Arizona republican., 1901-05-07
THE HOUR FOR ACTION
Now Up to the Voters to See That
 Justice is Done.

4lt ttcttiph Aodsy in AtNtilANA by dii unusual event and enc in which every citizen desires to take part. namely. the visit of the president of the United States. But the president will not arrive till II o'clock. Every voter ..aould re- member that and not waste valuable time sitting on the street corner waiting for the procession to move.
 The polls will be open early. It should be every mans aim to be first at the ballot box. Vote and get it off your mind. Do not wait till 10 o'clock, think ing there is plenty of time. There will be others ahead of you at 1 0o'clocS. Vote, then see the president.
 But how will you vote? This is the last call and the issue are ready for aet- tlement. The ballot is not only the safe guard of liberty. but through it comes the protection of society and property rights in the economical expenditure of funds collected through the tax levy.
 What are the voters of Phoenix going to do today? The willful and careless expenditure of the public money during the last administration has been already clearly set forth in these columns. No intelligent explanation has been offered by the defense for the simple reason that none can be made. It is now too late to enter upon further argument, for the unanswered argument already made is sufficiently convicting to the fair minded man who reads it. Gar bled arrays of figures which mean noth- ing to one who ia familiar with the simplest book accounts have been the only reply
 Upon the orher hand, what can be said in defense of the democratic ticket on other issues. It's platform alleges a deep interest in society, in good morals. Can the Sunday barbecue be said to be an earnest of good faith to the good government league with which the can didate for city marshal has vainly sought intimate relations? Can the re- doubtable Joseph Alexander face the good people of this city and say: q am reformer. Look at my constituency on Sunday last maudlin drunk on cheap beer?"
 Can the candidate for the council in the Third ward say that he i5 strictly in line with the moral element of this community. when he lends his presence and moral influence to q Sabbth des- ecrating carnival of inebrety with people he only associates with during a campaign?
 Is 1t not we'll known fact that the First ward is conceded to be republi- can. and that Shott has been the victim or the colonization enterprise in behalf or Dunlap But why colonize at all? Is 1t American? That 1t has been done no one denies. Republicans would have said nothing had these colonizations consisted only of moving from one ward to another. But as matter of fact. it is known that men have been registered who have no right to vote In any ward
 In this connection it may be well to mention something else. It was cir culated abroad yesterday that some fifteen or twenty complaints had been filed with Justice Burnett for the arr rest of men registered by republican officials. At the latest hour informa- ton could be had no warrants had been issued. If they had been. what of 1t? So far as could be learned from democratic managers the complaints were for men only who had registered in one ward and moved to another They were citizens and surely have a right to vote in some ward Among the number black-listed by the Enter prise is Tom Branch, said to have been registered by MT. Doheney. Mr Doheney says he did not register the gentlemen and does not know him.
 Another man named Oleson is spoken of. Mir. Doheney did register him and the man later came to him and said he had learned that his qualifications were not complete and asked to have his name taken off the list. He told him 1t was too late as the list was in the hands of the printer, and Oleson then said he did not intend to vote anw way. And so it goes.
 If a republican official has in any instance made mistake he is willing to rectify it, if possible, and if any man has been illegally registered by republican official it is d sirable that his vote be challenged by any one who knows this to be fact. If mistakes have been made and any voter applies for information he is told that if he is illegally registered the least he can do Is to keep away from the polls.s Re publicans, like other human beings, may sometimes make mistakes, but they desire that no illegal vote shall be cast in this city today, no matter who registered the voter.
 Incidentally. there Is a scurrillous artic,e in the Arizona Democrat, say ing that of the republicans present at the close of registration in the city hall one of them was too drunk to talk to. Only Ned Creighton and Wm. D0heney were present. This is a base and ma licious falsehoOd. Ned Creighton can prove that he was not drunk and if he were in the habit of getting drunk, he certainly would not be at that time. But he is not. Mir. Doheney called at this office last night to say that he had not taken drink of liquor since the first day of October, 1899. and he don't care who knows it. He even re- fused to take liquor since that date when ordered to do so by his hpysician. This is only another specimen of democratic DO, iticg. If it is necessary to gain a point it is nothing to the managers that the reputation of re- | publican b5 dragged in the gutter. This story could be continued in- definitely. There is not room enough | in a newspaper to recount the things