Weekly journal-miner., 1913-01-08

ture of the state of Arizona finds
 the democratic party which was such
 a powerful and relentless majority
 in the regular and special sessions,
 more noticeably divided than it has
 been since the present administra-
 ton was elected. It is a well known
 fact that there are progressive de-
 1nocrats and reactionary democrats,
 each opposing what the other want
 mainly because the suggestion
 whether remedial in its nature or
 otherwise comes from the other
 side.
 Harmony is a sweet tune when
 easily played on the fiddle of one
 string, but the ability to obtain har-
 mony from a harp of a thousand
 strings has not yet been achieved
 by the followers of the great god
 Demos. The oft announced demo-
 cratic doctrine of "vox populi vox
 dei" does not apply unless the vox
 populi is raised for something that
 the bunch wants In that case it is
 always vox dei. but if the bunch
 does not want it, it ceases to be vox
 dei, and becomes the shout of the
 rabble or the cry of hoi .polloi.
 This was never more strongly il-
 lustrated than in the party council
 held in Phoenix shortly before the
 general election And while speak
 ing of the election, it might be well
 to say that some democrats regard the election as general and others regard it as special It all depends on which kind of a democrat one encounters. Returning to the propo- sition of illustrating the discordant element of the party as presented about the time of the party council
 It Is a we'll known fact that the Hon. Michael c. Cunniff of Yavapai county, although the president of the senate, at the two sessions which had been held, was not a member Of the party council This fact was immediately seized upon by some as an evidence of the lack of popularity of the honorable president and as full and sufficient reason for the be- lief that he would not again be the president of the Arizona senate. ! Those who fostered this belief were wont to gather themselves into their | own private corners and fearsomely ] announce for the election of some ! other senator as president of the senate for the coming session.
 Immediately an earnest canvass was made of all the members of the senate who were thought to be pos sible candidates This canvass de- veloped no certain man who was willing to take the job unless it was presented to him on a silver platter. Finally, apparently by common con sent among them, they fixed on Sen ator Hetchman of Gila county as the Moses to lead them out of the wilderness. For a while Senator Hechtman looked like presidential timber, but only for a while A little further investigation brought out a statement from the senator himself that he would under no cir oppose Mir Cunniff for the position, etc. etc. And again their hopes were blasted.
 About this time the Cochise coun- ty delegation that had been steam rolled in the councils awoke to the fact that the same crowd that yearn- ed for Senator Cunniff's scalp would also elect Representative H. H. Lin ney of Yavapai county to the speak ership of the house, and under the , leadership of some of the prominent Cochise county politicians who con- sidered Yavapai largely responsible , for their own hattened condition, let out a whoop and advanced to the fray.
 The proposition to defeat Cunniff ; has fallen through, but the proposal } to elect Linney wouldn't down, and then Cochise, "That dear old Co., | chise," decided that two bosses from Yavapai in the seats of the legisla- tive mighty is considerably more than they can stand. Linney's can g didacy has not downed in view of { the opposition of Cochise, but Co., a chise is going to advance upon the ( legislature with a stuffed club. and I if the head of Mir Linney shows r within reach it will get hit At least ] SO says Cochise q
 Meanwhile Mir. Linney. nothing {