Arizona republican., 1901-12-01
PHOENIX. ARIZONA. DEC. l. 1901


 STATEHOOD to yell "taxiess toots-' HANDICAP. The Courier should
 broaden its field of req son.
 Arizona is fighting for statehood to win but it must win over lot or po- EticaI mud-slingers. who have not sense enough to keep their blatant mouths shut thirty minutes.-Phoenix Enterprise.
 zona in their campaign for statehood have not nearly so much to fear from opposition based on lack of population or wealth Gs opposition because of the presumably low quality of our citizen ship. And so far as their abilities per init a small and disreputable element in the democratic party is industrious ly spreading the impression that de- cency, civilization, and all that goes to make up good citizenship are conspic- uous in this territory by absence. While numerically small. this section of the democratic party of Arizona has undue prominence and weight because it happens to control a number of the organs which profess to be democratic. And these organs by habit devote most of their space to ineXcusable oefama- ton of many of the leading citizens of the territory. The governor. the sec retary of the territory. the auditor, the United States marshal. the surveyor general, and the judiciary are cov- cred with sliny aDuse-for what reason?
 If there is any other reason than that these officials are republicans. only Omnipotence knows that reason. They are all reputable men and good citi- zens. and are among the best men in territorial, would not have selected them for their several posts. Lies about them are manufactured and sent broadcast over the country. How is the outside world to know that the au- thors of these islanders are utterly dis credited at home and have no standing or association with the respectable peo- pie of the territory? It cannot know, The inference is bound to be created. since our leading officials were selected from the best materials that Arizona is better fitted to be penal colony, ruled by the military. than to be a state of the union. If statehood is not will be because the territory is cursed with a lot of Journalistic deadbeats and loafers, and malodorous gang of political cut-throats who care noth- ing for the good name of the territory, nothing for good government. This is deplorable, but it is true. Honest of charged with malfeasance, with not an atom of truth to support the | charges. The public is requested to be- lieve that a high-minded and public ! spirited executive has connived at the | footing of the treasury. with no basis for the charge except the ma licious assertions of a blackleg whose | unpaid gambling debts constitute a | large asset" with some of the saloons | of Phoenix.
 We wish to impress 1t upon our | readers abroad that the masses of the | democratic party of Arizona have no sympathy with these unsavory pro- ceedings of a portion of that party. l The masses of the democracy are hon. est, patriotic and intelligent. They make up half of a population which will average with the best the union has
 stincts adds the sin of hypocrisy. holds up it's hands in pretended horror and l has the assurance to say that the libelous affiidavit-m making, the sIan- ders, the vicious abuse of public of ficials. and the disgraceful situation generally. are chargeable to republi- cans. This is absolutely false The Star cannot name one dozen republi- cans in Arizona that are making tration and the federal officials of the territory. The jeopardy in which the statehood campaign has been placed can be laid at the doors of the vicious