Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-12-20

Governor Taylor, of Kentucky, owes his seat largely to the cool nerve of Governor Bradley, who ignored the threats of Goebelis,s.
 Bills for the admission of Ari- zona, New Mexico and Oklahoma will all be grouped together and considered at one session of the committee on territories.
 Wkile Arizona has a number oi taxless railroads, readers of the Courier would be justified in the conclusion that there IS but one, as only orc is ever mentioned ID that PlPeT.
 Senator Mason may or may not fad satisfsction in the endorsement Of bis views, as to the duty oi Americans to express sympathy foi tle Boers by some of the leading demo pops Of Nebraska.
 With Governor Jones of ATksnsa' and General John B. GordOn re ceat graiustes from the anti-sK psnsion coop, we pause to heat what the Hon. Hoke Smith oi Gsofgia thinks of the situation.
 The trusts have the judiciary ia tbrir grasp yocilsFated s Populisi contemporary And along came s dssision from the United States supreme court knocking out tht cast iron pipe trusr. Now wilI that paper send m aa apology
 We wonder if the wage raising epidemic prevalent throughout \ EnglaBd had anything to dc with the postponemsnt of NIT Bryan's contemplated trip to that sectsoH.
 The sdvice of the New HAnP shire centeuariAn to women whC wish to live to pass the century mark-~don't marry before you art 55r-is not likely to be extensively followed.
 Charles T. Yerkes, the Chicago capitalist, says the man who spec ulates in Wall street is an idiot and must lose in the end, and be doubt less knows. Young Rockefeller could give the same advice now.
 William $. Taylor was peacefully iaaugurated governor of Kentucky ol Tuesday, December F, SO that what once gave promise of culminst ing in T big row has come to s peaceful end. We congratulate Kentucky.
 The present house has ten con. tested seats, all from the south, one from Alabama, three from Ken lucky. one from Mississippi, two from North Carolina, one from South Carolina, and two from Vir ginia.
 It Is evident that our military of fcers in the Philippines are not sharers in the fears expressed by some editors, that Aguinaldo will be captured. The only fear of ouI officers over there is that AguinaldO wIll escape capture and make more trouble.
 Since the Hon. Josiah Patterson, or Tennessee. was given a place as Shiloh park commissioner, he has been rendering his advice to the democratic party of which he is 8 member, but some democratic con- temporaries seem inclined to cor sign 1t to the ash heap.
 IL has been sugg asted that W. J. Bryan may ike to come to the sen- ate in Mr. Upwards place. He should reflect that only one man {Garield) has ever been elected from the senate to the presidency, and that he had not taken his seat ID that body.
 Joe Blackburn IS casting suspic- ious glsnces Goebelwsrd. and with cause. Goebel will take the sena- torship quick as a wink, if he can get it. There Is still said to be a hope that the republicans and anti Gcebel men can by uniting elect ei her a republican or gold demo crst, to the senate.
 From an article in our contempor- ary this morning, copied from the Chicago Chronicle, it appears that paper does not like the action of President Mckinley Iu sending troops out tO Idaho tO prevent the q struction of property. The Fed e-ation of Labor at its session in D troit on Saturday refused to adopt a resolution condemning the president for this action, from which 1t seems that it takes a diff ferent view of the subject from that ot tbe Chronicle.
 When asked what the republicans to do with the Philippines, Senator Frye replied: First restore peace. Then give them a good gov erument, decent wages, arouse in the people an ambition to become good citizens, supply them with modern agricultural implements, railroads and highways, making access to the sea easy, build school houses, supply teachers, @ !ucate them so as to fit them Tor tle exercises of governmental and then trust them with the control of local and municipal aIAirs." Surely that is a pro grlmme that any patriotic Ameri- eau can endorse.