Safford Rattler, 1896-09-09

ent county seat he said: 'Of com so I will fight the proposition, everything I have on earth is there and all wo have to dopond upon is tho county seat." lie then went on to say that Safford people might just as well hold him up on the street and take ovorything ho had as to take the county seat tnvay from its present location. The gentleman seems to think that Safford alone- is inteiosted in this matter, ire fails to realize that the whole county is interested, and, taxpayers of Graham county, just consider for a few moments tho above defenco of our present county seat. One of her foremost citizens urges as a reason for leaving tho county seal thero that tho town depends on the county seat for a living, that she cannot exist without it, that it is simply taking tho bread out of their mouths to take the county seat away from them. If such is the case is it not, time to change? Is it necessary for Graham county to support Solomonville? Is it right that she should do so? NO! A thousand times NO! She has been supported bytho count' in tho past, and that support has cost the county thousands of dollars, but now it is timo to call a halt. It is time that we aio cutting otf our pensioners. is not desorving of a pension from tho county. She has never done anything to merit it. On the contrary it is an open fact that sho has robbed tho county of thousands and thousands of dollars and the robbery has not ceased yet by any means. Sho has some as good citizens as arc to be found anywbero in tho Territory. But they cannot deny tho facts as stat

that any and all candidates named shall possess "qualification and honesty." AVo draw tho line at political afiiliation we havo out lived that we aro not hide-bound. Every voter in Graham county to-day knows that tho main issuo before us is whether we are to continue to bow allegiance to the grcediand contaminating influences of the allpowcrful merchant, money lender, professional bond giver, contemptible jury fixer, unlawful water-usurper, and who when drunk "his eourtrtiouse tru!ffiis county seat." Yote to have the county seat remain in Solomonville and make woiso tho present deplorablo and disgraceful conditions which confront you to-day, or vote for Safford and get out from under one man power. Bo a free man, or acknowledge that not only this strip of land called Graham county, belongs to this Christ-killer, but also that ho is entitled to a mortage on the air we breathe and tho water wo drink. Take your choico but bear in mind the plan we submit will in 5 years pull this county out of debt and build up our industries. If this is bigotry and intolerance muko tho most of it, Mr. Kelly. . If one is to judge the character of Solonionvillo's people by her

which cannot suppoit itself. It is a terrible draw-back to the county and creates a drain on tho taxes which cannot be stopped, that in a mcasuie accounts for our high taxes, our terrible debt, with noth ing to show for it and tho very uninviting suiioundings at the county seat, and it explains the deficit in tho Sheriff's ofHco at this time. Taxpaers, think of this. Are you going to vote to keep up any longer, or are you

herself. . 10 MORE REASONS FOR MOVING THE COUNTY SEAT TO SAF FORD. 1st. Because Safford is on tho railroad. 2nd. Nlt is and ever will he tho leading business place of the 3rd. It will be a town of magnificent homes. 4th. It does not depend for existence on the county scat. 5th. It o fie is the best school facilities. Oth. It offers better hotel facilities. 7th. It offers a pleasant and

Mr. James Moms and Judge McCollum of this place returned from a trip to Olifton and Morenci last week. Mr. Morris reports that ho only met two men who were opposed to the county scat removal, and one of them afterwards signed tho petitisn to tho Board of Supervisors. The county seat is coining sure.

Tho Bulletin is in an awful state over what it chooses to call the intolerance and bigotry of our executive committeo: l says: "Qualification, honesty political affiliation shall not count for anything." Tho voters of SaiY""'l "wsiwno.