Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-06-30
CAMPAIGN OF MISREPRESENTATION
BRINGS NAUCHT TO THE DOUGLAS
COUNTY SEAT REMOVAL BOOSTERS
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The Douglas paper continues by saving: 1.-THE only
argument in favor of Tombstone is that few people
there want to keep the courthouse. No blame
them for that 1t practically is all they have They
should be more admired than cesured for fighting with
all fair means at their eomamnd to prevent removal
But this is Douglas weakest argument
Does not Douglas cOncede to Tombstone her mines
and surrounding tributary mining and cattle industry!
Is it reflection the ability of the late Dr. Douglas
who the head of the Phelps Dodge corporation had
the Old Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company hold
in@s bid in by his son. Walter Douglas! The Dispatch
The courthouse is all they have but evidently
Dr. Douglas and his company did not think
Answering the Dispatches contention that the peo-
pie of Tombstone cannot justly contend that they have
right to tax the of the county 100000 annually in
order that they enjoy measure of prosperity. the
figures on file in the office of the board of supervisors will
suffice. 1t will cost for people to travel to
Douglas. should the courthouse be moved than it costs
at present for Dougasites to Tombstone. and with
the completion of the TombstoneBisbee highway and
the paving OF the DougasBisbee road there Is
why the added EXPENSE of removal should be placed
the taxpayers of the county
But the Dispatch admits defeat when it AYERS that
the Tombstone people have spread misrepresentation and
false arguments in the Warren District that do not bear
up III the face of the truth We challenge the Dispatch
prove this and to ask any taxpayers III the Warren
District where the MISREPRESENTATION has come from 1t
has from Douglas hut it failed to work the self
thinkn" people of the Warren District have through
The fnSy camoufage. Witness the scarcity of names
on ti douglas petition. than 2OO, when
1900 before the Bsbee people became acquainted
with the misrepresentation of Douglas that sbce could
ct the ballot under the present law. We bclicv" the
Warren District is already acquainted with the 'puI-
pose back of the county seat removal plan. says the
Dispatch. Yes. the Warren District we believe is very
well acquainted with the purpose of Douglas. which
simply is Move to the county seat to Douglas to He'll
with Bsbee and the rest of the county,
But the mcanest slap and insult to the intelligence
of the citizens of the county woh against removal
when the editor of the Dispatch dcspcaby says:
There is not Intelligent person in the county who be
lieyes the court house will stay i'll Tombstone
Evidently taxpayer not wishing to saddle himself
with additional and unnecessary taxes who IS against
moval, is uintelgent. These people will speak for
themselves al the polls. nasty statement this will
not uncllaengcd. for Cochise county people have
minds of their and will allow the Douglas graft
to beltte them into reaching their grating object
of moving the county seat to Douglas. In the city Of
Douglas itself. hundreds of taxpayers. not in the
clique. who against removal. and therefor. does the
Dispatch believe they unintelgent class?
And the Dispatch concludes with why delay the
inevitable The to this is, very simple. There
will be removal of the county seat from Tombstone
til the law is amended that city in the county
will have chance the election is brought up again.
which is impossible under the present law But this is
certain If the courthouse is moved. it will
to Douglas if other cities given far chance to
get the ballot hence the haste of the Douglas grafer
to push the election at this time
But Tombstone. the Warren District and the balance
of the citizens of the county. who against removal
welcome the election which is now bound to come
the Douglas petitions filed We are ready to to
bat have accepted the challenge and will fight the last
drop Of blood. and when the votes counted, it will be
time to shout.
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