Bisbee daily review., 1903-06-24
PLAYING POLITICS.

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 cans. Italians and other foreigners in
 Clifton Morenci district, the scene of
 the recent troubles and strike of the
 miners was the cause of the thhreat-
 ened destruction of life and property
 in that heretofore peaceful mining
 community. The Copper-Era also at.
 tsmpts to turn a political trick in
 saddling all the blame on the demo-
 cratic party who is responsible for the
 passage of the eight hour law which
 the Era claims was alone responsible
 for all the trouble.
 | When the Era or any other paper
 tries to play politics during a time
 when serious problems effecting the industrial welfare and future prosper ity of the Clifton-Morenci district are
 demanding consideration and solution | it betrays partisan bias which if fol-
 loved up would sink the industrial
 prosperity of its home camp to uplift
 the republican party and tear down
 the democratic party ir Arizona. The Review recognizes that the | mining companies in the Clifton-Mo- renci district will employ whom they please to work in their mines; that
 is their privilege and We do not pre- sume that any opinion the Review may hold as to the most desirable and the least dangerous class of labor for the camp will ma terislly effect the future pol icies The Review has | lifetime record of friendship for the mining in dustry of Arizona recognizing as we do that the mining industry is the bone. sinew and marrow of the indus trial prosperity of our favored land The strike at Morenci was one thing, but the attitude of the Mexicans srd-I Italians in threatening to destroy property and in arming themselves for the purpose of closing the works at Morenci by force was quite another thing. Admitting that the eight hour law caused the strike the cause ofI armed resistance to law and order may very properly be laid to the pres ence of large. majority of ignorant foreigners in the camp who could ca silly be excited and worked up to bitter hatred of everyone eho refused to ac- cede to their demands or in any way opposed their will.
 The Era is rapidly branching out as Ia very rabid partisan paper. but there is no occasion for it's playing politics at time when patriotic thought is re- Quired to seek the real cause for un- fortunate condition and a remedy for it.
 Says the Era: During the cam paign the Era warned the people of the effects of this platform tmsaning the eight hour pianD and predicted that its adoption into laws meant strikes and bloedshed.'' We believe the Era did do something of that kind in it's effort to delude tine ignorant Mexicans and Italians of that district
 to vote the republican ticket. but at the same time it was supporting the party which upholds the trusts, and
 who will deny that the trusts are the fountain of misery ani oppression for American labor The Era supported the republican party. whose leaders al
 that very moment had Arizona by the
 throat strangling our efforts 10 secure
 statehood and the sacred right of self | government let the editor of the Era claims to be in favor of statehood. 1t is safe to say that the republican
 party could put no odium on Arizona
 or could deny to it any sacred right
 which would cause the Era to cease to sing it's praises and bow down to
 Mark Hanna. the great friend of labor
 The Era admits that it would be
 glad to see only Americans employed lin the camp. This is the condition advised by the Review, perhaps in
 somewhat vigorous language. which
 calls forth veritable political tirade from the Era. The condition advo- cated by the Review is the very best condition that could possibly exist in
 the Clifton-Morenci district or anyy
 other mining district in Arizona Of
 course after all it is for the compa-
 nies operating there to say what they can afford to pay flor labor and who shall he employed there. but it is sincerely
 to be hoped that in the future there lshall never again occur such threat
 ening condition as prevailed in Moren- lei three weeks ago.
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