The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-07-08
Attacks on Officials.


most entirely upon the kind of people
inhabiting either. The character of a
home depends upon the character of its
inmates. If the latter are dishonest,
are rascally, are tricky, mean and low
down the reputation of the homo neces-
sarily suffers accordingly.
| Ii the people of city are chronic
/ fault-fnders, Instructors of progress,
! slanderers of their officials and their
business mon, pessimists as to prospects
and not slow in giving loud voice to
that pessimisn, that city is retarded in
growth and prosperity to just the ex-
tent that the faults men toned obtain in
the community.
In the matter of harm this kind of
thing gathers as it runs the up grade
In other words the injury increases in
percentage as it attacks the more i'm
portant bodies.
! Arizona has for years been cursed by
pessinists, kickers, snarlers ana
slandercrs of the worst kind that ever
infested any state or territory on the
face of the globe. The reputation of
Arizona is almost fxod III the east in
consequence OF this kind OF advertise
nent that is constantly going out from
the mouths and the pens Of this virul-
ent tribe of Arizora's worst enemies,
and when some man starts in with de-
termined effort 10 place upon thu black
board OF the east q credit mark for the
grand old territory that man is at once
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nave described ard with teeth and claws
he is rended in four twains in way to
disgust the largely predoaainating res
pectable element within the territory
and to deter others from putting them
selves up as targets for the vituperative
abuse of men who live most easily by
preying upon their fellows and who, in
many instances control OF own vehicles
FOR the dissemination OF that abuse.
For years one OF tlo greatest draw
backs to any effort to induce capital,
capitalists or brains to come to Arizana
has come in the form OF the Published
personal abuse of the officials of tha
territory. We venture to state that
there cannot be found in any other state
or territory newspaper in the columns
OF which can be found such inexcusable,
unpard enable and baseless attacks rs
are daily made against the officials of
this territory by scme of the so-calicd
newspapers of Arizona. This has
reached the point where svery fibra OF
deccncy and responsibility within tie
territory, regard less OF politics cries
out loudly for its ceasing.
The most recent and fagrSnt attack
OF the nature complained against IS di-
rected against Governor n. .. Murphy
and the vulgar and personal abuse
heaped upon him by the foul-iufesting
brood has gone beyond the point where
any respectable newspaper, republican
or democratic, can o.ford to remain
silent and permit the outside world TO !
believe that the decercy and respect
ability of Arizona countenances any
thing of the kind.
The Gazette is democratic paper. I
1t owes no allegiance to any corpora
ton or syndicate on earth. Neither |
Governor Murphy, or any of his rela-
tives or friends own one dollar OF its /.
stock nor is it und er obligation finan-
cially or in any other way to him or
them. Politically it is opposed to
Governor Murphy and his party. 1t is
opposed to nearly every alleged prin-
cipal advocated by the powers that
placed him in position The Gazette
asserts it now, without fear of coutra-
diotlon from any respectable source
that as the executive head of the affairs
of Arizona his official acts cannot be
questioned as to their good intent in
the interest OF this territory and of this
people.
In his recent proclamation against
fake mining schemes in this territory
as an official he has done well to make
the expose. As politician it may be
said that nc acted unwis6ly but on this
account alone he is entitled to credit for
the courage displayed. To the outside
world we say when you read the per-
soDal attacks made upon him attribu
them to one of two causes. Either the
poss!mists are at work or sonao fellow
with fake mining scheme ha. been
injured.
If Governor Murphy makes one false
step as an official of Arizona the Ga
zette will be quick to take him to task.
Just as long as his official acts are in
the interest and for the benefit OF the
people and in the protection of the
namo of the territory just so long will
the Gazette uphold him in those in
! tere5tS.
To one or two newspapers in the
territory clairning fealty to the demo-