Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1920-04-04
WANTED-LEGISLATIVE TIMBER TO
BUILD NEW PEN FOR POLITICAL PORKERS


I'VE AFFINITY IN warping the county removal law
wheh carries the trade mark Made in Douglass TO fit
the present day needs of the Douglas removal ring.
1t is amusing
The Douglas removasts lobbied like Trojans TO Sc
cure the passage of their pet removal law and they
eeeded But after the final in the last removal
election they found themselves confronted by thriving
crop of wild oats.
They had contemplated victory and hoped by the
passage OF the present county seat removal law to thrive
IN peace the fruits of their eneavo al least until the
year 1924 for under the dictm Of the Douglas county
seat removal BILL it is impossible bring the matter be
fore the voters again until the period Of time allotted by
the DouglaSstcs themselves III their pet has
elapsed.
But the boomerang has returned with the force of a
lightning bolt and the ring at the heighth Of disrup
ton They refuse reap what their hands have
ism into the removal law Whether not they will
ceed remains TO be seen.
At the last election BiSbee was crowded off the
track possible location for the county should the
election have carried in favor Of removal and this through
the political Vaccinations Of the Douglas ring. Bis
bee awoke to the situation promptly and with Just
ger dealth the Knockout blow the Douglas removal
program. Does the Douglas ring again intend g
more Bisbee in this NATTER If the whole affair will
again naught Douglas will never be the
fy seat OF Cochise county and though it bitter pill
yet ii remains for the Douglas removasts swallow
And Bisbee and Tombstone alone in the task of
cramng down their throats for the voters OF the bal
ance of the county have say regarding the saddlng
to their backs of additional debts and taxation.
The only hope of Douglas is through the complete
the county. They give thought to fairness toward the
residents of the northern and western sections and
relying solely their chances of pulling the wool
the eyes of the Warren District long enough to
pish the big grab But this has been Douglas mistake
for the past 90 years and though must be admitted
that they powerful aggregation political porkers
predict they will have merry time building a
little pen for themselves with the joint funds of the
payers of Dear Old Cochise.
They persist in undertaking the sense of the
Warren District and the result has always been
defeat.
The Dispatch heaves mass of mud when it vehe-
menty voices the following
.'* = > 1t would not be amiss to admo,sh
the voters OF Douglas not to forget certain county of
ficias who, while drawing pay from the Cochise
county treasury, put in considerable time at Phoenix
last year lobbying against county removal cleo
ton bill that passed in the lower house. 1t would
be consistent for loyal citizen of this city to
vote fora public servant who degenerated into
hireling of very few persons whose motives
in wanting the courthouse to remain its present 10
cation based on reasonable grounds. The peo
pie of Douglas must not forget these lobbyists
Speaking of public servants who degenerated into
common hirelings of very few persons we would
mind the Dispatch of the open activities of several office
holders the court house, who to Tombstone from
Douglas They openly fought for Douglas, and yet
admired by the citizens of Tombstone for their spirit
ward their home town. Some of them held and still hold
property interests in Douglas We admired their stand
in the matter and did the thought of holding
this action against them enter minds. Every man
his right align himself in the protection of his prop
ey and by doing he does not subject himself to the
criticism OF gang oi pohtcsii parasites put thdt the
Dispatch fit to attempt to the characters and
official ability of the county officials who fought the
Douglas rng during the last county seat removal fight
does not surprise any great extent These do
not deny the fact They exercised the right of ct
zen opposing the attack made upon their property in
terests the fact that they held county offices did not
affect them in protecting what they had prior right
protect.
The fact that the Dispatch never took occasion to
launch mud singing campaign against the Douglas
county office holders who took part in the county seat
fight is Just another farng illustration of its conception
of fairness.
Douglas only hope, we have said before, is to
completely fool the taxpayers, and this they viii find, is