Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-14

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 Report comes through a Phenix paper that millionaire Marcus Daly ot Mortana has become interested in copper mines in Santa Maria dis trict Phenix papers have had NIT. Daly interested in mines near Je- rome for some time, when in reality he was not. We hope that the latest report concerning him is correct, as Mir. Daly is a good man to have identified with the mining interests of any section. With MT. Dsly of Montana in the southwest corner of the county, MT. Clark of Montana in the northeast corner, and capital ists and mining men from other sec tions in the intervening space, the mining interests of the county would be rapidly developed.
 Our contemporary this morning in a very lengthy and one of the best written editorials seen ID that paper for many a day, comes out hat foot ed in favor of the administrations doctrine of territorial expansion. We congratulate it on being able once in a while to find something that it can endorse in a republican administration. But while referring to the expansion doctrine as an ad- ministration measure, it IS one which is endorsed by very many democrats so that our contemporary is now in line with a large per centage of the democratic party. But if that edi- torial does not have to be remodeled after the next meeting of the na- tional democratic convention we simply miss our guess.
 Anti-trusts is to be one of the vote catching democratic war whoops in 1900. The fellows who can't get in the trusts are opposed to them. But seriously, the trust question is a serious one. Before going over to the democratic party on that issue, however, we would like to have NIT. Bryan and his lieutensnts explain their mode of procedure. Trusts have grown, so far as we can see, on perfectly legitimate lines and on lines which have never been ques- tioned when applied to other or ganizations, and we cannot under stand how they are to Ibe singled out and dealt with while others are permitted to remain. While not favoring them we are of the opinion that the trust question will eventu ally find its own solution, and will do so entirely outside of politics.
 Our contemporary made a very earnest effort yesterday to belittle the efforts of Governor Murphy at the Wichita congress, recently held It seems to think it a very strong point that the cession of arid lands to the territory, for which Governor Murphy made such 8 vigorous and successful fight was not a new issue, hence the governor was not entitled to any special commendation for making his fight. This is very singular piece of logic and on the same lines 1t might be remarked that any effort to secure statehood for the territory are not possessed of merit, as the question has been agitated now for years and the same old straws and chaf has been thrashed over and over again. When partisan. jealousy and vindictive personal malice becomes 6 ruling factor m governing individual opinions, of course nothing good may be e1- pected from such a source in regard to an official of an opposite political faith. Abuse, not criticism, for mis- takes. and snarls for actions deserv- ing of commendation, are the natu- ral outgrowth of such combina- tion.
 Hon. Richard Thompson, of Terre Haute, Indiana, celebrated his 9Oth birthday June g. Uncle Dick Thompson, as he is familiarity known, has been an active man in politics all of his life until the last few years. He was among the founders and early leaders of the re- publican party, being formerly whlg. He was intimate with Martin Van Buceu and was enc Of the electors who placed William Henry Harrison iu the presidential chair He was at the side of John Quincy Adams 10 the house when he drop ped dead. He was given political schooling by Andrew Jackson, was trotted on the knee of James Msdi son and met John Adams and Thos Jefferson at their homes. His father was sn intimate friend of Washing ton. His associates in congress in- cluded John Quincy Adams. Webster, Calhoun, Clay and Lincoln. He was secretary of the navy under Hayes and was Lincoln's close ad- wiser. He was a close friend Of Grant, Fillmore and Pierce and re fused the mission to Austria offered by President Taylor.
 That medical skill and science will eventually discover a cure for con sumption there seems little doubt. One after another alleged cures have been announced but so far as known none have stood the test. Experimenting in this line, however. will continue until some man will discover the secret whereby the much dreaded and fatal disease may be subdued. The latest cure report ed was at the recent session of the American Medical Association at