Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-09
A PAIR OF STRIFE BREEDERS

A PAIR OF STRIFE BREEDERS
Commencing on the morning of the
republican convention in Phenix and
continuing every day since the Phenix
Republican has kept up continuous
attack on Secretary Akers, in connec-
ton with the proceedings of the con-
vention. The paper complains of the
discord and lack of harmony in the
convention, whereas, as n matter of
fact. the action taken by that cOnven-
ton was by the votes of eleven and a
half counties out of thirteen in the
territory, or only lacked thirty-fOur
votes of being unanimous.
While it is unfortunate, and mat
ter of regret that Yavapai county did
not receive greater recognition than it
did so far as the convention was con-
Quoted it was on identically the same
lines as was the county convention
this county. so it was not without pre-
cedent In our county convention, a
rule was adopted whereby no resOlu-
ton could be introduced except
through the committee on resolutions.
The same rule was in vogue in the
territorial convention. In the county
convention here, committee was APP
pointed to select delegates to the ter
ritorial convention and no nomination
was made for that position from the
floor of the convention. The same
plan was adopted in Phenix. So far
as the .Journal-Miner is concerned it
does not believe in this way of con-
Quoting conventions. but believes in the
freest and fullest liberty of action to
delegates. If it is right, though, in a
county convention, it cannot be any
worse in Il territorial convention. In
politics. however, any game seems
right to the winner when it wins, and
all wrong to the loser.
| To say that Secretary Akers absolu-
| tely controlled the action of the 113
delegates, constituting the majority of
the convention, out of total of 147,
is attributing to him a greater power
and influence than we think he would
| be willing to claim for himself. Every
delegate in that convention was a free
moral agent and If the Republican sees
anything wrong with the action of the
majority it should lash each individual
delegate alike.
Equally senseless to the talk of the
Republican against Secretary Akers is
that which appears in the Gazette
against Governor Murphy. The Ga
zette is making frantic efforts to make
it appear that the action of the cOnven
ton was sweeping rebuke to Cover
nor Murphy. AS a matter of fact the
governor did not return to the territory
until most of the primaries had beer
held and neither he nor his friends
participated in the primaries or in the
convention. as far as can be learned
in the matter of trying to control theil
action in any way, and the question
of his administration was not a sub
ject of discussion in any shape oil
form before the convention, although
he had large number of warm per
sonal friends in it.
The object of both papers seem to b'
identically the same, and that is tt
foster and breed a feeling of bitter
ness in the republican party and It
create dissension in its ranks: Tha
the Gazette should be expected to d.
this is but natural, being a Democrat
paper. and any inharmony or dissen
sion in the republican ranks woulC
naturally rebound to the benefit of TIL
democracy.
The Republican. however, is an al
legged republican paper, and instead o
trying TO create Il breach in the part.
if it is working for the party's inter
est. it would seek to create harmon.
That its policy is actuated by persona
spleen, instead of any political o
other principle, was demonstrated
few months ago when it opposed tn
republican nominee for mayor of Phe
nix, because its editor could not die
tate to the party the naming of
candidate. The same is true in it
present fight against Secretary Akers
being personal. purely. and not pc
litical or for the benefit of the part.
it claims to represent.
In line with this same policy of tn
paper it was only a few short month
ago that Isaac T. Stoddard was ais
the subject of the same yenomons at
taczs from it that other republican
have been the victims of. Mr.. Stoddard
today. is no better and no worse thai
when he was attacked by the Republi