Arizona republican., 1901-05-03

Let uE suppose that MT. toluDers, for instance. came down to his store
 one morning last week. WHAT and discovered, for the WOULD first time. that his man YOU DO? sger had overdrawn his
 account to the extent of s20.o0o He was surprised, of course. He had placed this man in charge of his butdness upon the recommendation of his friends. He had trusted him loy- ally. He had never questioned his hon. esty. his integrity or his judgment. He had turned his money over to the man and honored his demands.
 When first made aware of the true state of affairs by his manager. he would be. as stated above. surprised But surprise would be his predominant emotion for but a moment. Anger would soon banlsh surprise. He would feel like one grossly insulted and be- trayed. After his anger had cooled somewhat, he would be anxious and worried. That deficit would have to be met. His honor demanded its payment. He could not for Q moment entertain thoughts of repudlation. How would he feel toward that manager. who had. by. extravaganza, bad judgment and poor management-if nothing worse-creat- ed that bankrupting deflclt?
 Would he want to keep him in his re- sporslble place? A mans future use The only criterion by which to judge mans future worth Is his worth in the days that are gone. Would Mir. Gold berg, who is an honest and honorable gentleman. anxious to make money and pleaee his customers, be tumbllng over himself to retain his incompetent mana ger?
 Suppose he had to keep him for while; 1t was impossible to get rid of him for reasons over which he had no control. Would he. or would he not use his best endeavors to curtail his powers. so that the cruel loss of the past year might not be repeated?
 The city council has. in the last two years. fastened a debt of s20.O0O upon this community. This is not a repub- iican charge. gotten up for campaign purposes. It is a matter of record. The items are taken verbatim from the councils books These bookh are open to every citizen for inspection. You can examine these records yourself and satisfy yourself as to the true state of affairs.
 Now a debt is a debt, whether private Or municipal. It has got to be paid. and we. the tax payers, have got to pay 1t. There is no repudiating this debt. IT MUST BE PAID. There was absolute ly no necessity for accommodating the debt. It was not an ornament. nor a plaything. nor a beautifier. IL bears about the same relation to the city as mortgage does to a house. or a wart does to a mans face. The city's reve- nues were more by s2O,O00 than they "tic tht tion of two years ago. We do not dis pute the claim that some trees have been planted. some culverts repaired and some streets cleaned That is not the bone of our contention. We claim that 1t were better to remain without trees than to cloud our title with s2O.- 900 mortgage.
 The present council is not up for re- election. but everybody knows that two of the old members who were and are responsible for this strong deficit will remain in the council If the party that was responsible for the elevation of these two elects one of It's candidates next Tuesday. the old gang will be in the majority. and when that gang Is in