Arizona republican., 1912-06-27
4 SORE SPOT
 FOR yAVAPA|
No Patience With People Who Do Not Favor Alp propriations for Either Army or National Guard Purposes

News comes from YavaDai county that the Hon. Homer R. Wood, one of the senators from that subdivision. is likely to have rather hard sledding in attaining his ambition to return to the distinguished body which he now adorns. And among the variety of reasons given for this calamitous fore cast is the senator's action on the militia appropriation bill.
 It will be recalled that Wood wasn't the only nan who made d fight against that measure But he was one of them and it is said on the highest authority that the people of lis bailiwick. who are possessed of rather long memories, are awaiting the chance to get even.
 It is not solely that the Yavapai Teople are deeply interested in the militia. They are interested in the organization, however as are the peo pie of practically every county in the state They are interested in it and justly proud of it. too. But in this instance their interest is a personal one.
 
 hold the summer encampment at Fort Whipple near Prescott. But because of the lack of an appropriation, the camp will not be pitched there this year Instead. it goes to Fort Hua- chuca. and this because of the lack of a. state appropriation. It will be seen then that the action of the senate in voting against an apprO- priation for the militia this year cut Prescott and Yavapai county out of a good many thousands of dollars.
 Now. YavaDai county had become ather accustomed to having these dollars every summer. They came in 1lightily handy, too, and as they had been coming along every year the time of the annual encampment had always been looked forward to with considerable interest. The encamp- ment helped the business men and indirectly helped everybody else. And that is one reason why the Yavapai county people have a grievance against Wood
 To make matters worse Wood could have saved the bill and the appro- rriation. The whole matter, it is said was in his hands, and with him rested the responsibility of saying whether there should be or should Tot be an appropriation. As it turned out he decided against the apprOpria- ton. Wherefore. it is said the bulk of the Prescott and Yavapai county people have decided against him.
 It is also inevitable that the boys who constitute the militia do not feel
 
 sTonsible for the defeat of the appro- rriation bill. It is quite natural that since. in their position as the citizen SC ldierv os the state they are inev- itably the ones upon whom first re- liance is placed in time of danger, they believed they would be given some degree of consideration by the legislature. And it naturally is lit tie too much to expect that they will grew particularly enthusiastic for the men who not only refused them d small appropriation but who in an instance or two, derided them as tin soldiers and declared the state would be much better off if it had no mili- tia at all.
 It is also said that down in Cochise county Roberts and Sims. both of whom stood out against the appro- rriation and voted against it, are likely to encounter some difficulties. And these difficulties, it is said, may manifest themselves before the time for the election. They may be in evil dence at the primdries and in that event it is more than possible that both these gentlemen may find them selves up against it' when it comes to seeking the suffrages of their fel- low citizens the next time.