Arizona republican., 1911-11-13
Democrats Offered a Vote of Thanks to the Hearst Papers and Totally Ig- nored Publication Right at Home.
 IT'S A PITY BUT
 ALSO TT IS TRUE
Sheet Which Professed a Recent Conversion to the Democratic Faith is Humiliated at Meet ing.

It was a funny thing the demo- crats did at their council when they passed a resolution extending a vote of thanks to William Randolph Hearst for his service to the democratic Tarty of Arizona.
 It was not funny in the sense that it was a foolish thing, for probably in this matter the democrats were much wiser than they ordinarily are. For Mir Hearst's influence and per sonality are felt in Arizona. and es- pecially in democratic affairs in this territory. But the funny thing is that Hearst should have been lauded and complimented. that so much credit should have been accorded him and his newspaper. when there is another democratic newspaper right here in the city. standing for the same things for which the Hearst papers stand. that might have used that vote of thanks itself.
 At least it is supposed this paper is democratic. It calls itself demo- cratic and it carries part of the dem VNirAiS iINhSA Oil 4iS tuilOlIdl pdSt To be sure the ticket is somewhat mangled-it has been decapitated ir fact-but what is little matter like that among friends? It also prob ably does not matter that the names Tuthlessly eliminated are the names Of the two leading candidates and that one of them is far and away the most popular member of his party iii Arizona.
 The antics or this paper in the campaign thus far have been rather funny. if must be confessed. For it took to its bosom certain Of the champions of the pee-pul, whom it proceeded to defend against all com CTS. But the funny thing about it vas that the electorate seemed to re- sent the guardianship that had been assumed over them; for they swamp eG most of the papers candidates and romirated others 10 which it was violently opposed.
 Of course that was bad enough. But now comes the democratic coun- oil and rides rough shod over the prostrate form Of the home product to offer a vote Of thanks to MT. Hearst. To Hearst. who lives in New York, Europe and various other places, but who doesn't know Phoenix from the capital of Punjaub It would be real humorous if it were rot so pathetic.
 And there's one other funny little thing about that Hearst endorsement. Ii is noticeable fact that the res olution was offered by George Purdv Eullard, democratic candidate for at torney- general. It is frequently ru- mored that MT. Hearst aspires to high office-perhaps to the presidency certainly to nothing lower than the second place on the national ticket Recently he has announced his return to the democratic faith and news papers and politicians in the east are busy linking his name with that of some of the leading democratic as pirants
 IT that is Mir. Hearsts plan, then ne has showed eminent good sense in his first move in Arizona. For Buliard Is easily one of the most popular democrats in the state. Also he is one of the smoothest politicians For, 1t is we'll known fact that few men more deeply opposed to some of the provisions of the constitution than was he; and man who can. in the lace Of that opposition, put one over on the democracy of this territory by pulling down the nomination for a state office without opposition. is some politician
 That's just what Mir Bullard did. and that's why MT Hearst is mighty lucky to have him for lieutenant