Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-12
FACE To FACE
WITH ONE ISSUE
The Congressional Duet Reach
Prescott and Behold the Good
Work of the IndiVidhaI-Were
They in Congress When II Was
Going On?

Mark Smith is visitor to Prescott.
While he and his travelling mate
Colonel Wilson are doing the land on
what they have not accomplished,
but what they are going to do again
if Mr.. Smith is sustained, we would
like to hear of any association either
have had with the rebuilding of Fort
Whipple. Both Wilson and Smith
have been on deck at Washington
during all the trying times incidental
to the hard work of having WhippIe
rehabilitated, but as yet neither has
been accommodating enough to en-
| Tighten the voter on that measure.
An effort seems to have been made
however to keep Mr.. Fowler away
from the statehood consultations in
Washington, and from their stand
on this question the twin candidates
evidently seem to nave had mono
poly on all government business as it
has not been dished out to Arizona for
the past twenty years. AS to Colonel
Wilson and his record on Fort
Whipple, probably it would be better
not to bring that subject to life
again, in view of the fact that a bout
six years ago Fort Whipple escaped
utter annihilation only by the skin of
its teeth, and the delegate at that
time was probably aware of it and af-
ter he had got his foot in a tight
place Had it not been for others who
were present at the time in Washing
ton, and stampeded the delegate in
withdrawing an amendment to the
army appropriation bill, Whipple
would have been ingorantly and inno-
Gently slaughtered by delegate who
was either too sincere or not properly
"onto his job" At any rate WhipPle
was saved, but not by the delegate.
As to Mark Smith on Whipple, or his
association to any dollar of the gov
eminent that has fortunately reached
Arizona, since he or Colonel Wilson
have been harnessed up to the con
gressional salary wagon, now is an
excellent time, locally speaking, to
stampede this community into his
political embrace. But will be do it!
There is very little probability of such
a love making.exhibition. The credit
of this magnificent proposition is due
to other than political channels pre-
sided over by either of the twin dele
gates. F. NJ. Murphy, private citi-
zen, of this city, is to whom the cred
it is due, and in his faithful and pre-
sistent efforts to accomplish this
laudable work, he was assisted by no
one, except possibly the citizens of
Prescott, or in other words just like
Mr.. Fowler of Phenix worked on the
Tonic dam and succeeded. The con-
trast on the two propositions is then
distinctive one-Murphy and Fow-
Ter on one side and Smith and Wilson
on no side of the question. Take your
pick.
The question of Whippie is a neat
one for the Prescottite to point to and
particularly so at this time. As we'll
should it be brought home to other
sections of Arizona, where there have
been military posts. 10 that line
what have our delegates-Smith or
Wilson-accomplished in the line OF
stopping" the government IN its
wholesale destruction of these insti-
t1tions since either has been on hand
at Washington. One by one they
have fallen. Is it due to the demo-
cratic cry of Imperialism that such re-
suits have been permitted, or on the
other hand is our present delegate
describe of that faith? Prescott peo-
pie would like some inside informa-
tion on these government projects
that are at last taking root in Arizona
through private and persistent work
Also would the people Of Prescott and
all of Arizona appreciate knowing to
whom Is the credit due of the proba-
bic and early construction of govern
ment buildings that are now being
considered. Are these due to our
delegates in congress?