Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-09-25
RATIFIED. An Enthusiastic Assem- blaze at LeviGs Hall. Col. Stanfords Brilliant Re view of the Situation. Hon. J. Nj. Kirkpatrick $ Mas terly Handling of Local
 Issues.
A Short but Splendid A ldress
 by Mir. J. L. Hunt.

uncomfortable warmth or Inc hall, before seven o'clock citizens organ to i'll the hall, passing away the hour previous 10 Inc opening of the meet ing by speculation and congra,ula- iion over the splendid result Of the days work. Outside Of the hall viz orous salute Of one hundred guns was ruug out by .n indusIriously-wOrked pair of anvIls, while in the work of decorating the interior of the hall Mir. Levin had done himself proud, as usual, making his attractive htile theatre still more attractive with the bright banners wkich every true American loves so well.
 Promptly at eight o'clock Dr. Good win called the crowded sssemblsge to order with few appropriate remarks. The venerable Judge Earll was unan- ,mously called 10 the chair and Inc following gentlemen were elected as Vice-P Presidents of the meeting: Messrs. L. B. Gage, Charles Hudson, C. II. Light, D. E. Gillette, Jr., Rich ard Gird, Carlos Velasco, James L. Hunt and ". T. Scott. MT Geo. A. Cum was elected Secretary of the meeting.
 As soon as the preliminary organ izatIon VAS effected, loud calls were made for Col. Stanford, In response 10 which that gentleman taking ;he stand delivered aspeech which for eloquence and force has seldom been excelled in this city. As the Colonel rolled up his sleeves and war med tO his work it became apparent that the audience were right in expecting something good, and for nearly an hour the speaker kept his hearers thoroughly interested and pleased. IL would be impossible Tn our limited space 10 give even a summary of the manner in which Col. Stanford handled the general political situstionI2to which he copfined himself, merely alluding to ,ocal issues in casual way. He declared that the Democratic issue was simply the in and the out. They were getting smarter as they grew older; they were learning something of lhe character of Barnum, the great snowman, who held i; ss rule that although the American people are the smartcst of the earth, they are the easiest gulled, and the bigger the humbug the bigger the success. The Democrats are before Ihe country with the proposition that there is no issue between the two parties; that the Re publicans had oulliVed their useful ness, and iha. therefore they fthe Democrats) ought 10 have chance at the offices. With aasierly figure of speech the Colonel maintained that there was wide distinction be- tween the party whose grasp had but recently been torn from the throat of our Union and the party who pre- served the Union for coming genera tious. We of Arizona would engraft these great patriotic principles here among our own people therefore We organize. The doctrine of States rights was then handled in 2 way showing careful study of the subject. The speaker declared that he had yet 10 find an intelligent Democrat who could make & good case. They have for years charged the Republicans with centrAlizstion and are trying 10 drive them to au admission of mon- archial tendencies, but have failed ig- nominiously. By what act, by what deed have the Republicans done this' The first plank Of the Democratic platform Of 1880 has Q grave signifi- canoe. The party renews its ale glance to the principles nu3 precepts of long lIne of distinguished states men and patriots. What dees 1t mean, It means that la no war since the formation of the Union have the Democratic patriots differed from the paiiots of other parties, with but one eexception-the terrible Rebellion. One word from the Democracy would have prevented the war. That word was never spoken. One later word from the Democracy would have lesscued the horrors of that war. That word was uever spoken. And now the party stands before the people with iis garments wringing and red with the blood of Gettysburg, of Chicamaugs, Of the Wilderness, of Shiloh. In politics merit is the cri- terion, and by this the Democracy must be judged. In conclusion the Colonel alluded to the prospective trouble to arise from the issuance Of patents tor great land grants in this Territory, without the exemption Of mineral, and he knew that our next Delegate to Congress would exert him. self to prevent this outrage on the miners of Arlzons.
 Mir. J. Nj. Kirkpatrick, candidate for the Council, was called 10 the stand. He confined himself 10 the discussion of local topics, merely pz- facing his earnest remarks by saying that he had been 6 Republican since 1S4s. when he first went before the people in advocacy of the Free-Soil doctrine; but, although slways Re