The news-herald., 1903-07-04
The charges that have been filed

some little anxiety. as IS eyinced by
the following paragraph taken from
thcir last Sundays paper:
What is it? Who, what and where
can the "Kcpub]ican Press Association
Of Maricopa County" be found? This
IS evidently a hot air attachment of an
ex-territoriai official.
Is not this magnificent defense
oi d public official charged with
grave offenses2 We would enjoy
a defense which rests upon the CEN
sure of some one else, we don't
think Ii the accusations against
Mr.. Stoddard are only hot aerial
ernendations from some other dis
gruntled politician, Why do aot the
Democrat and other Stoddard or
eans, ii there are any others, come
oat and defend Mr.. Stoddard by
refutation and not by silly insinua-
tons about other people?
Ii the Democrat would devote
dozen lines a day to explaining why
the acts OF the 22d legislature are
still undelivered to the public, and
whose orders are keeping these acts
from being delivered, that journal
would gain the esteem OF few
people who are tired OF buying
certified copies. We love virtue,
freedom, patriotism and justice,
and we suppose the Arizona Demo
crat does also, IN so far rs such q
political renegade leper is capable
of such 4 sentiment-and we do
rot object to any paper criticising
any x-territorial official. Some of
them deserve criticism and censure;
and some of them have been before
the gun of investigation and have
come out unscathed. Every man
has the right TO indict every other
man before the bar of public opin-
ion, If he has any grounds on
which to base his indictment, but
when any cause gets SO weak that
it has no argument for its own
side, only relying on the weakness
of it's opponent for it's defense, then
indeed has that cause become very
fragile. Let the organs who espouse
the cause of Stoddard in the matter
Of the charges lodged against him
by the Republican Press Associa-
ton OF Maricopa County come out
and explain away these charges!
Let Mr.. Stoddard himself explain
them away! Let the Department
Of the Interior investigate them
awayi Or let them be answered
by any one or from any source and
this sheet will apologize for what
iFe have been saying, or else we
will prove that the explainer is s.
liar. Ii the Arizona Democrat
thinks that this paper is the hot
air attachment Of any one, he is
like unto the deluded traveller who
runs after mirage, he is off on the
wrong foot.
This paper is not pampered by
any one, and does not pander TO
any one. The editor and proprietor
is republican. The paper is a
member Of the Republican Press
Association OF Maricopa County.
But it is not doing or saying any
thing about politics, and does not
intend to be the mouthpiece Of any
party, but it may be relied upon to
help unfold all OF the crooked tricks
OF dishonest politicians, let them be
members OF any party whatever,
who succeed in getting their piggish
noses into the public till. Let it
be strictly understood by the DEM
ocrat and others, that this is no
blackmail, hold-up sheet, but a
legitimate paper with q legitimate
excuse for it's existence. 1t is not
as the Democrat, designed to up
hold some politician nor to further
the ends Of any corrupt cause. Our
editorial column is not for sale to
prevent wholesome legislation. nor
TO hide or smooth over the corrupt
acts OF any public servant who has