Arizona weekly enterprise., 1882-11-04
TESE 0TRE MEETING.

EEk E. S "a Es NGLE IA % S.
 4 lsrga and enthusiastic crowd of per sonal and political friends greeted Hon. c. H. Oury at the Court House, in Flor euce, on last Saturday evening. The house was filled to it's utmost capacity, many ladies being present on the occasion Mir. Oury made one of his hsppiest efforts and held the audience in rapt attention for over an hour The meeting seemed to be in full sympathy-with tho speaker, manifesting their approbation of what was said by hearty rounds of applause. If hr. Oury's reception on this occasion caa be taken as an indication of the feelings of the community towards him, he will get rousing vote in Pinal on next Tues day.
 Alter Mr Oury had closed his remarks Mir. Thos. F. Weedin, candidate for joint councilman from Pinal and Pima, was called for Mir Wecdin, or taking the floor, said, that so far as he knew, no measures of a strictly partisan character could possibly come before the Lesisla- ture of this Territory, and that he would consequently lay party issues aside and confoe his remarks to matters that might properly come before that body Hs said that while he did not charge that there vas anything wrong in the office of the Territorial Treasurer, he had been informed that the books and papers in that office were in . very confused and unsatisfactory condition, and that the books had not been balanced for several years. He said that if elected to the council he would make an effort to have this matter investigated, that it was due to the people of the Territory, and that the Treasurer himself certainly could not object to an examination of his office if his accounts were all correct. He next referred to the heavy tlxes paid by the people of this Territory and especially to the large amount that annually goes into the Territorial Treasury, and expressed determination, if elected, to curtail as far as possible, the expenses both of the Ter ritory and the counties, and thereby re duce our taxation. He called attention to the tardy administration of justice in our courts and said he wouldfayor County Courts, or soma change in our judicial system, 80 that cases could be decided more promptly, but would be unwilling to increase taxation for that purpose He spoke of the great importance of railroads in developing our Territorial interests, and said that he was in favor of extend ing to companies every facility for con structing and operating roads in Arizona 30 far as it can be done without trenehinc upan the rights and interests of the peo- pie, but that he was opposed to grant ing charters of special privileges to such corporations under the form of contracts So as to preclude the Legislature from after wa rds passing such laws as may be neces- sary to control the corporations and to protect the interests of the community He thought railr oad corporations should be made to bear their just proportions of the expenses of the government that pro teets them, that they should have all the rights and privileges of na, dral persons, that they are capable of exercising no moro nor no less. In regard to Pinal county, he paid that he would oppose, by every legitimate means within his power, any attempt that might be made to dis member the county or reduce its Terri tory-that in all other matters he would feel himselef bound. if elected, to conault the interests of Pima as well as Pinal
 After few remarks by some other gen tlemen the meeting adjourned with three .rousing cheers for Oury and three more for Weedin.
 The above report Of the meeting was handed in for publication and being so