Arizona republican., 1909-07-08
WE ARE ALSO WEARY.
Wickenburg, July 6, % The Arizona Republican,
 Phoenix. Arizona.


 Phoenix, Arizona
 Dear Sirs-Is The Republican print ed for the masses or for a few dozen people in Phoenix? If for the people at large-everybod heavens sake let up on ''Wags." If it must be published keep it out of the editorial columns. There we expect to find something for. our nickel-opinions on subjects of general interest, but to find the subject ''Wags" for our pc rusal almost makes one VOW never again to buy what is supposed to- be the leading paper and from the larg- est city in the territory of Arizona
 Give us something of general in terest. Truly,
 S. JONES.
 The Republican is in full sympa- thy with the complaint of MT. Jones, whose grievance must be that of all our subscribers. The course of The Republican in this Wags matter, though distasteful, has been in the interest of good morals and public decency and we congratulate our readers that immortality and public indecency have been sufficiently pill loried; that Wags' Principal owner stands before the community in his proper light, convicted of the charges on which all this controversy has been based. Whatever finishing touches are to be applied, we believe, will shortly be applied in the natural course of events, and there will not remain a scintilla of doubt in the mind of any reasonable man in Phoenix eff there is anywhere such a doubt) of the truth of the charges of treachery made by the Arizona Democrat on June 2.
 In conclusion of this subject we wish to refer briefly to a communi cation signed by reputable members of the Maricopa County Commercial Club and printed elsewhere.
 This communication includes reso- Istions of confidence in the Principal Owner based as we understood from Wags, on his denial of the charge of perfidy toward the club. We do not think, in the circumstances. that that denial met the case. Every heinous offense charged since the world be- gan has been met by denial. It has now and then happened that an hon. est man has been able to. offer noth- ing but a simple denial of charges against him, but in this case the ac- cused had at hand the means of complete exoneration, if innocent-a word from Governor Kibbey would | sweep away the charges as chaff be- 1 fore the wind And until that word | is uttered the Principal Owner will | be held before the community as guilty.
 We understand that the accused in | this case confounds his position with | that of a defendant at bar; that he i holds that the burden of proof rests | upon his accusers. That is a principle | of legal proceeding but no honorable | man has ever lain quietly under charge of dishonor which he could by his own efforts remove. The common duty of man to himself, and in this case to his associates, should inspire him to purge himself. We would notice with regret a par agraph in the communication but for certain date, plainly set forth in the resolutions.
 It is stated that the resolutions were inspired by a desire ito main- tain the integrity of the club and defend it from attacks made against it over the head of its chief exec utive."
 It has been charged frequently by Ways throughout this discussion that the motive of the so-called attack was a wish to destroy the club. This Tb" RcFI6iIcan has repudiated and II has not and does not believe that