Arizona republican., 1909-07-02
THE DUPLICITY OF wAGS.

Inc hepuDllCdn uOeS not take a
great deal of pleasure in jabbing the
Southern Pacific as Ways suggests.
On the contrary. The Republican has
the kindliest feeling for that great
railroad system which has done SO
much for the development of this
territory and which is still engaged in
that good work The relations of The
Republican to the local officials Of
the system and to Col Randolph. the
chief representative of the system i'm
the southwest. are of the friendliest
character.
But. however high its estimation
of the Southern Pacific. The Republi-
can has a still warmer feeling for
Phoenix and the Salt River Valley
which it believes the Southern Pa
cific has neglected by its failure for
so, long. to complete the short link
between the eastern terminus of the
Phoenix & Eastern and some outlet
ting point. so as to give this valley
a through line which all citizens,
merchants, shippers and farmers SO
much desire. The Republican, in urg-
ing the citizens and business men of
Phoenix to exert such pressure as
they can to bring this completion
about cannot be accused Of "jabbing
the Southern Pacific"
two things. One is to attack the
Santa Fe, whose real offense is its
neglect to permit any of its advertis- !
ing to get into Ways columns and its !
studied failure to extend any "cour-
tesies'' towards Ways itself. But the |
relation or want of relation between |
the Santa Fe system and Ways should |
have no part in the discussion of the
advantages of a through line.
The other thing that Ways is fool |
ishly trying to do is to secure the |
adoption of itself by the Southern !
Pacific system and. in pursuance of |
that campaign, it indirectly attacks |
the proposition that the people of |
this community should make a move
to secure the completion of the Phoe-
nix e. Eastern.
Such move as The Republican has
suggested would not be construed by
the Southern Pacific itself as hostile;
it would be so construed by no one
but such a fool would-be partisan
of the Southern Pacific as Ways.
But the adoption of Ways by the
Southern Pacific is a thing not at
all likely to take place. That rail
road has had some experience with
Ways as a laundering clacquer and
has been thrown down to such an extent
as Ways. with its weak influence and
shady reputation. could throw it
down It's experience has been the
same precisely as that of every other
person or interest to which Ways has
ever attached itself. No amount of
fawning and suggestions for the be
trayal of the interests of this valley
VIII induce the southern HdClIlC 10
permit itself to be adopted by Ways.
1t would be an endless journey to
traverse the treacherous career of
Ways The latest and most striking,
and in the circumstances, almost un-
believable instance. of the duplicity of
Ways or rather Ways handspring,
was related a few weeks ago by the
Arizona Democrat No denial of it
has ever been made
1t was stated by The Democrat
that at time when the members of
the Maricopa County Commercial club
were urging upon Governor Kibbey
the appointment of Mr.. f. A. Jones
as a member of the Arizona railway
commission. Ways handspring, the
president of the club. was secretly
obstructing the appointment in the
hope that he might receive it himself.
The members of the club visited
the governor frequently and put