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Show iiP moke political, jugkleki. 3E A Jlcrald i-pecial. which apjieare BaBEKK in Ih'is ifcsuc, gives iufonnniion to BKfiKw the c fleet that the Secretary of Arl- IWraRjK zona,; MivJtirpiiy", is in Wash- H$2mSF Icgton urging upon the House com- ft- 2? $& mlttcc on Tcrritorlt-s the -rKlviabii- i&M-& Hy ol inkting upon Arizona being Ss!f" admitted to the Union puly on con- xKfjfc Br dition that a claims disfranchising tTsBlv'" "JO "lormons' be unbodied in her JKi3JS' constitution. This impudent and ',Zi , atrocious demand is made in the -' lr -. f-ce of several facts which indicate jt - btyond question that such an unre- i ag publirau proceeding Is opposed to irfs & tho will of the people of Arizona. It? Hcrcaru the pointa(l) Mr. Smith, rg Uie Delegate to Congress from Arl- zona, represenliug his couetitu- ) cne inoet eiuphatically oj- sf wfecs nny such UbjrauchiHJ- ( rrrcnf clause iti the constitution. (2.) Tho Arizona legislature passed ij an auti-"Mormon" religious test . " oatli law, hich was in the direction -$ of disfranchisement. Subsequently, 3L tliestatutebeingin'idious,jrocrip- jj tiveaudcnjust, was repealed. The , people thus shoned, through their .f legislate a represtuUtive, tlieir ro- pugnance to anj tiling iu the line ' j of disfranchisement on religious ,j grounds. (3.) 3Ir. Murjiij ad- Jjf nutted, in answer to Mr. Manuri i that if a proposal to adopt a dis. fnnchisenient claue in the conU- t tution of the proposed State were jL ful'inittcd to the pil it n oukl be g; i-lcl down. Cou'cquent'y those p- ho favor it request tliat Congress shall deprive the people cf the r right to adopt tluir own constltu- p -lion. The tllronti.ri of the demand I when combined with the admisIon T lsalmostEublimeiuitsunscrupulous F di-regard of the fundamental prin- js cipleof jwpular go cmmeiit based i on the w ill of the gov crncil. About all these political wire pulling jobs, tht.ro is a distinct '- jvtulinrily. It js this Nearly all of the leading oj-crators are cither Federal cflicials or cx-ofiicials of s ii. the ame claw. Tnl.e, for instance, Sj? this saaio Mr. Murphy with the Rfc is Hibernian potato ilaor to his name !! Hr he is a Federal secretary. Then t pU there b our double-dealing Gover W xi, nor Thomas 'who is operating the W uisfranchi-cment business in the jjj, i. cajacitj of agentfor the Bait .Lake Chamber of Commerce, which pays !JL him $300 for his work; abo the dash- j-ij ing ex-Southern rebel guerilla ofll- ' cer, cx-Giernor, and agent of the l(J Cliamber of Commerce Cal'b W. "K, West. Then there is Robert X. jjf" Basiin, an ex-Federal official, some , of Vi hose professed frlenIs are aiai- S "t ous to sec retire to his old home fttjij in Ohio to end his day, chewing 0 j5 the cud of diisappoiiitnient. EtS-, 1 1 seems to bathu case -with mani fjfCj men f13' when they onee take a -fs draught of the sheets of office they , are ne cr sati-fied except when thty J are ojratiug the dipping process. Tuose who are out of office wish to jj. iL getm. Tho-ewhoare in eTpect to Ky?j get out in the event of Federal tits SrJAi being anuiiiUate'd by the official I fields being clothed with tue m&ntle ff-'S of statehood. Their onl hope In T . tn3' event is to lay a foundation for s jfc future reward b a present recourse Ij&l1 to the disreputable procefB of polltl- 4 , cal jugglery. |