Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-10-30
The REPUBLICANS.
Saturday Nights Display.
The Largest Political Meeting
or the Season.

seen in the county.
Promptly at 7:3O the parade wa
! formed at the corner Of Maricop;
aud Washington streets some IA
lights falling into line. After tbt
pa rade the meeting was called t.
order by Chairman Dreamer of tn,
Republicans club and ex>GOv. r. G.
Powers was chosen chairman of tn,
evening and T. w. Hue, secretary
Gov. Powers introduced the oc.
caslon by few eloquent remark.
and the recitation of Abou Ber
Adhem in fine style, as Illustrative
of Republican principles. He
then presented the Hon, CLARK
Churchill who held his audience
for upwards of half an hour by &
carefully considered discussion OF
the general political questions OF
the day and then by few we'll di-
rscted rsps knocked the clap trap OF
the Democracy concerning Colonel
Beams visionary characteristic Into
smlthereens, by giving little histo-
~ Of his operations on the Peck
mine when he started in so manage
that property without capital and
moreover as an experiment in silver
mining IN that portion Of the Terri
tory and by his energy ard good
business management made ihe
company and sold out his own in
terest for q clear $100,00G which he
has since spent in Quitting pros
pectors for that portion of ihe Ter
ritory. The speaker very pointedly
said he thought the Territory needed
more visions Of Mr.. Be ans kind.
He closed by referring 10 MIR r
l.. Long, the Republican candidate
for Superintendent of Public In
struction, in most complimentary
terms.
Judge De Forest Porter was then
presented TO the audience by the
chairman and in his most eloquent
style referred to the present political
agitation in the United States as
That peculiar phase of a Republican
form of government that makes it
q stable and politically intelligent
nation. Judge Porter stated that
the great need of the our Territory
anu of our county in particular is
railroad from north TO south and
that the beginning of our prosperity
will begin with the advent OF such a
road. He then referred in glowing
terms to Col, G. c. Bean, the Repub~
lican candidate for delegate to Cons
gress, to DR.. AiDsworth and r. L. |
Long, candidates espectively for
Joint>Councilman and Superintend- |
ent of Public Instruction.
The Hon. John =. T. Smith was
then presented and for more than
hour gave to the voters Assem-
/ led land We wish All the voters of |
the county had been there) n resume
of the present condition of our pub
lie affairs under Democratic man. !
agement, pointing out the exo9bit-
ant fees our county officials have
been andare drawing and very clears
ly explaining the causes of our pres
ent rates of high taxation. He
showed that our sheriff receives $40
per day for forty days for making
assessments; that he receivs 80 cents
n mile going and returning for serv-
ing summons and all court work;
that he receives AZ cents on every
do liar he collects of taxes; further>
more that it costs our county as the
sheriff has managed the maIter
1910 for every insane man taken TO
In fact the Honorable
gentleman walked up the people 20
what IN going on and to the fact
that The Democracy has as yet failed
to do IL thing to lessen cur expenses
and have even refused to take cog
nizauce of the matter as party.
He explained the import of Bakers
Funding Bill" which merely
am cunts 10 this, that il secured the
spccu}s los in old county warrants
an paid them al Interest Of 20 per !
cent on then money, while the
holder of 81 county certificate or
dra = to~day came, draw a
cent of interest? though the Debt
should run for years.
He explained the Reno road busi-
ness Slisfactofily and referred to
the fact the two commissioners on
with him to build that road We're
Democrats. He ex expressed himself
as emphatically in favor of rail-
ROAD and that the proposition to lend
assistance to such an enters
prise should be submitted to a vete |
of the people of the county.
Jerry Millay was next called for
and spoke but few moments, con !
filming himself to a few of the great |
md oppressive plumbers that exisl |
upon our statutes and IN most elo. |
quent terms to the crime of polyga>
my.
Colonel Hatch entertained the au-
dlence by few eloquent remarks
and was followed by Mr.. VIM. Place,
candidate for Justice Of the Peace,
in this precinct in short but telling
speech On misrepI esentatlons of 10.
Campbell, concerning the stealings
during the various administrations
showing that in Jackson's sdmlnis-
tratInn the loSc Id I,nnr en- "a -.