Arizona republican., 1911-10-19

While waiting for the special to leave Benson, ONeil was seen to send several telegrams. After the 'spe- cial' left Benson and was en route to Douglas. he was asked what about the telegrams "Oh, l sent some tele- grams roasting the railroad" replied O'Neil Do you think that is quite fair. considering the courtesy extended you?" he was asked. "Oh, anything is fair in politics" answered O'Neil; say anything to be elected"
 It is easy to believe that MT. O'Neil would say anything to be elected; but is it possible the Gazette is will ing to print such absurdly false bom- bast to secure his election2
 But some of this Gazette story would bring tears to the eyes of the Sphinx. Here's a sample:
 The Fl Paso & Southwestern Op- crates d passenger train service be tween Benson and Douglas. De Pass and Wells were waiting to board train for Douglas They didn't board it. The president of the Fl Paso x Southwestern learned of their inten- tions Wouldn't they accept his hos pitality?" They would. So the order went down for d special train. The yardmaster and the roundhouse fore man hustled out the perquisites and De Pass. Wells and Douglas were whirled out of Benson, en route for Douglas, thirty minutes before the departure of the regular train which De Pass and Wells had intended to board.
 Tt was a treat for the public. which of course went on the regular train that pulled out of Benson thirty minutes behind the special. It. was treat for the public so fortunate as to witness a striking demonstration of modern railroading. No doubt on the platform at Benson were some demo- crats and some republicans who will cast votes next Tuesday for candi- dates for governor and the corpora tion commission. They no doubt were impressed with the high efficiency of fin de- siecle railroading"
 Did you catch it-that word fin de-siecle? 'Fin-de siecle" means end of the century" Just what ''end of the century has to do with that pay car special would be hard to de- termine. The Gazette is not very strong on facts. but it's the very devil when it comes to turin lan- guages.
 Not satisfied with its news CD story, the Gazette proceeded to let out a heightened editorial wall, on the following order:
 Tt is funny, but it is grotesque also. that private train journey re- gently undertaken by F.. s. De Pass, member of the Arizona railrQad com mission, and Judge Wells. who as pires to the republican nomination for governor. These aristocrats de- sired to reach a given point. and what more natural than that the great Phelps Dodge interests should place a special train at their dis posal? The comedy was intensified by the fact that a regular train con- taining the common people came puffing along a few minutes behind the special. Will it never dawn upon these people that the sovereign voters of Arizona are not looking for pri- vate train travellers, but search for a man who gets close to them, who thinks their thoughts and dreams their dreams? To date we have failed to learn of Phelps-Dodge or the South ern Pacific placing any private or special trains at the service of George Hunt or Brady O'Neill, or any of the other of the peoples candidates
 But, beloved. Brady did ride on that train, and as reputable a man as there is in the territory of Arizona stands ready to make affidavit to that fact. So, both you and the esteemed Brady may deny it until you are black in the face-that would not alter the fact.
 The ee-puls paper says the SOY ereign voters of Arizona are not look ing for private train travellers
 Either the Gazette is honest, or it is not If it is honest, now that it knows the truth. it will advise the sovereign voters" to vote against Eugene Brady O'Neill.
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