The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-14
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

ana an inquiry INTO lHe COlulliou anu
character of the inhabitants of Arl-
zona would be both interesting and
profitable. Senator Hoar is, perhaps,
not aware that the chief executive Of
flcer of Arizona, an official not begot-
ten of the people but of the federal
chief magistrate, is charged with loot
ing the public treasury. AS lawyer
nquiring into the Territorial COVER
nor's defiance of court subpoena, and
the reasons given by the Justice of the
Peace for not issuing an attachment
for the Governors person. The cause
of the absence of the Chief Justice
from the Territory and the inconven-
ence occasioned thereby. would also
throw much light on the administra-
ton of government" in this province.
There are many others incidents con-
nected with government and the con
sent of the governed in Arizona that
Senator Hoar as prudent and
patriotic statesman ought to familiar
ze himself with before proceeding to
the Orient
But 1.-The condition and character OF
the inhabitants is just now of the
most vital immediate consideration
The President of the United States has
just nominated q man for the honor
able and important office of United
States marshal for Arizona who
emerged from behind faro table in a
public gambling house to proceed to
Washington to make application tor
the Office. This would SEEM to imply
that the inhabitants OF Arizona are,
to use the apt language OF Rochester
Ford a "lot of nenegadcs are out
casts" 1t has been pretty generally
accepted that public officers are as
rule, fairly representative of the pe0-
pie. If this theory is correct, and the
President of the United States names
faro dealer for one of the most I'M
portant federal officers of the Terri
tory. the civilized and cultured people
of the United States must regard the
people of Arizona as the off-scourings
of the continent.
The people of Arizona do not regard
themselves as outcasts, renegades or
degenerates They believe that they are
possessed of as many civic virtues, Of
as high a civilization, of as true an
of as proved a patriotism
as the people of any other poltice!
division in the American union. The
people of Arizona have conquered the
forest and the desert. They have
builded and maintained schools ana
churches and cathedrals they
barred their breasts to the leaden hail
and storm when 1t was necessary 20
a foreign enemy; they have
enacted just laws and proved their
ability to govern themselves wisely. |
They are now knocking at the door |
Of the Union. demanding admission 4.
and exaltation to the highest /
privilege Of Americans Are the people
Of Arizona as they themselves think
they are. or as President Roosevelt
implies that they are in his appoint
ment of United States marshal?
Senator Hoar should amend his
resolution and ascertain if Arizona
deserves the affront administered to her
by the President Of the United States.
If the learned Massachusetts Senator
would calmly look into the admin
Stratlon Of government" here and the |
condition and character of the inha-
hitants,' We believe that Ben Daniels .
would never he marshal with his lad
Vie" and consent" and that Arizona
would find an able and influential ad-
'onat" of its right to Statehood In thc
senate Of the United States.