Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-10-23
J0LLIFlCkTI0N.
The Republican Meeting on Sat
 urday Night.
The Speeches of J. R. Farrell Judge Haynes and Col.
 Zabriskie.
An Enthusiastic and Highly En-
 joyable Occasion.


 aIalr that has taken place in Tucson since the present campaign opened The hall was tilled to it's utmost ca pacity, and the telling points of the several speakers were received with the utmost favor.
 Col. luole, as President of the Re publican Club, presided, and in his usual straightforward manner intro duced NIT. John R. Farrell as the first speaker. This young gentleman's speech-hiS maiden effort in this line was surprise even to those of his acquaintances who know his sterling ability. His remarks were clear-c cut, terse and vigorous, and constituted the very best speech yet made on local issues. He handled his subject en- tlrel y without gloves, and he made out case against our present county government that was effective in the extreme. Only the lack of space prevents us from placing it before our readers In full. Mir Farrell briefly referred 10 the glorious victory achieved by the Republican hosts in Indiana, and reiOiced that the Repub- llcan North once more solidly con- fronIed the Democratic South He predicted a like happy result in Ari- zOna. He placed our Territory in the Republican columns because her soil was never trOdden by the foot or 8 slave. Before the Territory was or ganlZed there were those who would fain have planted on her soil the shameful traffic, and foremost among them was the selfconsiituted Delegate to the Confederate COngress-the man who today asks the people of Arizona for seat in our National House Of Representatives.
 The speaker then attacked the local issues oi the campaign He invited 8 sJrIct scrutiny of the two legislative tickets. The Territory of Arizona to- day is the center of mining interest in America. To whom is il due Large lv 10 the men who constitute the Re- publican Legislative ticket. They are devoting their capital and their best efforts to the development Of our mines He had been 9 resident of this Territory for six years. h all that time the self-constituted candi- dates before the people had been Democrats. They had met in that couRty convention and insultingly thrown down the gauntlet 10 the Re publicans Of Pima county. How many of the members of that convention were representative men: And yet they had felt called upon to insult the intelligence Of the people and ignore the mining interests of the Territory The Republicans were forced 10 or ganize, which they did, with the fore most men Of Arizona at the front In reviewing the two platforms, the speaker occasioned Tosrs Of laughter by his sarcastic criticism of the first plank in the Democratic platform. It endorsed Hancock and English, 1t en- dorsed Grant 0uTy, If thero Is any one thing in the world at which the Democrats are good it is tkat one thing of endorsing. And the cheer ing consolation to the poor, defeated candidates in Ono and Indiana must be the tact that the Democrats of Pima county, Arizona, had endorsed them. He brought forth facts and figures 10 prove that the Recorder of thIs coun " had received fees this year at the rate of S25, 900 yearly. The Repub- Ncaus proposed 10 devote a portion ot this 10 the county. Ten thousand dollars annually was enough 10 carry on the Recorders office and the bal aDce should go to the county. In the two offices of Sheriff and Recorder there should be a surplus revenue sul- ficieut 10 reduce the tax levy st least 50 cents on the $100. In hls hand liI0 of the bullion tax, MT. Farrell showed that he had given much time and research to the subject, and proyed beyond a dOubtthat the Demo cratic idea of remedy was impractical and visionary. There is not a gold mine to-day in the Territory which would nav one cent of tax under the nresent law. He cited the case of the Copper Queen mine al Bisoeep when promises to be as great source ol wealth to its owners as any oi me Tombstone silver mines; yet, under the law exempting low grade ores, IL would go scot free and the hIgh-graue mines must pay the tax. He charged thai the alleged necessity for the for nation of a vigilance committee at Tombstone is g terrible commentary m inc inetficiency and supineness oi our county government. The pest evidence that his hearers were ln en- lire svmuathy with his views was the fact Ib.t when he mentioned the name of the Republican canaloSle ioi Sherif-braye and sturdy boo raul inc applause was perfectly dealenlng Nr Farrell closed with the predlctioh that inc Democratic county tlcKet would be overwhelmingly defeated next November. .,-
 Judge John Haynes, the next sPe"h- ar bas the reputation Ot being able 10 uttsr more good sound sense h le"er Tords than any other public man ln Arizona. and he nobly sustained tna' renutation on Saturday night. hls reTIews of the general polilica! sltu- atiou was masterly and as eXhaustlTe as was possible in the limited ume al- Ioved him. Only In slight meas ure did he discuss ihe local issues, bu, that much was very effective. u ;e rorr indeed that an audience enjoys srcb a treat as Judge Haynes furnished o-, ,bis occasion. He arralgned the Denncratic candidate for Delegate to Congress for the part he ;e took during angg he trying time of secession, ana ana charged his conduct and the ,na oonGIe' nDitbt of his party with causing tne WIcn sIon, Srowal of the Government forces rom I,1 .h1 Ta-ritory during the war, whereby rno nenv unprotected people were e1- Iua nosea to inc horrors of Indian perse- ppnfion p and cruelty. What had Grant 0nrv done since that time to expiate Sis ofFense and entitle him 10 ask ine spfrages Inf of free men. Nothing. The , Pabei7ion retarded the development oF Arizona ten years. Does that tact entitlo NIT. Oury 10 your support ! The Democratic candidate may nave been honest in his intentions put oan the voters of Arizona endorse u ns"a MuO Wa ere sure of victory in