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

only two republicans voted against it.
 While Murphy makes pitiful ef- fort to explain that bad record, the Journal-Murphy sweeps the whole thing aside by yelling Ma licious falsehoodr This is an easy way to dispose of the matter, if not a convincing one"- Courier. Correct you are. Those two worls are the most convincing ones that can be used, as they express the whole truth of the question.
 The Yavapai county bond question has been worked to death. Voters understand pretty well the motives for still agitating the question not that the agitators care a rap for the bonds but simply use it to work on the prejudice of voters. They under stand too that Governor Murphy has done nothing dishonorable in the matter and they will not be influenced in the matter by political bond clap trap.
 Our contemporary has long ago worn out all the possibilities of any point or argument there ever was in that mining proclamation. and is now engaged in wearing itself out in an attempt to wear out its readers with silly reiterations of what it has been saying for the last fifteen months about it. It is to be hoped that it will not wear its cylinder press out with the stuff, before election, as it has reached that stage where it is making votes for Governor Murphy every day, and we would be sorry to see the thing stopped.
 Several leading democrats in Mari copa county are openly talking for governor Murphy, and doing what they consider their duty to the territory and them selves. These men realize that the only hope of statehood is through Governor Murphy's election. They appreciate the fact that Mark Smiths election is only Mark Smiths victory. A barren, fruitless victory for Arizona, and with this view they hope to elect Governor Murphy and throw of the territorial yoke that has retarded the growth of Arizona for years. This is patriots view of the situation. Of course We don't hear politicians talking thus but the men who put the good of Arizona above office for Mark Smith. are discussing questions along these lines.-Gazette.
 If the democrats had thought Me Kinley would have engaged in war with Spain, and carried it to a brilli- ant success, they would not have ac= cused him of being peace -at-any- price" man.
 An English voter was struck off the the registration list the other day on the ground that he was an alien, had gone astray, and was dead" This plea wouldn't go in New York this fall under Croker if the voters poll tics were of the right sort,
 If Bryan had stayed at home and kept quiet after his anti-imperialism speech an Indianapolis, there is at least possibility that he might have won. If he were some utter nonen- ticity, he might still win. But being what he said he Is and appealing to mob principles as he has, he has forced even those who wished to sup port him to turn against him.
 When Democratic Chairman Jones made public that telegram of Mayor Phelan, of San Francisco, stating that California would sure" go for Bryan, the chairman of the republi- can state committee wired Mir Hanna that Californians had Sl00.000 to dis pute the assertion with and were will ling to put 1t up against S5O,OOO backing up Phelan's assertion. It re mains to be seen whether Mir. Phelan or any of his friends have a ratio of one to two confidence or not.
 After all, what would or could Bryan do in regard to the Philip pines' Set them free? To do so without the consent of congress would be greater imperialism than that with which he has charged Me Kinley. Promise them independence when they are ready for it? If he did so, he would have to postpone the execution of his promise indefinitely for century or SD, at least. What practical alteration in the situation could he makp7