliber politicians. Without fe- sorting to personal abuse of MT Mon. ihon we have shown that he is, ,.1ot it. ted by temperament or ability to fl; the office he so psrsistentlY seeks. Mir. Monihon was mayor sevegaI years and his mouthpiece cannok point to a single act of his that has been of last ing benefit to Phoenix. The Canewelr fire alarm system( lease of itself is enough to show his lack of business capacity. If .+that syst m was worth employing ft}was worth buying after q years triaH particularly as the price was lcweE|by s7OO than the total rental win al16unt to. When the. lease ex- pfres the city will again be obliged to take up the question Of acquiring this system or some other system, and the bill Of expense Is certain to be heavy. It is childish fer the Herald to say that the members of the council wsre
 responsible fo~ this unbusiness like Z1ease as the mayer IL is well known that MT. Monihon when mayor pursued a rule or ruin policy. He favored the leasing of tlpa system and his in tiuence was directed toward the ac- compIishment Of the plan
 Reference already has been made in these columns to MT Monihon's atti- tude toward the republican admins tration that succeeded Lis. Every re- publican leader in Phoenix knows that while he insisted two years ago that he was not a candidate he endeavored to pack the nominating convention in his own interest. Every republican leader is equally conveTsant with the fact that he did nothing toward the support of the republican ticket that year. On the contrary, he endeavorsd to compass its defeat. To persons who asked his opinion he said he be- lieved that w. T. Smith would make the better mayor. To all intents anG> purposes he was democrat in that campaign.
 We all know that MT. Monfhon has antagonized the republican ad- ministration Can the Herald qucte an instance of his sympathy with the work of that administration? If so, it should not wait until the cam paign is over. It is unnecessary 10 dwell upon his position while the water works a11t S werage proposition was before the people except to show that his present alleged fri@ndliness toward municipal ownership of public necessities is mere claptrap. Men Of weight do not change their views as quickly as MT Monihon has changed his He is ostensib,y for municipal ownership new because he thinks pub lie sentiment is trending in that di- rection. While he cried 'JoD" when the question was before the people last January he never once explained where the "job" lay. After the bond proposition failed he talked about leasing the systems. Just what he favocs now nobody knows. A definite plan for accUiring possession of the two systems has not entered his head He is indulging in generalttles merely to catch votes.
 MT. Monihon's attitude toward an nexation Of the additions is equally insincere A few weeks ego he was aiding and abetting the anti-annexa- tionists to the extent of his power. If he is now an annexation1st, as lie says he is, what caused his sudden change of front? Why, nothing but his conviction that the annexation sentiment is growing. He wants to be on the safe side If he Is defaated you will see him herding with the nti-annexaticnists again.
 But the double dealing o1 MT. Hcn- then is not tine only reason The Re publican has for refusing to support him The Herald says tha AStore