Arizona republican., 1899-01-06
RANGERS FOR TERRITORIES
Cattiemen Are Driven Out of BuS-
 ness by Outlaws.

tory George Scarborough has been
 mentioned by the papers as the b;st man for the position. In a recent in- terview MT. Scarbcroguh said: well, I would accept the position under cer- tain circumstances, and would be very
 glad to do so. New Mexico covers
 ground by far tcO valuable to have
 certain portions of it terrorizad by bandits and thieves. I have been hunt
 ing criminals ever see 1882 and
 must confess that New Mexico beats anything that I have ever encountered. It seems that when a lad gang is
 broken up in one place crowd equally as bad, if not worse, will show up in another
 ''Just to show ycu" continued MT
 Scarborough earnestly, "a short time ago we were called upon to suppress a gang of three men that were making life miserable for the citizens Of cer~ tain section Of that territory and when we got through with tlAem there was but one left. Well, what has been the result? That enc has been joined by three more and now the band is one larger than it was when we started after them. Just as I have said, when you suppress them in enc place they spring up in another
 New Mexico, in my estimation, needs ! rangers badly, as the existence of the rangers would have the effect of kee D. ing the would-be bad men who are forced out of the states from entering there to evada the officers. The Texas rangers force criminals out Of this state and they find New Mexico the next best place to operate in and go there as a result. The time has arriv- ed when the people Of New Mexico need proper protection from the ravages of outlaws and I think the successful work of the Texas rangers is sufficient argument to have the legislature Of New Mexico adopt like system.
 "This system has served to bring to justice a great many men who would now being enjoying their liberty and defying the power of the law This thing Of stirring up the outlaws ccca- sicnally and killing a few of them as New Mexico is doing at present I do not think is the prope- way to get rid of them entirely. The propr way is to keep continually after them and when they are fully eXterminatfd keep an armed force on hand to prevent the invasion Of a new gang from the su1 rounding country.
 'FThis is my idea of it and sincerely believe if it was strictly carried out New Mexico would experience no more trouble with outlaws and it would bs the most profitable step in their march to prosperity that they could possibly take because stcckmen CT any sort of business men will not locate where they are net afforded the pr-per pro- lection from th.s dangerous class of people,,
 In spsaking of the necessity of rang CTS in New Mexico ccr-esp ondent 'Cf the Arizona Bulletin coinc:des with MT. |. Scarborough's views exactly. The correspondent says:
 Now that the battle for good gov ernment is over with it cannot te said that it is done fer political effect CT for the purpose of influencing the voter. when wet make the statement that this territory has become infested with the criminal scum of Texas, Arizona and old Mexico, and jail birds from Okla homa Indian TerritcIy and Colorado.
 ''The reason for this infection is ( found in the fac5 that these viola { tors of the law find the mountain ( fastnesses Of New Mexico an i'd ai 1 place for retreat when they a-e closely ! pressed by the authorizes of other states The scarcity cf popu'aticn 1 makes it almost impossible to trace them, and the impregnability of their
  ed for the evasion of officers of the law ] makes it expensive and difficult as to be almost and in some cases. p-ac- { tically prohibitCry, and from their { nest in the hills, they can prey upcn the settlers Of isolated districts and the cattle and sheep men of the territory.
 ''The absolute necessity of an organ iZation similar to that in Texas has long been apparent to tl-5 residents of ] New Mexico but until recently nothing in this direction has been attempted on practical lines. The suggestion of this $ paper some time ago that the time fer { such force was ripe, was readily rs- and an active and energetic canvass fer the e1actmeG. Of such leg ( islation was begun. The result has ; proved more than satisfactory, and it ( is not unlikely that at the approach ing session of the legislature bill will ( be introduced and pass providing fo- the creation of company of New MeX- ! ico rangers. {
 ''We dc net pretend to say that rang CTS are needed in the territory of Ari- ( Zona, but it is a fact weliknown in Pima county that some rauchmen have sold out their entire herds and others are contemplating doing the same. be- cause the conditions existing in New : Mexico, described in the above article, are duplicated here
 "A beautiful commentary on the con dition Of affairs in the territory of Arizona when the statement, 'Reputa- I ble catlemen after revealing what { they knew, informed the jury that they { could not undertake to testify to the { facts in open court un ess a .convict'o were guaranteed, fer their lives i would pay the penalty if the men ol z whom they informed should regain ; their liberty. A man on t3e rangs has no chance whatever against an assas- sin, and few men will care to pu sue a business attended with such risks, published in Q lata issue Of your Paper in regard 10 affairs in Graham county, is accentnd and kncMn to be trna hy