| Show THE TEST OATH AGAIN sowe BOMB of the extremists ettra and fanatics who succeeded in placing an anti mormon test oath on the statute books of arizona are moving in the same nn american direction again under governor halicks bailek Za licks s administration the obnoxious noxious provision was re pealed and political liberty was once more extended to the citizens of arizona without respect to creed or party but arizona is about to knock at the doors of the nation for admission as a state with very good prospects te of a welcome and some of the cil ables are striving to incorporate the tec teat t oath in the state constitution we copy here some extracts extrac ta from ar zons zona papers on this subject pro and con the bulletin saye A test oath in the constitution would probably leave the republicans inthe in the majority in arizona it is needless to say that republican politicians are a unit forthe for the test oath to this the tucson citizen Ot responds as ae follows follo wf wt the test oath so BO called to is an oath that no good citizen will refuel tor to take the editor of the bulletin is a democrat but he is a good citizen and would not hesitate to take the test oath however administered the editor of the citizen is a republican and would take the test feet oath in like kanuer so we repeat again will any good citizen it is only those who violate the law and fear it that refuse to take the oath in question if these lawbreakers law breakers cons constitute tiute the democratic majori tyas the bulletin implies it must be a disreputable party that will not purge itself of its iniquities the test oath is the bugbear of the democratic party in 1 arizona and they dare not countenance its adoption at the expense of their political power in the territory if the adoption of the test oath would leave cans in a majd majority rity in arizona the thinking members of the democratic party must stand aghast at the element that gives it place and power in the territory then t the he bulletin comes back with this pointed reply and we leave the matter without further comment brother brown much for your good opinion of us but does the citizen believe any man would be made better or more law abiding by the incorporation po ration of a test oath in the constitution we do not think so neither do we believe that a majority of arizona republicans want a test oath no matter what the individuals who have their hands on the political li machine may desire the would lit have ve people believe that no one outside of tb the e democratic party was opposed to a test oath theres where y you ou are off wrong republicans and democrats alike in graham county are opposed to the test oath as the record will show in the republican convention which nominated candidates for delegates to the constitutional convention in this county last ngin which were seated the local leaders of the party an emphatic expression was given in opposition to any test oath being put in the constitution on that expression they a asked for mormon votes the citizen does the mormons cormons a great injustice when it speaks of them as a cluss of criminals with an exception here and there as with frail man in all lands they are are an honest and hardworking people and it can be said for them here that thai they have done more to advance our agricultural interest than all other classes put together we maintain that every man who commits crime should be held to account before the bar of injured justice but we do not believe any man should hava his rights abridged before he has been convicted of a violation of some law of the land in which he lives no ma ter what fisl his private opinions and be liets liete may be all cormons mormons do not s believe in polygamy and a very email 9 lecause percentage er of them thein ever practiced it but 4 because a man belongs to the mormon church he is to be excluded from the polls whether he believes in polygamy or not the precedent of a test oath might be carried to a degree that would endanger the very foundation of our eov v ern ment by surrounding the ballot vl taix with obnoxious oaths and thereby re quiring the voter to surrender all of hisa hia american rights before casting his hia ballot every man convicted of cri crime me 1 ia now excluded from the he polls an and d that covers the ground convict t your mor mons brother brown before you cinon v them |
