Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-10-31
EDITORIAL NOTES.

CUlIONiHl NOiEO.
 Many conscientious democrats in Maricopa county are working for the election of Governor Murphy, believ- ing that the best interests of the ter ritory would be conserved by his sue cess.
 A bet of S5O,OOO against SS,OOO was made in New York city that cKinley would be reelected. That is pretty heavy odds even on a sure thing.
 New York papers publish state ment to the effect that the Vanderbilt interests have secured control of the Southern Pacific company, together with that of the Pacific Mail Steam ship company, giving them a continu- ous line of transportation from New York to China and Japan. Charles NJ. Hays, general manager of the Grand Trunk system, has been offered and accepted the presidency of the Southern Pacific.
 The Republic of Mexico took her census on Sunday, Oct. 2s. This Is the first time for several years that an enumeration has been made there, The work was performed under the direction of the federal government and great pains taken to make the count as complete as possible. As the work was accomplished in a day an immense number of enumerators was required. These were under the SUI pervision of the governors of the diff ferent states and they gave their per sonal attention to the work in order that the statistics gathered should be the most complete and reliable ever taken in the republic. The last of ficial census gave Mexico 12,57S,S6l
 As the election draws near it is evident that Maricopa county is the pivotal county in the delegate cleo tion. The winner will be compelled to carry this county and if all signs don't fail Governor Murphy vii carry it by at least 200 majority Gazette.
 Our contemporary continues stll to repeat its assertion that "th' supreme court practically decided that the Yavapai county P & A. c. bonds were illega when it rendered a decision that tn, legislature exceeded its authority il the Pima county bond matter" I knows, and every attorney in the ter ritory knows, and every intelligen citizen knows that the decision of th, supreme court had no bearing on tn, Yavapai county bonds, as has hereto fore been demonstrated in thes columns. A favorite way of our con temporary, though, is to make an as sertion one day and then by repeat ing it next day it considers it proven
 Our contemporary is apparehtl! running short of "taxless toots, American ignorance in Arizona, Journal Murphy blacklisting" etc. argument, as it is now asserting tC the they say" "it is said" etc, stylt of assertions. Whenever you see al item of that kind In our eentempo rary one can readily conclude that tn, editor himself does not believe tn, assertion and simply uses one of tn, above prefaces to escape responsi bility of assuming its correctness. 1 it would state once in a while who tn, ''they say" are it might accomplish it purpose, to better effect.
 Our contemporary had anothe ''taxless tont," Murphy spasm thi morning, as its columns are filled with assertions and insinuations il reference to the republican candidat, for delegate to congress. It make. no attempt whatever in any of thes wild statements to appeal to the in telligence or reason of its readers O voters but appeals to their prejudi ces and passions.
 The telegraph continues daily t announce the end of the coal miners strike as being slight, but it neve catches it up.
 The Courier with its usual malig nifty says: Tt is noticed that N. 0 Murphy travels over the country il special trains" Is 1t aRy nor heinous for Mir. Murphy to travel in special train than it is for Mir. Bryan who is making a tour of the easterl states in a private car and a specia train.
 The most notable thing that Mar Smith did during his ten years il congress was to defend the Whan robbers, receiving large fee for while drawing a salary from the gov ernment for supposed services in con gress. Were republican to do thi there would be no end to the howls O the democratic press over it.
 As Colonel Wilson has written al article defending the members of hi party in congress for defeating tn, resolution providing for a constitu