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Letter to Editor
March 6, 1881
Arizona Weekly Citizen
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
What is this article about?
A letter criticizes the Prescott Miner's unethical defense of retaining the Arizona Territory's capital in Prescott, based on prior 'purchases,' and their threats against legislators voting 12-9 to move it to Tucson for public convenience.
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Political Ethics at Prescott
EDITOR CITIZEN:
Your irascible contemporary, the Prescott Miner, in a recent issue, has furnished the key note to the kind of political ethics current in that unique mountain town. In a moment of indiscretion, while chafing from the effect of a vote of the Assembly of twelve to nine, to remove the capital to Tucson, the editor of that journal blurts out the amazing declaration that 'To those who tried to take from us that which we purchased and paid for over and over again, we say beware!' It appears, then, the claim of Prescott to the capital of the Territory is placed upon the venal basis of a bargain and sale—a matter of prior purchase—and the honorable Legislators who refuse to be bound by the mercenary contracts of a prior corrupt Legislature are threatened with the 'wrath to come' for daring to locate the capital at a point where the great body of the people will be best accommodated.
Another lugubrious article of that journal treats the question of the location of the capital as Legislative patronage—that which 'we have thrice purchased.' Verily, 'for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,' the Prescott ring is peculiar.
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EDITOR CITIZEN:
Your irascible contemporary, the Prescott Miner, in a recent issue, has furnished the key note to the kind of political ethics current in that unique mountain town. In a moment of indiscretion, while chafing from the effect of a vote of the Assembly of twelve to nine, to remove the capital to Tucson, the editor of that journal blurts out the amazing declaration that 'To those who tried to take from us that which we purchased and paid for over and over again, we say beware!' It appears, then, the claim of Prescott to the capital of the Territory is placed upon the venal basis of a bargain and sale—a matter of prior purchase—and the honorable Legislators who refuse to be bound by the mercenary contracts of a prior corrupt Legislature are threatened with the 'wrath to come' for daring to locate the capital at a point where the great body of the people will be best accommodated.
Another lugubrious article of that journal treats the question of the location of the capital as Legislative patronage—that which 'we have thrice purchased.' Verily, 'for ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,' the Prescott ring is peculiar.
DUPLEX
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Political
Provocative
What themes does it cover?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Prescott Miner
Capital Location
Arizona Territory
Legislative Vote
Political Ethics
Tucson Move
What entities or persons were involved?
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Editor Citizen
Letter to Editor Details
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Main Argument
the prescott miner's claim to the territorial capital is based on corrupt prior purchases, and threatening legislators for voting to move it to tucson is unethical political practice.
Notable Details
Vote Of The Assembly 12 To 9 To Remove Capital To Tucson
Quote: 'To Those Who Tried To Take From Us That Which We Purchased And Paid For Over And Over Again, We Say Beware!'
Reference To 'Wrath To Come'
Quote: 'We Have Thrice Purchased'
Quote: 'For Ways That Are Dark And Tricks That Are Vain'