The Benson signal., 1918-08-24
DOUGLAS INTEREST IN COUNTY SEAT
REMOVAL,
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL

of supervisors asking election
to
the question moving
desirable locality O.
public Offices be economically administered without
the great majority of
the
the o. their business the
county
The petition to the s
asking for election
and
make it but the IN will
county be
the on
he something
o
8 that representatives Of Tombs
and election,
expense a
election a 1t s n
and will continue To-
Gated the Of population until the old court
public
offices
for county in county
a good people of
Tombstone, though
prejudice unutfable NAL
ignity aimed a citizens.
This hopes removal election
question
all countyDouglas Inter
It appears from the above vail of the international
that Major Kelly is peeved; peeved at the campaign Of
truth being carried by this newspaper on Douglas
camouage in promoting county seat removal and the
Major attempts to defend Douglas by saying that ms-
leading reports have been circulated'
To begin WITH the statement Of the international
that business be more economically conducted in
Douglas than in Tombstone is absurd that thinking
will pay much attention to it, other than it is
Election the intelligence OF the people OF COchlSe
In his effort the Major attempted to propagandize
the idea that t is far from Douglas to attempt to
the county seat to- that city, other cities in the county
to have chance at it, he would say But the Ma
or forgets that the taxpayers of the county watching
the game being conducted by the Douglas real estate,
buldinC that ElSDoG
the Warren District cannot get into the fight owing
to the present absurd county seat removal law Bisbee
is taking little interest in the county seat removal
play-but not for removal.
The Taxpayers those who must stand the b1Jmt OF
expense if removal is ever ordered laugh at the propa
ganda of the Douglas crowd in pleading for the election
the grounds Of ''economy.' Such could not
be further from economy during the time that at
war, when every dollar is needed in it's prosecution.
Tombstone, despite the Internationas assertions,
will not attack the petition. 1t is undoubtedly Illegal
according to good legal advice but the people of Tomb
stone willing to bat with election and let the
taxpayers vote the untmely down, at time
when the United States will need the million dollars it
would take to build court house.
But to cap it's argument, the international enters
the Charles Francis class by concluding that the court
house about tumble down and bury the records and
employees AS yet there have been insurance policies
either the court house the employees cancelled and
the Cochse county court house still stands solid the
Rock of Gibraltar and has failed to fall down. much
as the International and Charles Frances have warned
Nothing but the truth has been told about the coun
ty seat removal matter, far Tombstone is
ed-and the truth hurts Douglas. The small property
holder and taxpayer of the county knows what the
is for and who will get the money for sites
building, and possibly exorbitant rentals if the court
house ordered removed from Tombstone to Doug
las; also whose taxes will be increased.
The Douglas propaganda campaign has been moth
ing but camouhage from start to finish Failing to get
signatures in other parts of the county, outside of Doug
las and Prtlevie address and place of residence
left off the petition filed with the supervisors asking that
and election be ordered order not to make it appear
that Douglas alone was asking for removal But these
are the cold facts and the Douglas crowd of camouag
ers cannot deny this Truth must out and this newspa
per intends that the taxpayers shall know the truth IN
DOuU1as activities comfy