The Phoenix herald. (Phoenix, Maricopa County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1879-1882, 1880-10-01
TWEED's TALK.
An 0 d Settler Addresses a
Large Crowd, Saturday Night.

Judge c. A. Tweed, the Republican
nominee for District Attorney Of
Maricopa county addressed the Gar
field and Arthur Club of Phoenix Al
their Club Rooms last Saturday
night. The Judge was troubled with
a severe cold which to some extent
prevented the large crowd outside
from catching every word. The
speaker spoke of his residence here
in former years, and the purchase OF
considerable properly that he still
holds, and his intention to always
make this his home, and his
happy relations with the people at
that time. In those days party lines
were not drawn, and political opin-
ions were very scarce, but his i'm
preston was that the Democrats
were in the majority then. He did
not how know it was now. Not that
there were less Democrats, but there
were more Republicans For two
years past he has been Il resident of
Mohave county where politics are
not divided. and it did not seem 20
be the desire of the public to draw
party lines there. But party lines
have been drawn in other sections,
and the different members of the two
great part ties were affilliating. A
good party man should never shirk
his duty. He experienced some EN-
barrassment tonight as on the plaza
meeting. As the canvass was being
carried on on local issues, and of this
he knew nothing, and that he
had no mud to throw at anyone. If
the affairs have been mismanaged in
the past, he hoped the future Office
come TO make this his home, and he
knew of no place as pleasant; and he
as we'll as all other citizens desired
goodgovcrnmentan and the affairs prop
erly handled. For the office for which
he was nominated he would not go
around buzzing people; he was well
known, and as to his competency, the
people were to be the judge. He
was pronounced Repu blican, be-
lieved in the principles of the Repub-
lican party-thOse principles that
would prevent slavery again. 1t is
owing 10 Republican principles that
we have one undivided nation
The cost of this was not all paid by
Republicans. Many a Democrat
paid his life to maintain this This
is true, and credit is not denied
But the controlling influence of the
Democratic party was with the
south and the favolites of The lost
cause. Should we turn over
the Government to those who sought |
to destroy it?
If this IS radical Republicanism,
then he is was IL radical Republican. /
He believed in Republicanism, ad-
hered to all its principles, as it was
he party of progress, prosperity, free /
press, free education and free sch Ools, /
by sectarian influtnces
He said that he did not say that there /
we're not some Democrats who be-
ieved thus, but the party as Il whole
lid not.
llC act WIS q INt fluDli-
IAN measure The Government had
millions OF acres calling for settle
nent and this act gives homes 10
thousands of our people.
i has filled the Southern States
with teachers and institutions OF
earning.
He docs not believe there is Il great
;risis at hand and that the country
would go to the dogs were the Demo
ratio candida 5es elected but though
party that would stand in the way
If progress may get the ascendancy
or day, their life would be short
lived.
In this campaign he does not in
end to have anything to say on local
Iffairs as he does not know that any
If the officials were dishonest or cor
upt.