Arizona republican., 1908-02-12
PHoENX ARIz.. FEBRUARY 12 1908
NEEDING OUT REPUBLICANS

NEEDING OUT REPUBLICANS.
 "Wags." the Evening Outcast, seems to have been successful at last in adopting the territorial administration as well as the national administration which 1t, as well as its betters, con- tinually confound with the republican party. 'Wags" barks ruriously at the heels of such republicans as do not wear the imperial Rooseveltian arms.
 The effort of "Wags" with its unsav- ory political record, to read out of the republican party of Arizona Herbert Brown of Tucson, is a cure for the blues-something to make men, gods and even sad dogs smile For nearly forty years MT Brown has been a time, staunch, unwavering but not blatant republican. During the most of that time he has been the proprietor of newspaper. regarded by the republi- cans of southern Arizona as a reliable party organ. During a part of that time Mir. Brown has been a federal of ficial. not one perniciously. active in political matters but one who served his party best by the conscientious performance of his official duties. Mr Brown for more than a generation has enjoyed the confidence of his party, not a faction of it. but all of it. And, all this time he has enjoyed. as he still enjoys, the confidence of every man, woman and child who knew him. This is the man whose republican rec ord ''Wags" seeks to befoul. because MT. Brown advises his party to send an uninstructed delegation to the national republican convention.
 ''Wags" sees in all such advice purpose to oppose the nomination of Secretary Taft, and at the same time to repudiate the sacred, policies of President Roosevelt. As this same sus- picion has been expressed by persons connected with the territorial admin istration. and, therefore. higher up" and more responsible than "Wags," the matter invites some attention.
 The Republican. which from the be- ginning has opposed the national ad- ministration's scheme of an instructed delegation. knows of no movement to select a deelgation adverse to MT. Taft. It believes that a large majority of the republicans of this territory would be satisfied with his nomination. We think they believe that he would be friendly to the territory, and, perhaps with the single exception of Senator Foraker whose friendliness has been proved within the last six years. they would prefer the secretary to any oth- CT candidate before the country
 We also believe that if a coolness of Arizona republicans toward Secretary Taft should ensue before the meeting of the territorial convention. it could be laid to the selfish course of mem, bers of the territorial administration in denOuncing as renegades the mem bers of the great majority of the party who do not regard republicanlsm and federal officialdom as synonymous terms.
 The local administration is inviting its own defeat and humiliation. and at the same time imperiling the interests of Secretary Taft in Arizona, by its at tempt to control the party, not so much for the benefit of Mir Taft. as to gratify it's own vanity and to carry out rigid and unreasoning orders di- rect from the White House, similar to those which have been sent to the benighted southern states.
 The republicans of this territory. we think, will disregard the wishes and purposes of Mir. Roosevelt, not because they love him less, but Arizona more. As we have said, there is no movement of which We are aware to oppose the selection of delegates favorable to MT. Taft. but we can state with a certain degree of confidence that the delegates will be men who will support MT Taft or any other candidate only when by doing so they can best serve the in terests of Arizona, and those interests can best be furthered by the man who secures the nomination Arizona can contribute to his success only two votes but they will be that many: they will not be wasted. at Chicago nor wiy they be sacrificed to the selfishness of federal officials and the bull headed ness of President Roosevelt
 If those who are now clamoring for an instructed delegation could be made 10 understand that Arizona republicans are generally not concerned in the dis tribution of the spoils of office; that they are not bound by the same um- bilical cord to the national adimnistra- Iion, il would be better for MT. Taft;