Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-10-01

There are no idle men in this sec tion of Arizona.
 Charley Shannon has as yet not opened mp in southern Arizona, while Mark Smith still tarries over the waters in Europe. It is about time tha both of the above were showing up in Arizona.
 We would suggest that the street sprinkler in Prescott be abandoned and that it should follow the demo- cratic county pilgrims in their jour neying. Just to cool of their meet ings so far.
 R. E. Morrison isn't doing a thing in northern Arizona today. This af- ternoon he was received with a great demonstration at Flagstaff, where he speaks tonight. He is a favorite in that section, and watch the votes roll in for him.
 Gas explosions are taking a turn these days all over the land in kill ing and maiming people. Prescott will soon be in touch with this especial means of exterminating the race, having two in perspective. A case of getting it a-gOing and a-com- ing, so to speak.
 A Chicago man recently attempted co commit suicide by drowning in a lagoon in Lincoln park, but was turned from his lethal purpose hy policeman who threatened to sio.- him if he persisted in drowning h!ni- self. He was greatly impressed by the menace and emerged from the water to be fined, presumably for dis orderly conduct.
 Our contemporary is attempting to revise the republican platform. It has been kicking and snarling ever since the convention adjourned, about what it contained, what it does not say and what it would like to have it say. One time it is meaning less geueralities, another time it weeps great crocodile tears because the convention refused to entertain a plank from the democratic platform and now it alleges that the platform as published in the Journal-Miner was not adopted at all. It has evi- dentl1 discovered that the platform Is not as meaningless as it has been endeavoring to make people believe.
 "A race for republican delegate to congress in Arizona is simply a race for federal appointment. We hope R. E. Morrison will get good one. His party fealty entities him to it. ."- Courier. Mr. Morrison will scarcely wish a federal appointment until his term as delegate expires. In case he did not desire to seek 8 re- election in 1901, he might be in line for appointment as governor by Presi- dent Roosevelt when he enters upon his second term if the democrats should carry out their threat to re- fuse admission to the territory on ac- count Of Mr. Morrison's election. Our contemporary is evidently look ing into the future in this matter.
 With the death of Marcus Daly in Montana, Senator W. A. Clark, seemed to have easy sailing politi- cally. Daily had been an uncompro- missing political enemy of the senator and succeeded in thwarting his po- litical ambitions for years. NIT. Clark finally overcome the opposi- ton to him to the extent of securing a seat in the senate, and about the same time Mir. Daly death occurred. Another political opponent how ever has happened in the per son of MT. Heinze, who threat ems to disrupt the democratic party in Montana in order to over throw the supremacy of NIT. Clark. At the present time Senator Clark seems to have the best of the struggle by long odds.