Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-02
THE DEMOCRATIC RALLY.
The Democratic Head For Con
 gress SweIIs.

a chance to air themselves was a decidedly cooi affair and would have been very thin affair in numbers had not the Republicans turned out very largely, many of them taking their ladies along, as did also some of the Democrats As it was, the district court room was tolerably well filled.
 The meeting opened by selecting MT. $. D. Lount chairman.
 Col c. r. Head was then intro> duced and went over the topics and sad about what he did at the cons ventlon which nomlnated him. He then attempted to tell why he is Democrat, affirming that some peo- pie have no reason within them~ selves for their political belief, but he knew why he IS a Democrst, and he tried to tell very attentive au- dience. When he got through he had thoroughly convinced them that he ought to be Democrat if he was not.
 He got into national finances and f1oundered around at terrible rate, and those who followed him scarce ly knew whether ii was pity Cr con tempt which he excited within them. If in ignorance lie made his state ments, il was pity; if dishOnestly, it was contempt at the attempt to lead by false statements, while he posed as the very soul of honor. We compare Colonel Heads statements, elsewhere in this issue, with the facts in the case.
 | He said there were large bogus Mexican land grants in the southern part of the erritory, but entirely failed 10 say what he thought of them, what he would do about them, CT to give any satisfac- tion or opiniou concerning them, whatever.
 A note from some one in the au- dience reminded him that he had entirely omitted to notice Reavis claim, the largest and most impor- tant land swindle in the Territory and one which most interested his audience. He then said he did not believe in it, and that he could nol be bought over by it for one half oi the claim, leaving his audience tc presume that for something more be might be fixed" when he got tc Congress In tact. he merely gave Reavis < Co. an inkling of what hi: price would be.
 He further stated that if the thing cane up in Congress and he should be there, he would ''Iet us know ; And that expresses exactly ali tht interest Col Head takes in the val ley or its people.
 His speech was perhaps remark able for what he did not say. H. forgot to say any thing about hi Hassayampa road around Phoenix He forgot to explain his position Il favor of the Southern Pacific rail road. a matter that is peculiarly Democratic theme in these parts. He forgot to explain his antagonist 10 the Atlantic < Pacific road; ht forgot to say that his action prob ably more than that of any one per son kept that road out of Prescott. He forgot to say why he has antago nized the interests of the Salt Rivel valley at every possible turn. II, forgot that his audience were living feeling, thinking beings and frozt them with bis cold, heartless, offer mean ngiess demagogic remarks.
 Dr. w. ". Jones was next intro, duced by the chair and proceeded to eulogize Head, a course which was indeed very necessary, and the doctor saw the point. He also de- fined hls position on public schools that he would carry cut the law re. gard ing them, if elected; but ht failed to defined his ideas as to sec~ tartan and non-sectarian schools but attempted to leave the impression that he favored the latter without squarely and openly saying so. Ii is well known fact that the ad. minislration of the law can be and is very largely modified by man $ ideas, or possibly prejudices, and while apparently the law is admin istered, in fact it is merely abused and mal- directed.
 Dr. Jones eulogized Lincoln and cursed ihe Republican party for putting forward Blaine, because he is wealthy. The doctor evidently forgot that the last Democratic Press dent, Buchanan, was millionaire and 9n iron manufacturers; he evidently forgol that for eight years the De- mocracy has been attempting to hoist at the head Ot their Presiden- !ial ticket the name of Samuel J. Tilden, one of the wealthiesL men in the United States. He abused the Republican party for, as he state d, building palaces aud tending toward European manners and customs of government, but forgot to say tl.at to>day English capital is pushing and backing Grover Cleveland, the Democratic Presidential candidate, with all the power that Johnny Bull can summons, because Cleve- land and the Democracy favor Ea- gIish land=gratbtbers and English of our goods and manu, factures on. American soil. and Epp-