Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-23
ARIZONA SURPRISES BOSTON.

Our esteemed contemporary the
Boston Post, whose proud privilege 1t
is to be the dean of the daily newspa-
pcrs In the modern Athens. seems to
be somewhat surprised and very much
pleased because recent speech of
Senator iIoar was highly appreciated
in far off Arizona" The Post in add-
tion to being the dean of the daily
journals of Boston is also the patriarch
of Democratic journalism in New Eng
land, and consequently can be relied
upon to maintain "A clean conscience,
and To take Il broad view of things
Hut we cannot see why the Post
should be surprised because the pa
triutc speech of Senator Hoar attract
ed attention and won praise in .Ari-
IONA The Post Is truly American and
broadly patriotic and ii ought to know
that nowhere in the United States Is
there a &turdicr Amcricanism a more
intelligent citizenship and more
wholesome patriotism than in Arizona
The patriotic words of Senator Hoar
did not create surprise here What
did create surprise and attract atten-
tion was the fact that the patriotic
words of the veteran statesman met
with applause and received approval in
Massachusetts, Republican conven-
ton
The spirit of Arizona Is not sec
tiOnal but national. The people OF
Arizona divide on party lines and view
pnDlc policies from different stand
points, the same as their fellow citi-
lcns do elsewhere. But Arizona Demo
Gratis are entirely capable of appreciat-
ing patriotic services when rendered
by Republicans, and Arizona Repub-
licans make no pretense that their
party has monopoly of the wisdom
virtue and patriotism of the country.
Consequently Wien the Boston Post
expresses surprise at the national spirit
of Arizona, it is hardly doing justice to
its own intelligence. The Post says:
The speech delivered at the Repub-
lican state convention by our vener-
able senior Senator is attracting
general attention throughout the coun-
try, but no where do we find appre-
citation expressed in better language or
in a higher tone than in newspaper
published in far away Arizona. The |
Tucson Citizen, speaking for the |
Democrats of Arizona declares that |
Senator Hoar has performed a great !
public service and is entitled to the |
thanks of Americans of All shades OF
political belief. The Tucson Citizen
cXemplfies the breath and depth of
American patriotism and intelligence
in It's discussion OF Senator Hoar's
speech, and would be apt to surprise
the self-contained Bostonian who Is
apt to regard Arizona as a God-for- |
saken frontier settlement as barren of !
culture and the higher thought as its |
alkili deserts are of verdure" ="
Here in Arizona it Is well known
that the soil Of New England Is cold
and barren We know that the ma
tive population is leaving Massachu-
aetts, that the farms are deserted, that
the ambition of the youth of the old
commonwealth 1t to go west or south
of Massachusetts, peo-
pie in Arizona and they are good citi-
lens Their visions broaden precep-
tibly after they are here while Like
senator ioar, they become gradually
would continue to live even If New
england should become a desert waste.
But we are all thankful that Sen
ltor Hoar, and perhaps the Massa-
hnsctts folk generally, have had their
minds opened to a truth which is
elf-evident to men not predisposed to ,
Iarrow and provincial views. 1t is a
.reat concession for Mr.. Hoar to make. g
or up in New England the people have (
Dng believed that not only the United :
tates. but the universe. would go to
'reck and ruin If the descendants of
he Puritans were found to be too good c
Or this wicked world and were sud y
my 'VhONtu " d DetteT OHe. II
eally seems that the Massachusetts
enator thinks this Republic would
dryive their departure without sus-
aiming serious shock Unquestion-
bly, that Is the fact The prosperity \
nd the greatness of the United States h
re not dependent upon any section. or l.
pom any political party. The world a
Ill be moving and this Republic will e
g increasing in strength and useful A
ess long after Senator Hoar and con- s;
mporary statesmen have gone to that
)urne whence no traveller returns. No tc
lnbt, some of the fathers of this Re
lblic had fears about its future and ~
naglned that when they had gone u,
'er to the silent majority there would &C
an end of republican institutions. d'
hat Is human nature. The average "a
an does not like to think that he can M
sappear from the world without in WI
me degree disturbing the order of II
g universe. ~ -,
The Boston Post need have no fear M
at Senator Hoar conceded too much, tn
" that his sentiments are not under We
ood In far away places" There Is ~ u
political party In this country with of
nnopoly of the countrys patriotism. tn,
, party has all the brains, the cour-
o and the industry of the nation. zol