Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-08
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Secretary Hay will be acting on a certainty when he submits proposi- tions for new Isthmian canal treaty to Great Britain, as two-thirds of the senators have told him just what sort of treaty they are willing to vote to ratify.
 As long as Great Britain's credit remains as good as it was shown by its quadrupled subscription to its re- cent loan, the English can afford to laugh at the direful predictions of their enemies. Nations with good credit are never in danger.
 Between 5000 and 10000 persons departed from Chicago April 30 for points on the Pacific coast. It was the last day of the sale of the $50 tickets. On nearly every road special trains were required to handle the business.
 Administration dissatisfaction with Minister Conger is found exclus- lively in democratic papers. That's why it is more amusing than annoy ing to Mir. Conger and his friends.
 Mir. Cleveland, Mir. Olney, Mir German and several other erstwhile democrats can be depended upon to stand by the Hill-Bryan fight to the finish and to continually yell, "Sic him, Billy" 'Go for him, Dave'
 A recent telegram from Nevada says that the opposing forces drove Sena- tor Clarks mules away from the dis puted grade. Wonder if they meyer will let up on those mules bought in Phenix two years ago7
 Jacksonville, Florida, was visited with one of the most disastrous con. fagrations last Friday that ever visited any city, taking its size into consideration. The loss is estimated at Sl0,0OO,OO0 and 10000 people were deprived of their homes. Forty eight blocks were burned.
 The rapid growth of the beet sugar industry is shown in special report just submitted to Secretary Wilson which estimates that there will be forty-two beet sugar factories in oper- ation in the United States next fall.
 Every time things in China get in a fair way of working around smoothly Count Waldersee orders the German army out to shoot up few China men and calls it battle" and, oi course, a victory" Is it any wonder that German professions, in China are regarded with suspicion? 1 David B. Hill has launched his presidential boom for 1904, and has all sails set now for the voyage to- defeat.
 Phenix is in the very midst of an exciting municipal campaign. The republicans seem to have the whip hand of the fight and in the sheerest desperation, the Phenix Enterprise after threshing over the political straw left over from the legislative committee of last winter makes this very touching appeal to voters: "Af- ter what Vickers and Murphy have done, will the people elect Walter Talbot mayor of Phenix?" Now il that don't touch the voters heart and call down his wrath upon the repub. lican candidates for city offices ii must be very hard indeed. "Vickers and Murphy" are territorial officials and of course they are responsible @ for the misdeeds of city demo cratic officials.
 Prescott is surely forging her way to the front by the progressive meth ods of her business men.
 Concurrently with the pushing ahead of our developed gold mines comes the intelligence that new dis coveries of rich lodges are made.
 Governor Murphy has bid for pub lie attention in practical way with a most popular bugle note in appoint ing able representatives to the Min ing Congress from Arizona.
 A glance at the business of Prescott today, leaves with one the impression that at every point there is written an urgent message to the business men, and that message is couched in the one word-hurry.
 Undoubtedly one of the firmest foundations upon which city may build hopes of future greatness are paying gold mines. What Prescott owes to her gold fields could not well be written in figures.
 We are of the opinion of Senator Ingalls, that when an official who has been elected to office as a partisan and then coquetts with the opposing party in his patronage, should be re- moved from the tooJ-chest to the cush- ion of the mace. Disloyalty to party breeds contempt.
 All the people in Prescott are walk ing in the middle of the streets. This is necessary on account of the number of concrete sidewalks now being laid. This is an object lesson to teach the citizens to appreciate good pavements and to inform the world that our city is making substantial and general improvements.
 It Is a curious turn in the political kaleidoscope that the democratic pa pers on this coast, which have been so consistently abusing President Me Kinley and his administration. should now praise him because he is coming to this coast as our guest. The people want to to see and pay their respects to man of merit, and the