Tombstone epitaph., 1917-06-03
THE DISPATCH $. O. s.

In last Saturdays Bisbee Review there was an editorial in which opposition was voiced 10 the pro- posed remoal of the courthouse from Tombstone. II yelled under the mask of attack aimed at the secretary of the Douglas Chamber of Commerce and Mines but the guise too thin to cloak the intent that lay beneath the assumed exterior. Why that newspaper should find comfort in an attitude direct v in conflict with the interests of the people of the Warren district is difficult understand The Imp of the Perverse may be dominating influence that keeps from the right more likely. the poison of jealousy has been poured "cklessly among the clean particles of printer ink. newspaper IS supposed to be a champion of the welfare of the community that supports il, and when ore Is found in different role 1T aiorls,'S suspicion its good intentions.
 The rouirh",i>, removal proposition is not one to excite petty personalities and false arguments. The people "f Tombstone fighting to have that place continued aS the county seat for the reason that it would be blow the town ,o place the court house somewhere eSc il Is about all Tombstone has except the memory of spectacular past They could n" do otherwise than follow the they have taken. and they wonld not be loyal to their homes if they were found i'll the ranks of those wh" favor a change. With the people of Douglas. Bis bee. Warren and other placcs-the people who pay the taxes and run the county-the issue is simply matter of business and economy. Anyone who tends otherwise is either ignorant of the facts pre- scented iii rod figures or k inSincerc in his advocacy of the side of question that is against the interests of himself and ncghb"rS. The Dispatch has not said much about the prOpOScl for the very good that il has faith in the intelligence of the voters of the county to recognize the advantages of the change without the advantages being explained to them and it has still has that faith. The expense of trip the county with the attendant unfa- vorabc influence II has upon jury SelectiOn the in adequate quarters for the officials at Tombstone making additions to the, courthouse necessary. and the certainty that the southern part of the county
 that part embracing the Warren district and Doug las-alwayS will be thc most important portion of the county are only a few of the reasons why the mOVal must he made. The only argument against the change is that Tombstone wants keep the courthouse there. No other can he. or has been of tered.
 Positions taken against the interests of the pub lie questions. the sides of which plain. cannot be satisfactorily explained Just why this
 Bisbee newspaper is putting against the inevitable and working to thwart undertaking that much for the Hill city it does for the Shelter city is something that is more udicrous than serious It IS neither eXcusable nor ommendable.-Douglas Dispatch
 Getting peeved and seeing that public opinion swiftly drifting in favor of letting the county remai where 1t s Col Logic of the Douglas Dispatch recent sent out the $. O. S. signal But there will be no hell the die is cast and if Col Logic will get hmse he will two things First; the fact that the prese1 law was drawn by Douglas men who framed it so ths Bisbee could not get the ballot. And secondly; no that Bisbee has found it out (but Logic don't seem know it they not going to be made the goats bl will stay out of the and refute the Douglas schen by seeing that she does not get ''by with her unde handed efforts.
 Col. Logic think the expense of getting Tombstone Is too much Too much for who! And the answer is for the Douglas people. of course It seem then about the only remedy would be split the count about fourteen ways and give every town and camp county seat of it's But the Warren District is nc interested in removal division for it is no further Tombstone than it is to Douglas. and it's darn sigl more interesting drive and after gets here they met with pure and pure and plenty of accomn, datons not found in the City of Shelter Fumes How ever. Bisbee has called Douglas hand and Dougla knows 1t is now never hence the railroad method All We say is to keep your eye on devclopmcn, on July 2nd and you will get pretty clear idea of wha Supreme conn scat al 1919. Get the date, Col!