The copper era., 1905-06-15


 IT SEEMS that some of the ranger force are putting in portion of their spare time rounding up news paper men. As the rangers are travelling much of their time on the trains or hanging around depOts, the newspaper boys will have to take to the saddle when they travel in order to assure the peace and quiet of the community. Some of the rangers are greatly worried over the com ments on the ranger service which appeared in the Graham county papers. They seem to consider it as a personal matter and evidently de- sire to mix it a little with their friends, the pencil pushers. So far nothing more dangerous than hot air has been exchanged between the
 would-be belligerents, and the news paper boys are usually able to hold their own along these lines, or with pencil. As a general thing the news paper boys are quiet, peaceable citizens, who mean well, and are only dangerous when in pursuit of delin- quent subscribers. Then of course it is well for the aforesaid d.s. to stand and deliver, otherwise something might happen. But as the rangers county papers, at least) there is no reason why they should be afraid of the editors. It is true that they have the reputation of being "bad," but really and truly they are not dangerous if properly approached. There is no reason why these wild and woody editors and the Arizona rangers cannot live on the same planet without destroying each otn- CT. If a truce is not soon patched up all the ''hot air'' in the Gila val ley will have been used up and then something is apt to happen. Sometimes these rangers are little careless with their shooting irons, es- pecially when they get little excit- ed and then something might happen. It is to avoid an unfortunate acCi- dent of this kind that the ERA is willing to prefer it's good offices to- wards establishing peace on honor able terms. It is true that neither side has so far secured a Togo vic tory. The ERA believes that if the rangers can be persuaded to remain out of Graham county for a few years that all will be forgotten, if not forgiven. But seriously, it is about time for this sort of thing to stop. The rangers must not get the idea that they can buffalo or bull doze the editors of Graham county The newspapers have a perfectright to comment and criticize the acts of the rangers, who, with all their swag- ger and buster, are only the servants
 = the people, created by the people and paid by the people. They have a certain duty to perform, and when they perform it, well and good, but when they do not, and overstep their duties as laid down in the statutes, they deserve roasting, and they will always get it from the press of this county. There are doubtless some good and efficient men in the service, but there are others who seem to have no real or proper conception of their duties, and they have brought on state of affairs in this county which is greatly to be deplored by all good citizens. All the people of Graham county ask of the ranger service is simply to be let alone. It is their right to come and go as much as they like when attending to business within their spheres, but when they come with chips on their shoulders and looking for trouble they are apt to find it.