The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-06-08

Der OF times "The Oasis" was given such instances
and it called down Of the chief secret Knockers
Yet in the face of obstacles the Arizona Gas &
Electric Company completed its plant gave and gives
better service than ever given before lights the
streets of the city far better than were lighted un-
der the service of the old company at cost far less
per candle power; and gives at just one-ffth the
cost Of electricity that eXacted for any purpose
by the Nogales Electric Light & Power Company
(and its predecessor the Nogales Electric Light Ice
& Water Company ~~s@ ~
And the "pussyfooters" who decry "personali-
ties have never let up in the underhanded knocking
at the Arizona Gas & Electric Company.
''The Oasis" can cite several cases where people
who have come to Nogaes to locate bringing letters
o. recommendation and introduction to members Of
the "pssyfooting crowd" who proceeded at once to
berate and belttle everyone ir Nogales who did not
belong to their crowd. They do these things under
handed but in public places, and in the columns of
their news paper organ they decrying continually
the fractional fights and discord that they assert
are hurting the town." Only last Saturday one Of
their chief pussyfooters" made declaration to
little circle that he had gathered on the street. and
told how he had been told In Sonora about these fac
tona fights" and that 1--WE have got to stop them"
Now, the gentleman who made that talk is one of
those who knocked" the Arizona Gas & Electric Co.,
and The Oasis wants to tell the gentlemen with all
of his kind, that the place for them is to begin at
home s. As VI III &AsH8M o. p
1t has been the same way about the federal build
ing site. In the meeting of the Young Business
Mems Association, some weeks ago, Mr. Phil Sneer
charged openly that several years ago 'pussyfoot"
tactics by that crowd had cut off purchase of
the Smeler Huntington site for federal building;
and it is charged that the same tactics has been used
against the civic center site offered by the School
Board and approved by the people in open election
by large majority, about six to one,
Now, these gentlemen may just as well quit their
talk about Knocking" fractional fights etc. They
the people who stirring up trouble all the time
and they are doing it in "pussyfoot style" Until
they do they will find open opposition good and
strong Which open opposition is not to be senced
by their deploring fractional fights" and discard
They create the dscord by underhand efforts to put
things upon others who have just great right
as they to do business in Nogaes and to have share
of public patronage, or to have say in matters of
public import.
AS 'The Oasis" has asserted repeatedly Nogaes
is no longer "a man town." 1t is is city with
large growing array of resources large and growing
body of representative business and professional men,
all of whom have Alright to be consulted upon matters
OF general import and have right to be heard upon
such matters; and it is the province and duty of it's
newspapers to discuss openly all such subjects
Omen discussion is the very essence of free govern
ment.
We repeat the last sentence of the foregoing
paragraph "Open discussion is the very essence Of
Tree government" Nogacs is a free city governed
,.llder American forms that have been transmitted
from other generations Free COVE: nment means
the people governing themselves by their chosen
representatives. And it also that the people
nave right to be informed of the does of those they
select i conduct government end .l.cse with whom
tn ave dealings Nov then, when that cannot
be done without continual cry of fractional fight
and "discord that hurting the town" the people
who make that cry have been caught in doing things
that should not be permitted
Just let the Spussyfooters" quit their underhand-
ed tactics and let matters take their natural course
and there will be nothing done to "hurt the town."
And town that can be hurt by free and open dis
cussion of public matters is not much of town any
how. Let the pussyfooters'' come put in the open.
And when they do let them abide by the result Let
them quit Knocking others secretly.