The copper era., 1911-01-27
REJOICING SHOULD BE UNcONfINED

kEJUlLlNd S1UULD bE UNtONFlNED
 The Tombstone Consolidated Mines
 Co.,, Frank M. Murphy, President, a
 'corporation" often referred to by
 the demagogues and the demagogic
 press, az part of the Especial inter
 ests" in Arizona, has ceased opera
 tions. As a result, approximately two hundred men have been thrown
 out of employment.
 Following out the line of demago gic argument, indulged ab lbituu by the cheap politician, there should be great rejoicing following this an nouncement. Th-re is one less ''cor- poration" in Arizona and the "spec- ial interest" class has been weakened to this extent. Following this same line of argument greater would be the rejoicing among this element over the announcement of the 1aih-e of the Copper Queen or the Calumet & Arizona in the same county.
 The closing down of the mines of the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company, and the throwing out of employment several hundred men, exposes the fallacy of this socialistic howl against the industrial corpora tions of Arizona. One of them has ceased to exist and the detrimental effect upon the wealth and prosperity of the territory is immediately felt. , Outside of the ranks of the socialists with anarchistic leanings; outside of the ranks of the demagogues; outside of the ranks of the street corner pol iticians, who are eternally and ever lastingly trying to ride into office and feather his own nest by melting pref udice and discontent; outside of the editorial rooms of the demagogic press, which howls "corporatio1" and Especial interests' in every issue in order to bolster up a padded cir culation, there will be sincere regret that the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company, a corporation" has ceased to do business in Arizona. For MT. Frank Murphy, who made a long hard struggle to keep the cor poration alive, by inviting the assis- tance of more capital in the under taking, there is sympathy and en- couragement for future effort from the people of Arizona exclusive of yawpers, demagogues, socialists and cheap politicians.
 The "corporation" and special interest" game has been worked for all of it's political worth in Arizona. Certain members of the democratic party, which just now is in danger of being swallowed by the socialists, have been the chief offenders. Any industrial enterprise with the label 'corporation" upon it was something to be hit over the head. There has been no discrimination between a trust, monopoly or public service cor poration and the development and legitimate industrial coi poratious in this territory. They have all been placed in the same bag and labeled | "vicious" "grasping," "robbing," dangerous, "enemies of the com mon people," and hundred other demagogic epithets. The continu- auce of this demagogic, socialistic howl, aimed at the industrial corpo- rations of Arizona, is day by day working a hardship on Arizona and its people. It is daily becoming more difficult to interest capital in any cor poration in Arizona for the develop ment of our mines or any of our nat ural resources. What a dreary waste Arizona would present without the industrial activity furnished by our corporations. Arizona has no controversy with it's industrial cor porations. The loss of one means the loss of thousands of dollars in . ages and improvements and devel- opments. Then, ir tie name of con- mon sense, let us have cessation of this senseless and baseless "howl" against "corporations" and special interests' in Arizona.