The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-09-22
POLITICAL SUICIDE.

didate for Sheriff of this county, following his defeat in the Democratic Primary on September I2th, were verified late Friday afternoon of this week when a petition, bear ing thirty-si& signatures nominating Sheriff Cash as an Independent candidate, was filed with A. L. Terry, Clerk of the Board of Su- pervisors.
 By this act Sheriff Cash has renounced his allegiance to the Democratic Party, re- pudiated the democratic principle of major. ty rule, placed his selfish political ambitions above the primary law and committed poli- tical suicide.
 The political ambitions of no man is of greater consequence than the preservation of the principles and the law governing his par ty and by entering into conspiracy to over- throw the decision of majority of the demo- cratic party in this county, In the matter of a nominee for Sheriff, the present incumbent appears in the unfavorable role of political welcher, bolter and would-be offceholder for revenue only.
 We recall to mind the democratic pri- mary two years ago. In the primary race for Sheriff there were five candidates. James G. Cash was the successful nominee. Such well known Democrats as Baylor Shannon, O Webster were also candidates on the same primary ticket for the same office. The votes were counted and the result announc- ed and the day following we remember that Messrs Boyles, Webster, Shannon and Kreuder pledged their support to James G. Cash, the successful nominee, and from that day until the votes were counted in the gen eral election in November, were his most ar dent supporters and contributed largely to the success of the democratic nominee. If those stalwart Democrats, Messrs. Boyles, Shannon, Webster and Kreuder had pursued a different course-a course that Sheriff Cash is now pursuing present incumbent would never have set foot in the Sherff's office.
 If we are to have a Democratic party in Greenlee county, and the State of Ari- zona, the bolters must be weeded out. Demo cratic candidates must be made to under stand that the Democratic party will insist that they abide by the choice of the majority as expressed on primary day and that any Democrat who refuses to abide by this rule be repudiated once and for all
 What compelling reason exists to induce Sheriff Cash to attempt the defeat of the regu- lar nominee of the democratic party?
 The regular democratic nominee is competent and capable The regular demo- cratic nominee is life long and loyal Demo- crat. The regular democratic nominee is good citizen, and enjoys the respect and con- hdence of the community in which he lives, and again we ask WHY this late hour attempt to override the wishes of the majority?
 Sheriff Cash had a number of ardent ad- mirers and supporters in the late primary who will refuse to follow him as an Independent candidate, the nominee of thirty six dis gruntled voters, who seek to disrupt the Democratic Party in this county. The present Sheriff will soon discover that coun- ty candidates on the Democratic ticket, who supported him in the primary, will refuse to follow him longer in his Independent course He will discover that Governor C.. w. P. Hunt, who gave him his support in the demo- cratic primary will now transfer that sup port to the regular democratic nominee and the democrats of the county in general will go to the polls on election day determined to rebuke political bolting and welching.
 No candidate is greater than a majority of his party. Sheriff Cash owes a debt of gratitude to the Democratic Party of this county. The Democratic voters elected James c. Cash Sheriff of this county in 1o14 They stood ready to re-elect him to the same office, provided he received the democratic nomination. and 1t is the political duty of Sheriff Cash to refuse the Independent nomi- nation, and, emulating the example of two nominee for this high office