Arizona citizen., 1873-08-30
Gov. Stafford ill Mohave County.

Gov. Stafford ill Mohave County.
 The following is taken from cor
 resnondence of The Prescott Miner.
 The letter bears date of Cerbat,
 August ,:
 Governor Stafford and MT. Adam Linn arrived here from Prescott on Saturday last. On Sunday, the 3d, the Governor, by request, addressed a large audience of ladies and gentle men at Ralph's hall. His excellency spoke at length of the prospects of the Territory, its advantages as 8 pastoral, agricultural and mining region, and of the near and certain approach of railroads, and pictured in forcible and glowing language the prosperity that he believed was in store for the people of Arizona in the near future. He most earnestly coun- seled the people not to be disheartened or discouraged at the many misfor- tunes and drawbacks that have at tended their efforts to develop the re- sources of the Territory, but to press on with renewed energy and vigor, believing that the day of deliverance is near at hand.
 The Governor then spoke of that subject nearest his heart-education. You know he is & most earnest ad- vocate of free schools. He recounted his efforts to establish the system in Arizona, and the gratifying success that has attended those efforts, and expressed his determination to press on in that good work until the free school system of Arizona is as perfect as any that can be devised, and until every neighborhood shall have it's free school, and every child an op- portunity to obtain an education. He was very forcible and earnest in con- tending that 1t is 8 duty which we owe to ourselves, to our country, to the rising generation and to posterity, to see that every child is educated, that they may be able to intelligently administer the Government, and per- petuate our free institutions when we shall have passed away asserting that great truth-that no free govern ment can stand unless the people are 
 His Excellency then spoke of that unfortunate trait in human nature, selfshness. How many men spent their lives in accommodating and hoard ing vast fortunes, and how niggardly most of them were in the matter of giving anything to assist the poor and unfortunate, and helping the children of the poor to gain an edu- cation, that they may have an equal chance in the great battle of life. He instanced Vanderbilt, the richest man in the United States; he, like all men, must die; the grave will soon cover his own worn-out body. At that moment, of what value to him is the immense wealth that he has spent his life in accommodating and which he has hoarded with jealous care to hls dying hour? At that moment, he will be as poor as the poorest! Oh, what good he might have done with his vast wealth if portion of 1t had been applied while he was living, in assisting the poor and unfortunate to rise! But there are thousands like him, and selfshness is fearful blot on the human character.
 In conclusion, the Governor alluded to certain reports and surmises that are floating around the Territory to the effect that he would be @ candi- date for Congress. There seems to be a certain element in our population who believe that every man who IS appointed Governor of Territory uses that office as stepping-stone to Congress. And there seems to be some plausibility for the idea, from the fact that so many Governors of Territories have gone to Congress. But the Governor said that he wished 1t most distinctly understood by the people, that he was not, and never would be candidate for Congress while he was Governor of the Terri tory, and that no persuasion and no power could induce him to change this resolution, the surmises of certain parties to the contrary notwithstand- ing.
 He said that it was his opinion that no Governor could do his whole duty to his Territory and its people,