Arizona republican., 1911-02-03
bring FORTH
THE ESK|M0S
A BackWOOds Way Of Oispos-
ing Of Facts
DEMOCRATIC STATEMENT
In an Attack Upon It Ari-
IONA Gazette Proves Only,
If Anything, That People
Are Incapable of Self
Government.
CBy INNoMINATUS)

I As / expected the socialistic element
(which appeared to be thrown into dis
may by recent statement signed by
twenty five or thirty old line democrats
of Phoenix and vicinity, of prominent
political and business standing. repudi-
ating the constitution, would attempt
some sort of refutation. But l did
not expect the attempt would be so
raw and Juvenile as that OF the Ari-
IONA Gazette last night.
After forty eight hours OF delibera-
ton the Gazette thought it saw a way
out of the woods II introduces an
anonymous signer of the democratic
statement who is made to say that he
has been buncoed-flim- TANNED: that
| il was represented TO him that the
statement was not meant to be re-
pudiation of the constitution but that
il was part of a plan to secure support
for ito emphasize the non-partisan
character of the constitution"-when II
was known to every signer that the
gentlemen engaged in circulating the
statement were bitterly opposed to the
constitution. The signer is also made
by the Gazette to say that he was in
formed that mo use was to be made
of the petition in the public prints.
Another signer is quoted as saying
that he thought it was to assist the
cause and aid in the polling of large
vote in favor of the constitution.
Now let us look at the statement it
self which the Gazette with its back
woods methods Of journalism has never
printed: nor has ii mentioned at any
fft,.a 70 name Of
Here it is:
To The Public
We take this method Of nOd-
flying all concerned that we. the
undersigned committeeman and
members OF the democratic party
OF Arizona, do not recognize or
acknowledge the proposed constitu-
ton for Arizona as being the work
of the democratic party Of Ari-
IONA"
Is it not plain that this was intend
ed for the public" 10 which 1t was adj
dressed? / will leave TO any man Of
degree Of intelligence superior to that
OF the Gazette writer to say whether
the language of the statement is an
endorsement or a Reputation of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ii was the in
tention Of the signers to wash the
hands of democracy of the matter or
ito assist the cause" of the constitu
ton Could the meaning OF men or
posed TO the constitution have been
made clearer?
IL there has been any film flaming
or buncoing going on it is the duty of
the Gazette to expose the offenders
and il can not do that without produc-
ing the victims. Let il publish the
names Of the indignant signers who
did not know what they we're signing.
Until il does so the unavoidable con-
clusion will be that there are no in
dignant signers and that the Gazette's
story of their Indignation is pure and
foolish fabrication.
Now we have arrived at another and
far more interesting phase of the mat
ter: | have so far been dealing with
the imaginary characters. born OF the
Gazette's brair
The signers of this statement so
have been informed by the most active
circuIators OF it were approached by
reason. first, of the fact that they were
democrats: second that they were
prominent in the democratic party and
that they were men of intelligence and
of standing in the community. Many
such signers could have been