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


 and others building and built, the flu
 ture of new Prescott is only exceeded
 by that so often and so long ago pro
 claimed, viz, capital and confidence
 are only necessary to make Prescott
 the queen city of the southwest. Both
 are on hand today.
 The formal opening of the congres-
 sional campaign occurred in Phenix
 on Saturday evening, of which Cover
 nor Murphy was the central figure,
 naturally. The event is said to have
 been the most enthusiastic political gathering ever accorded a nominee in Arizona, so much so in fact, that it may be reasonably stated that Mir.
 Murphy's career as an official and a citizen will be handsomely sustained by the voters of that county.
 In his speech, Governor said that ''he had been so villifed that he could not avoid saying that he had always performed his duty wherever he saw that duty before him, and he had no apologies to make for any act of his official life. No man was perfect and humans might make mistakes, but he did not ask for nor require any de- fense in his life in any public capac- ity.
 Referring to the Yavapai bond mat ter, the governor first read the memo rial of the 18th legislature and then entered into an explanation of the question that could not help but con vince every one of his hearers of the truth of his statements and the ire proachability of his position. When he reached the charge that he or his brother F. NJ. Murphy, had pur- chased the Yavapai bonds and then had them validated, he pronounced it an infamous falsehood and denounced the islander in unmeasured terms. He said that the Pima bonds were never taken into consideration in the valida ting act and he did not believe these Pima bonds would ever be funded. Certainly not with his consent.
 The governor was particularly hap py in relating the story told about him by one of his opponents in a re- cent speech. It was that party of Wall street brokers had procured his first election just for the purpose of making good these bonds, and now Wall street brokers were again at work to secure his election for a simi- lar purpose. He suggested that New York recall its senators and B repre- sentatives and turn all of its affairs over into his hands.
 On the question of statehood the speaker grew eloquent and held it up as the great issue that combined all other issues for Arizona. He be- lieved that Mckinley was sure of re- election and he knew that Mckinley was pledged to give statehood to the territories. It was only necessary for Arizona to go republican this fall to insure statehood in the spring.
 He then spoke of the mining circu- lar of warming he had published. His opponents talked of it as a blacklist, but it had contained nothing but a declaration against certain frauds then being perpetrated against the people of the east and it mentioned two or three instances each of which were now defunct. It was a warning to eastern suckers against eastern swind- lers and if he lost every vote in Ari- zona he would under the same cir have the courage to do l that act over again.
 Governor Murphy was loudly ap- plauded throughout his speech and !. when he closed he was cheered rous- ingly.
 The Courier, as usual, replied to a few statements of facts with a lot of | and vilifcation. It | takes occasion to abuse General Alger, | who has been one of the best friends ! the territory has ever had, and is to- day quite heavily interested in mining in this county, as well as taking an ! active part in assisting the citizens of | the Salt River valley in procuring their much needed water supply, and | in every way he can is assisting in the . development of the territory's re- sources. The fact of the matter is that Delegate Wilson's efforts in be- half of Fort Whipple resulted in do- ing more harm than good.
 It is fortunate, indeed for Prescott and Yavapai county that the Courier is seldom seen and never read outside of the territory. The greatest handi- zap that Prescott and Yavapai county have is found in the existence of the Prescott Courier, which never has good to say for legitimate but gives unqualified sup port to fake schemes and indulges in ihe vilest kind of abuse of our best citizens.
 We honestly believe that when the 7otes are counted this fall, the Cou- ier will receive such a rebuke as will cause it to hesitate and possibly ,hange its methods to some extent, at east, although there is very little nope of anything decent and honest in the paper under its present. management. Misrepresen- ation is the mildest way of referring o the editorials that appear from ime to time.
 Frank Wright, of the Prescott Flee ric Light and Telephone company, eceived yesterday five carloads of ,oles which are being umloaded at the works in West Prescott where they will be painted and put n shape to support the wires of the system of telephones and 'lectric lights which Mir. Wright pro- poses furnishing the patrons of the company. Most of the poles are in ended for Gurley and Montezuma treets and will be as fine in appear nee as any ever placed in the streets { # Prescott. They are sixty feet long nd capable of supporting a large num- 'er of wires. MT. Wright has faith in uture of Prescott and is investing the honey he made here in imDrOvementS