Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-09-25
RATIFICATION


 notiee, 6 very large gathering of people
 congregsted on Church plaza, Tuesday
 to participate in the republican ratiica
 ton. The Fort Lowell band discOurseC
 excellent music at intervals, and as th,
 designated hour Col. J. A. Zabriskie
 chairman of the County Central Com
 mittee. called the meeting to order. Tn few we'll vorded remarks Col
 ZsbrIskie introduced Judge Stilvell, o Tombstone. He was received with sp
 plause. He proceeded to address the
 audience by slluding to bis former resi-
 dence here, and the pleasant memorIe.
 that he cherished of our people. After
 sIluding to the isolated position of Ari-
 zons as regards the other states and
 territories of the Union, he called at-
 .ention to the faithful services of c. c
 Bean, our delegate in Congress, his
 thorough knowledge of the territory and
 her wants, his kindness to the miners
 and prospectors in by-gone days, the advantage of his experience in the
 methods of conducting affairs Tn Wash in4ton, the influence which his acQuAin- tance and friendship with our law makers st the Astional capital would ex- ert in favor of the territory's interests, and his record for the past two years. The speaker prOphesied victory to the repub- Ian party with c. O. Bean as it's stand ard bearer. He referred to the enviable character and unquestionsble ability of Thomas COrdis. the nominee for Super intendent of Public Instruction. When speaking of Mir. COrdIs. Judge Stilwell was greeted with a tumult of applause. Those who heard it can have little doubt as to how the vote O. Tucson will be on election day for the office to winch Mir. COrdis aspires.
 At the close of Judge Stilwells re marks Mir. Hardy from Mohave was pre- scented iO the audience. Mir. Hardy made many pleasant allusiOns to the old times in Arizona, and was particu- larly gallant in his remarks concerning the ladies, God bless them" This DOT. ton of his address ~ss very unfairly taken advantage of by Judge Gosper, who followed him. The Judge referred to Mir. Hardy as a bachelor of very un- certain age, and stated that the remarks made by said bachelor were the first be had ever made to sny Ia. dy. Mir. Hardy reminded him of little l story. A certain bachelor Smith was aI 1 an old fashioned prayer meeting, and arose 10 pray. He was overcome by the | occasion and could only say: " must have your prayers and sympathies, | 'eel that ought not to be here toni Int: am trembling and weak; it seems to me ought to be out of sight behindlthe ioor." That gave inspiration to o stale virgin with a wIn'try face, whose feel 1gs were in harmony with Bachelor Smith. She said: Brethren and sisters, feel that I am the weakest of Gods l feel as though l had hardly strength iO stand here and tell how weak and insufficient I am; feel weak; feel as though my proper place was behind the door with Brother Smith" 'Nog,' said GOv. GOsper, Eff there is my sister ID this audience vho has that ceiling towards Brother Hardy, let her srise and give him your sympathy"
 The speaker then proceeded 10 tell now he came into the territory and when and why he came here. Ills dis ,riptiOn was extremely humorous and slicited much laughter. His allusion 70 his carpet bag and it's adventures brought down the house" He paid & glowing tribute to the prospects and of ArizoDs. and said that as { had been his home. 1t should be his grave. and when he died the democrats 'Ould nave high old tune at the wake" md that he would pay all the expenses is referred tO the hue and cry rai-eo ,gaiust the former republican officers of be territory, and the demand to turn be raecals out" He stated that 1t wss question whether they had all been urned out, and It would be question or the future whether those now ID ,fiice might not fiud themselves in the anne position as the republicans now Ire. He explained the manner of dOins business used by the treasury depart nent of the United States toward the iIifsrent officers having tn account to it, md explained the vaunted deficit of veive million dollars, by saying that ven officers to whom the government wed money for the last ten or twelve ears could not have tbeIr accounts set led, often on account of some mean nRless techincahty or the whim of some clerk. Throughout his eX- ended remarks he was loudly cheered nd be seemed to draw from an inhaus ible fund of witty and appropriate snec- otes.
 The next speaker was Don Carlos Ve asco who addressed the meeting in ipanish. He thanked the committe, for be honor of beng called upon by them Q speak. He advised all to select the est men for office that could be found, nd did not not think the republican OmiDees could be improved upon. Col .gsn from Clifton. followed. He ex- ressed his faith and unqualified approy- of the nominees made by the repub- can party It was his firm conviction hat with c. c. Bean at the head of the cket the republican party would win, W years ago Bean won a decisive vic ory against the ma sed hosts of party those very existence IS a protest sgsinst rogress, and he would do 1t again. The ext election would decide where the ter ltory was to be governed by republi- ans or moss backs" Every mining istrict would vote for him. His name 'as on the lips of every honest miner in ne territory. That we have DO spolo- ies to make, no explanations 10 offer. he shafts and srr"vs that have been imed at him have all fallen at hIs feet armless. He believed m the dignity [ American citizenship. and believed in 1t at home and abroad, and nder whatever alien flag our citizens iay soioGrD he believed they hould be fully protected. With him be republican party would march to IctorY in the coming fight.
 Judge Haynes was the last speaker of be evening. He congratulated the peo- le upon the auspici us sppearsrce of be political field. He then proceeded 0 srrsign the democratic sdministra- ion in unneasured terms, Speaking f the large amount claimed by the dem crats to have been stolen by the rep he sad that after all the noise hat has been made about IL. the demo- rats counted the money m the treasury nd found it was one cent short. and he next morning the porter found that ent on the floor.
 The exile frum New Jersey who IS so- burning amongst us received a merited nd caustic rebuke from the speaker. pace prevents justice beiu ug done to the smsrks of the many speakers of the yeaipy, but their voices will be heard gam before the close Of the campaign
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