The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-17
TIE, UNITED STATES MARSHAL :
SHIP.

Washington dispatch published in
tha Phoenix Enterprise OF last Satur-
day SAYS that "ExRepresentative H.
Doan of Ohio father OF Collector
Doan OF Nogales, today called at me
White House and presented to the
President a letter from Ben. +. Daniels,
He also informed the President that
the only opposition to Daniels APP
continent as United States marshal
for Arizona. came from the preachers.
II "Ex-Representativ X. f. Dpan"
made any such statement to the Presl-
dent. he was guilty OF either mali
eious or an ignorant falsehood.
We have no doubt that the preach
ers of Arizona are attending TO their
allotted labors in their own way
satisfactorily and efficiently. But the
preachers have but a small share In
formulating and expressing the public
opinion of Arizona. They confine their
efforts to the domain of morals and
are neither called upon or expected to
participate in politics nor TO define
the line between public decency and
public indecency.
Let us concede that Mr.. Daniels may
have some admirable qualities. and
that as a soldier in the service Of
his country he performed his outy
well. But that does not qualify him to
be United States marshal for
Arizona. The people OF this Ter
ritory demand. and have a right to de-
mand. and it is their duty to demand,
that their officials must be men OF good
character. Gambling is a felony or
misdeamenor in most OF the States OF
the Union. In Arizona gambling is
licensed for purposes or regulation. The
fact that gambling is licensed here
does not mean that it is not socially
prescribed anu subject 10 the ban of
public opinion. The servitor at faro
or other game is not fit and proper
person to hold an Office of honor and
trust.
1t is charged that Mr. Daniels has
served a term in the Wyoming peni-
Tertiary and he las not taken occasion
to publicly deny it. Men have been
sentenced to the pententiary for COM
hitting violence on the person of an
Their unuer stress of great excitement
l, 10 ,hen
covered their position in society, be-
cause the acts for which they were
condemned carried no moral obliquity.
But it is not charged that Daniels was
sent to the pententiary for shooting
or fighting or striking. The records of
the Wyoming penitentiary, in the pos
session of the United States marshal
for Wyoming contain this entry:
Name. Benjamin Daniels. registered
No. Sc; received November 90, 1879;
crime larceny; sentence. two years and
return of stolen property.
We have no means OF knowing that
this is the same person who was
nominated by the President for United
o.ates marshal for Arizona, but as
we have stated, MIR. Benjamin F. DAN
iels does not take the opportunity 70
deny that he is the person described in
the Wyoming prison record. 1t he is
the same person, ne is not fit and
proper person to hold an honorable
Federal office IN this Territory. No
amount of special pleading, no
specious arguments, no subsequent
heroism, can after this plain fact.
II Mr.. Doan. or anybody else, toll
the President OF the United States that !
the only opposition to Daniels ap-
pointment as United States Marshal .
for Arizona, came from the preachers"
he was guilty of q gross attempt TO
deceive the Chief Magistrate. The
great body of the people of Arizona
have not been in the penitentiary. have
not deserved to be in the penitentiary
and do not expect to be in the peni-
Tertiary. and they object to gra-
duate of an institution of that kind be-
ing placed over them in an official
capacity. II