Arizona republican., 1922-04-12

twisting from the gout, the old judge
raised himself into the buggy seat.
One Of the "boys" (perilaps 40 years
oldl remarked: sNow. Judge, sup
posing YOU meet some Indians?" The
old Judge had an old -fas ashioned long
barrel rifle along side him on the
seat. which he patted with smile,
and said: well. boys. il there are
only two or three Indians in the
bunch will take my chances in my
buggy, but il more show UP Will
try and get out fast enough to cut
this old hawse loose and turn the
barouche over and then pump lead"
and he said it with a smile. Such
were old timers They gave the best
in them.
And those Indian fights and depre-
dations always kept the people in
two or three counties at white heat.
Often the settlers were interfered
with by the soldiers in these battles.
The people became wild and the
press of Arizona almost stood solid
with the people. Our Territory was
in the hands of carpetbaggers. In
those days washington refused TO
allow the Territory to pick out
governor from among the people OF
Arizona. Washington would send
out man from the East as governor.
A person who knew nothing about
Arizona. In the East there was an
element-a very strong eienent--who
always pitied the Indian. They would
argue through their eastern press
that the Indian could do no wrong.
With the East the white man in Arr
IONA was always wrong. The Indian
always right. This stirred up an
awful ill-feeling. The army officers
seemed to have their strict orders
from Washington. And those orders,
to an Arizonian. seemed to read:
Don't kill those poor Indians; con-
quer them alive" The people of our
part OF Arizona finally concluded that
| the soldiers were sent out here to
protect the Indians from the white
| settlers and it really looked that way
at times. But there finally came a
swift change. The press Of Arizona
| became warm and editorials, that
were fairly smoking demanded a
| change of army officers in Arizona
| The pressure became too much even
! for Washington. The change was
made finally, long after some of our
best settlers had been murdered and
! plundered-
The writer was standing in front
! of the Occidental hotel in Tombstone
! after Geronimo was captured and
i placed in Fort Bowie. Arizona, for
| safe keeping when Lieutenant Law
/ ton Zone of our sbravest and best SOL
diers) was making his speech in front
/ OF that hotel from a platform at
night When his speech was almost
! completed an old timer in the crowd
asked Lieutenant Lawton the privi-
lege TO ask one question. 1t was
| granted. The question was, Mr..
Lawton. why didn't you and your SOL
! dierg kill more Indians, for they had
! no compunction in numbering our
! white settIersg' Lieutenant Lawton
said in return: my friends. the
/ army always felt and gympathized
| with you brave Arizonians. but there
| is one thing you must get straight
| our army was forced to take its or
ders direct from Washington. 1t is
! a higher power than oursi"
The words 'red tape" were an aw-
1 full stencil to the nortrils of an Ari-
| zonian in those days. That was one
| reason that old timers always de-
| manded statehood for 90 years until
| they finally got it. And. oh, God,
| what a. struggle they had to get 1t.
But everything comes to those who
watt they say. and the early Arizor-
i ian was one who could grit his teeth
and wait. But we very much doubt
/ If those in power at Washington can
be convinced of the damage they in
the early days forced upon sparsely
settled Arizona IA the early a4Ehtlsa'