The Benson signal., 1918-08-31
DOUGLAS INTEREST IN COUNTY SEAT
REMOVAL.
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL

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ALL by the county-Douglas
1t appears from the above wall Of the international
that Major Kelly is peeved; peeved at the campaign of
truth being carried by this newspaper Douglas
camoufage in promoting county seat removal and the
Major attempts to defend Douglas by saying that mis-
leading reports have been circulated
To begin WITH the statement Of the international
that business can be more economically conducted in
Douglas than in Tombstone absurd that thinking
will pay much attention to it, other than it is
ecton the intelligence of the people Of Cochse
In his effort, the Major attempted to propagandize
the idea that m is far from Douglas to attempt to
the county seat to that city, other cities in the county
are to have chance at it," he would say But the Ma
jor orgets that the taxpayers Of the county watching
the game being conducted by the Douglas real estate
building owners and contractors and that since Bisbee
the Warren District cannot get into the fight owing
to the present absurd county seat removal law Blsbee
is taking little interest in the county seat removal
play-but not for removal
The taxpayers, those who must stand the brunt OF
expense removal is ordered laugh at the propa
ganda of the Douglas crowd in pleading for the election
on the grounds of ECONOMY Such move could not
be further from economy during the time that at
war; when every dollar is needed in it's prosecution.
Tombstone, despite the Internationals assertions
will not attack the petition. It is undoubtedly Illegal
according to good legal advice but the people Of Tomb
stone willing to go 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 new court house.
But to cap it's argument, the international enters
the Charles Francis class by concluding that the court
house is about tumble down and bury the records and
employees AS yet there have been insurance policies
either on the court house or the employees cancelled and
the COcse county court house still stands solid as the
Rock of Gibraltar and has failed to fall down, much
the international and Charles Frances have warned
Nothing but the truth has been told about the
y seat removal matter as far as Tombstone is concern
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 camoufage from start to finish. Failing to get
signatures in other parts of the county, outside of Doug
las and Pirevlle address and place of residence was
left off the petition filed with the supervisors asking that
and election be ordered in 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
full about Douglas activities in county seat removal mat
ters since the versatile Oscar K Gall caused Doug