Weekly journal-miner., 1910-03-09
DEMOCRAT ASKING
 TIMELY QUESTIONS
fFrom Thursdayss Dailvl

Zeigler, for thirty years a leading Democrat, was received yesterday by the Journal-Miner from this estim- able citizen, who is a resident of Groom Creek. In his letter, MT. Zeigler asks some new questions, which will probably require consider able of the time of the Democrat itin- erant apostles, who are still rumin- ating over the territory, trying to bolster up their dwindling forces.
 The communication is in full as follows:
 "Preseott Journal-Ainer:
 Gentlemen: As I have read in the Journal-Miner the controversy be- tween Governor Sloan and one N. G. Burns, claiming the title of chairman of the Democratic Territorial commit tee, in regard to the educational qualification, I had at first thought to leave it pass, but as it is vital question, that concerns us all, it should have the widest publicity pos sible, as we will soon all be called upon to cast our ballots pro and con as to our future government.
 "As understand it now, by the elimination of this educational quail ieation' in the present enabling act, it cannot be embodied in the eonsti- tuition, but there is no doubt but that the advocates of this pernieious clause will do everything in their power to defeat the ratification of the eonsti- tuition, hence the widest publicity should be given, as there will be hundreds of Democrats who will be governed by Burns and Mark Smith, if they are not enlightened on the subjects.
 "Now, as I wish to put a few questions to Mark Smith, N. G.. Burns and their cohorts, I want them to distinctly understand that this article has not emanated from a Re publican source, as I have voted the Democratic ticket for over thirty years in Arizona, but Democracy and intolerant bigotry do not harmonize and have no relation to each other, and I endorse Governor Sloan to the letter on this matter. M. G. Burns, you will oblige me by answering the following questions:
 "First-When a man makes appli- cation for enlistment in the army or navy, is he questioned as to whether he can read or write9 If not, what reason can you assign for such re- quets before he can east his ballotG
 '"Second-Now, we have a class of men that infest our cities and polling places, who are known as ballot box suffers and repeaters. Are these men illiterate or are they educated pro- fessional political hoodlums7
 FThird-Whence came the authority to deny another man the right that you claim and possess9 Suppose a college professor would claim that none but professors were eligible to vote. Would his logic be not as good as yoursf
 "And what right have you, as a near carpet bagger,' to have placed on the statute books a law prohibit ing citizens from voting who were born and who were voters before you were borna And, furthermore, we re- quest you to give us the pereentum of the rank and file of the Continental Army that could not read nor write English, and also of the Army of 1872, and in addition, of the army that battled so valiantly in the Civil War.
 "See here, Burns. This disfran- chisement is not a new scheme. It is as old as our government, and was sprung by the damned British Tories in the Revolutionary Days, and when they could not beat us with their guns, they tried to beat our Revolu- | tl0narN d0CeSlOIS OuI ul thtii udiO'o and their descendants have been try ing 10 keep it alive ever since by springing it whenever the opportunity would afford or present itself. Hence I have no use for that cause and no more for the man, who advocates it, than I have for Benedict Arnold.
 ''Say, Burns. When has so- called Democrat the oder of a pole cat9 It is when they approve of a law preventing citizens from casting their ballots at the polls. As it has been the custom to attach eompli- mentary names to Arizona legislatures, I shall. in the future, designate the one that passed the educational quail fieation over the governors veto, as 'the poleeat' legislature of Arizona.
 Respectfully,
 "T. II. ZEIGLER,
 "Groom Creek, Ariz.'
 RED SoX SQUAD.