Show HE DARES DABES TO BK BE A DEMOCRAT some strong remarks discreditable to governor zulick having appeared in Powe Pome roys democrat the hollowing lol lowing communication followed which w with im the comments of the editor edito r annexed we copy out of respect to the worthy governor tucson arizona may mark SS pomeroy some references to governor zulick of arizona in columns that mat you yeu are not much acquainted with the man iian and have not received fun full information in regard to his official course it is not to lie be expected that any public functionary will fully satisfy ever everybody body or that he will never make inake mistakes mib takes but brick ilonie roy loy has such at a reputation for the adv advocacy a y of fashioned old democracy and opposition to fraud and injustice that your censure of one whose official acts show that he is a friend of the former and a foe to the latter is a little surprising ini and can only be accounted tor for by what I 1 have suggested governor Zu lickon entering upon the du ties of his loftice proceeded at once to pose official jobbery and to remove men who were guilty of preying upon the pub lie lic for private ends in doing this he may have exceeded the authority which the law by a strict conati construction action of its letter entrusted to him but he accomplished a great public good and was suf sustained bained in hib action by the people and by all who were not inter ested in corruption lie he has so directed and given tone to arizona affairs that the territory Teni tory is now thoroughly democratic in politics and its mar material interests of every I kind and nave have reee received ived a progressive impetus no one who has read his message to the legislature at its latest session can fail to see in it the iii marks arks of a sagacious mind and a firm and determined hand ready to smite wrong and assist right and to lead out in the path to a bill biant future the assembly was over democratic in both houses through the wise policy he pursued on assuming executive responsibility and here I 1 must cite one instance of the governors fair fairness iless and resolution that I 1 think will be duly recognized by those who like yourself are not afraid to face a mighty majority when that majority majenty is incited incite by unreasoning prejudice and n willing illing ignorance A law passed at a previous session i imposed upon voters a and un american test oath it required the citizen before exercising the elective franchise to swear among other things that helas he was no a member of a church organization or as so clation which held certain bertan tan doctrines and taught lit them thein as articles oi of faith pheob the object of the law was to prevent present the cormons mormons Mor mons of arizona from voting it was understood that they weke e not except in a few ill in stances practical p polygamists 0 lyga mists and the edmunds act of dis franchised every pei person son who was a bigamist polygamist or guilty of unlawful cohabitation so the arizona statute was not directed against the actual polygamists but was designed to disfranchise all who simply believed that polygamy was proper or 01 admissible or who not having an any belief one way or another simply belonged to a church or society which held the doctrine as part of its creba in nis message to the legislature governor Ji while urging the suppression suppress siou iou of polygamy 0 and all other practices toi forbidden bidden ey by liw law pointed out the unconstitutionality and in tolerance intolerance of this provision pi 0 vision in regard to the qualifications of voters and urged its repeal in doing so he exhibited a cour ageana age and firmness which considering the tremendous force of the anti mormon tide which he had to te stem stein was truly admirable his in influence with the assembly prevailed and the obnoxious and indefensible law was repealed i early in the session bession governor zulick has been strongly assailed tor for tins this and other official acts that donot suit the demagogues and but lie he has secured the support of the bet ter classes of the territory and of the peo pie who have been thus relieved from im proper political cai disabilities and who form a i strong element in the territory and are welcomed by those who desire to io see them the j country developed by patient and honest in i austby for the excellent qualities of those j much abused mormons cormons as colonizers and permanent peaceful and sober residents i are acknowledged by all classes of the community they are also democrats in t the lie full sense ot of the term and that is one reason why they are special objects of radi cal republican aversion I 1 mention this that you may see what tend of a man the governor is so that you hear reports concerning his career you may be able to judge of his calibre A lie officer who lights fraud and stands up for the oppressed advocating justice in them teeth of a howling and unreasonable multitude is not the kind of a brave brai e to be me menaced iby the tomahawk of brick pomeroy yours for fairness jeffersonian very glad are we to thus be able to give place to the above letter which is from one of the best democrats and aad best informed men in the west poll political j jobbery is one ozithe gigantic car ses of this country we have for more than a quarter of a century against we believe in partisanship within the lines of patriotism that without political organization no success can be reached or retained by any party we e would have such organization protect the public by to the front only persons of proven integrity and love for great principles laws should be made to rest evell evenly y upon all administrations should protect pr 0 all and labor to prevent the robbing or wronging of any our opposition to governor zulick zalick does any acts he lias has done but from the fact that he was not a resident of the territory whosel destinies were in ure confided to his keeping in this matter we feel that the president did not honor his promise to the people and that he has hag made the democratic party that pledged itself to this manner of observance to public duty to pose as a faithless prevaricator in case it does not protest against such ignoring of promises to the pioneers pion aers laud and to correct democratic principle zulick is making history in n all that he can and will do to purify parity P public ablia service and thus to benefit the people u we will give him support and pod good words we are indeed glad to know that in cases where he strains the law and anchors in the realm of official discretion that he h is on the side ot of rif dt truth justice and humanity the law aw should only be administered for the public good and not to enrich private purses this is our idea of a democratic administration it is no part ot ones off official leial duty to single out any one race or creed sect or faction to benle benefit fIt or oppress but to care for all alike saint sinner jew gentile christian infidel mormon methodist or of no creed the statement of our esteemed correspondent as to the purification of politics and patriotism front from the infamous democratic undemocratic un unnatural unni tural or no unnecessary necessary test oath that has been accomplished by governor zulick daises raises him to a high position in our estimation it is no province of liberty or of law to declare that a resident of 0 a state or territory must confess his religious faith and swear to worship according to the dictates of another no one asks us in the state of new york as a condition to voting whether we believe ta in a spirit god or a wooden one whether we are married or single whether we are a hus husband bandor or a widower whether we have one wife or more whether we intend to eat cheese in 1888 or strawberries in 1889 whether we sleep at home or in a brothel the people of the united states have no constitutional right to ask such questions or oi to amply apply any such test oaths as are applied apalie in utah uta ag and as were applied in arizona so long as governor zulick stands I 1 like ike a patriot a man an executive to defend honest people from dishonest aad unconstitutional laws so long will te be have our respect friendship and eador endorsement tn in this city new york are newcomers with as many beliefs andi and strange social customs as there are nationalities under our laws they aey can become citizens of the united states without having any of their religious or social hair cut As citizens they can vote and the law nor any of its agents have any right divine human or legal to interpose i a test oath between a man and abd his right to the ballot before the year closes we expect to visit the territories of utah idaho and arizona in order to learn more of the conduct of officials anettie andt tie character of the people of these territories and our correspondent may rest assured that our tomahawk will never fall upon any friend and upholder of constitutional liberty and the inalienable rights of american citizens meanwhile we will watch the course of governor zulick as one who appears to have what is ever needed backbone and a warm heart and a cool head |