Arizona republican., 1902-09-28

Commenting upon this speech, the Wilson organ, the Courier said:
 MT. Richardson is an out-and- out socialist, and talks from that stand point. We have heard him talk in Prescott, and must ay that his talk as heard by us was logical, able and temperate. There are old chaps today who insist that the old-fashioned cap and ball smooth-bore is better than the up-to-date repeater. Both populism and socialism are the result of a pop ular demand for more attention to the rights of the masses. These political doctrines embody certain needed re- forms and beneficent measures
 That is to say, happy, prosperous, contented Arizona should turn to the needed reforms and beneficent meas ures" of populism and socialism as offered by this imported hireling, Rich ardson ,on behalf of Wilson and the democratic ticket, and, failing to get them, might well consider the virtue of rifles! How do the respectable dem ocrats of Yavapai county and of the territory relish the situation in which they are being placed daily by the Wilson Richardson combination? Fri day night the imported Richardson, in further performance of his contract with the Yavapai office-seekers to spread the doctrine of socialism and discontent, addressed the miners at Poland. and had the immeasurable as- surance to tell them that their em- ployers are their worst enemies!
 It so happens that the principal mines of the territory are operated by republicans. This encourages the agi tators to hope for success in fomenting strikes and stirring up violence. Al though there is at no camp a question of wages, hours or treatment between the miners and the operators, the apos- ties of anarchy are enabled to say,
 
 see that they are republicans? It never occurred to you, perhaps. but you are slaves, Leave it to us! We'll get up list of grievances for you that will make you ashamed of your blindness! Organize a strike-and vote for the democratic ticleti"
 Practically every miner in the terri tory is a prospector and miner by turns. When he accumulates a little stake" he goes into the hills. Sooner or later he is certain to be an employer of la borers like himself. He knows that the Arizona miner of today may be the mil lionaire of tomorrow. How does he like the democratic insults to his intelli- gence? If he were a mine operator what would he feel like doing after the election?
 And how do the large body of self respecting, enterprising democrats in the territory like the situation into which Arizona is being carried by Will son and the type of offfce-seekers rep resented by the trouble makers in Yav- apai county? Democrats and republi- cans alike are interested in the peace and good order and development of the commonwealth. There is hardly a dem ocrat of substance who is not interested directly or indirectly in mining or pros pecting. How do they like the idea of forbidding the further entrance of capi- tai for mine development? How do they like the idea of arraying the laboring men against all capital? How do they like the idea of turning the clock of Arizona's progress backward a decade ? How do they like the idea of substitut- ing anarchy for the peace and pros perity which now reigns-merely that few democrats, hungry for office, may be appeased?