The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-07
ROOSEVELT AND ARIZONA.

planning the attitude of the President
regarding the appointment of Ben
Daniels as United States Marshal for
Arizona The explanation is not com
plimentary to Arizona, nor Will 1t have
a tendency to improve the chances of
this Territory being promoted to
Statehood. The Republicans cores
pondent says:
In the Ben Daniels case, IT is doubt
full if the Presluenl knew of the pris-
on episode The Senate committee pro-
badly did not Daniels enemies appear
to have concealed ii till the appoint
ment had actually been made, ard his
commission prepared. perhaps with
view to putting the President in
hole" The President knew and frank
" told the Senators who discussed the
nomination win him that Daniels had
been a faro dealer and other things
which would unfit him for appoint
ment as marshal in Boston or New
York or Philadelphia, but the demands
of the marshalship in Arizona are
largely for physical courage, which
in Daniels noboay will dare question,
nerves of spring steel. knowledge of
all sorts OF human nature, personal
acquaintance with most of the bad
men of the Territory. their habits,
associations ana haunts. and fashion
of square dealing when his word is
pledged
This is not pleasant reading for peo~
pie who take pride in the civiliza-
ton OF Arizona and the ability of its
people to govern themselves in an en-
lightened and orderly way. Ii the
President admits that Daniels would
be unfit" for marshal in Boston or
New York or Philadelphia" he must
be firmly of the belief that Arizona
turks behind in an inferior state of
civilization, and should not aim at
the standard of civic morals erected in
the older and more thoroughly civil
lied communities. The President
argues. it seems. that the demands of
marshalshIp in Arizona are largely
for physical courage" and that Daniels
has personal acquaintance with most
of the bad men in the Territory. their
habits, association and haunts" This
is nothing short OF an affront to the
people of Arizona. Inc executive offs
Ger of the Federal Court in Arizona
does not need to be a desperate. or a
man with past" The men who per-
formed the functions and duties of
United States marshal in Arizona in
cusation of inetticlency or an Indifferent
performance of their duties. The men
who have discharged the duties of
marshal in Arizona have been men
Of good character. good attain
ments and good standing in the
community. Look at those of the i'm !
mediate past. W. X. Meade would
honor any office in any community. (
w. NJ. Griffiths would be entrusted by /
the people of Arizona with the per-
formance Of any duty, public or pri-
Vate. NJ. H. McCord. was member OF
Congress from Wisconsin, Governor of /
Arizona and always a man of standing
and influence among his fellow men.
We do not believe that President
Roosevelt would care to asser, that
either of these men would be unfit"
for marshal in Boston. Philadelphia or
New York. And has anyone complained
that the duties of the marshal in Ari-
lona have been indilferently performed
during the past dozen years? We think
not.
Arizona is not a refuge for criminals
and deperadoes. 1t is not the breeding
place of lawlessness Bad men" are
lot developed here. nor are they en- {
outraged to remain here when they I
ONE. The local peace officer takes care l
If the vioiator OF law. ana the func- e
lions of me Cnlted states Marshal are 9
lbout the same, as in Texas or Cali a
ornia or Massachusetts,, and in no e
way more dangerous and onerous. h
If the people OF arizona accept d
President Roosevelt's estimate of i
hem. by accepting his appointment of t
Daniels as marshal IN the spirit in {
which it was made, they must ne Of
he nature of the creature described by h
Ohm Randolph of Roanoke as with n
ut pride OF ancestry or nope of II
The President has made I
plain that Daniels is only LIT to +
e marshal in a community OF border o
uftians. 10 the people Of Arizona feel r
ny resentment at the insult? ST
1t is not on record that a President n
the United States ever vetoed a bill I.
royiding for the admission OF State a