Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-11-05
THE REPUBLICAN RALLY.
The Ho-; Enthusiastic Meeting Of the Cam paigu-B Brilliant speeehes by MeSsrs- Fitch. sasIord and Rollins.


 Paigu Brilliant speeches by Messrs-
 Fitch. saffsrd and Rollins.
 The grand rally Of the Republicans in tho neS Opera use, Friday evening, was sized onlT by the capacity of the building which was packed with ss In- telligeRt and enthusiastic audience as ever came within the sound cf mans voice in Tucson. All the elements that 20 s1 make a successful meeting were present. Polished orators, an intelligent and ndaDprecI2tlve audience, excellent mu SIC by the Tucson band, and good singing that brought down the house, by the Republican Giee Club, all combined to make the meeting one of the most sue cessful of the whole campaign.
 General II. G. Rollins was the first speaker introduced and briefly reviewed. the political history of the early settlers who brought with them from En gland politics as well as cbIvalry. If politics De then so interesting he could See hO imprOpTiety of Republican standing on the vantage ground Of twenty years and recOuntiDg its past and present gio- ries- He would not presume tO say tina. all Republicans were good but he would would say that the Democrats must father secession, the biggest political sin of the century. Then referring to the record of that party on the Pacific coast. stated that returning United States Minister from China had been banqueted by a Demo cratic Governor of California, who feel ingly referred to the Chiuaman as his elder brother, and that had been the position of the Democratic party on the Chinese question ever since. The Republican party had ever been and IS yet the friend of the labUring man, whether he dug ID tEe days agone the golden sands of California, or labored in the primeval forests of Oregon, or drifted 10 Arizons to make his home. It was the same. The preemption law, the mining act and the homestead law were all Republican measures.
 The Democrats had governed tbe country for forty years and then at the end of it's work had tried to destroy 1t, and failing III that left their successors divided country, a distracted people, a broken credit and huctuating cur rency.
 The Republicans re established order, allayei the strife, restored the flag 0f the Union over the entire country. Show me, said the speaker, prosper Ous business or paying mine, and in ten cases to one you will find them con trOlled by Republicans. Of that faith are the men who build "a ilrOads, tele phones, tele.raphs, opera houses and all that cOnduce to make happy, prOs- porous and enterprising people.
 The Republican party had been formed in strife and had gathered strength in conflict. It had been worst ed in battle and defeated at the polls, but had persevered and attained Its great ends. At the coming election vote the Republican ticket, and the sun will go down in benedictiOu on your prosperity. General Rollins IS a well informed and an able speaker, and his remarks were loudly applauded through out.
 GOVERNOR sAFFOED.
 The popularity of Governor Stafford was made manifest by the enthusiasm with which he was received on being introduced. Being thoroughly con- yersant with them, be dealt almost ex- clusIvely with local issues, and marked the progress that Arizona had made within the past few years. In 1875 the Territory. had but il,OU0 pOpuiation, now 1t has 5000 or 6O,O0U and would most probably have had double that If all the counties had had as good cen sus takers as dId Iavapai.
 Canvass well in your mind who can best serve you Tn a public capacity. The most important office to be filled Is that of Congress. Against the private character of the present occupant he had nothing to say, but believed that when he aspIred to office of Congress man he had mistaken his vocation iu- asmuch as with proper training he would have made a better maker of shoes than of laws. With a frankness not common to mankind m general he, MT. Oury, acknowledged his ineficien- cy, said that he had done nothing and in Heavens name could do no mora. His friends should bear this in mind and not put him again forward for an office, which however much his inclina- tiOn be has not the talent tO fill.
 Here the Governor recounted as an illustration or NIT. OUry's case, the story of Bob Clark, at one tune Democratic Congressman from Missouri. Bob be- gan his political career by voting when only sixteen years old; he had begun at the bottom of the ladder and from Con- stable had worked himself ring by ring up to hls then present position, and as he Gsplred for second term he was with true Democratic principles aspiring for continued term; one night when addressing his constituency, he WAS re- counting the difficulties that had beset him on the way, and all because he had accepted the hunOrs thrust upon him. One of his neiEhbOrs. moved to pity at what Bob had gone through for the sake of the people, shouted out Bob, you have been imposed upon long enough sU l shall not vote for you any mere" Grant Oury vas something like Bob and was ready to bleed and die for his country if he could only get an of- ice. but during the two years term that the people had favored him with, had not as much as established crossroads postCffice, and ot appropriations for Territorial improvements he had got nothing.
 The next position n importance to that of Congressman IS that of superiu- tendence of public schools. towards which he personally has and always had ! the best of feeling. Never more than l now m their growing prosperity did ! they need z, Od guidance. In the l choice for that office politics should not l be considered, but the man ought to be l. made to stand or fall on his merits.
 Davis, the Republican nominee, in | tue interests of the public schools had | never faltered; he was an old citizen, a | scholar, a man oi honor and a man Of l family. and knowing the requirements | of educatiOb would never swerve from | tho line of duty.
 Horton, the Democratic nominee | had shown his unftness for such place | of trust. While in charge of the public | schools of Tucson he had allowed them | tO deteriOrate and run down and become | a disgrace tO the sy stem. His removal | was matter of necessity. He regarded | Horton as a trimmer that would do l anything base for a dollar, and Hughes, | of the Star, as a circulatOr Of false re- | ports, bigger liar than Anauias.
 R. H. Paul, the Republican candidate ! for Sheriff, is the best qualified man in I all Arizona for that position, and none | knew 1t better than old citizens. His | appointment of Cooler was a mistake, l but it had been made through the sOli- citations of several of the most substan- tial citizens in the town, and on them the blame for the appointment should | rest, and not upon Paul. A better man for Sheriff cannot be found.
 Recorder Drake in his department had been equally as efficient. Under the Carpenter regime abstracts of titles frequently cost more than the property and debarred the entrance of capital to the Territory. Since Drake had held | office there had been no single cause for complaint, and for that office was the best man that the people could elect.
 The other portions of the ticket were also good and was worthy of the suffrages Of tue people.