Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-10-09
BIG BOMBS. The GracO Roman Ora.
 tOricaI Contest.
Mr. .!efIords Plays His Opponent With
 Grace and Precision.
Full Text or the Speech of MT. Jenord, and Synopsis of That of His
 Opponent.

Monday night WAS the time, and tn,
 Church Plaza the place fixed upon by the representative of the respectiv;
 speakers, for joint discussion of tht
 facts, leading up the Paul-Shsw com
 promise, upon which so many random
 remarks have been made. Inc occa-
 sion called out vast throng of people
 among them beng many ladles. As [
 rule the audience paid the utmost re
 spect and undivided attention to tht
 speakers, only expressing by OccasionR
 spplause such portions as particularly
 pleased them. Want of space forbids
 a reproduction at this time of the pro ceedings in full. but the very elegant
 and logical speech of NIT. JefFOrds va:
 too good to be left unrecorded.
 At the appointed hour the meeting
 was called to order by Judge John
 Haynes.
 Mir. Haynes: Ladies and Gentlemen
 We have met together tonight tO listen
 to the discussion betweeen Col. King
 and Mir. Jeffords, pursuant to the chal- lenge made some tune ago by Col. King to NIT. Jeffords to discuss, as l under
 stand it the questions in connection
 with the settlement of the Paul Shaw case. We insist and sincerely hope, lsdies and gentlemen, that the speakers shall have careful and respectful attention. We expect of you that there will be DO demonstra- ton by anyone lu opposition 10 the speaker addressing you. We hope that all will listen to both speakers respect fully and patiently. Of course. IL is expected that you may manifest your approbation by proper applause; but We ask thst you wlll not make any hostile opposition tO either speaker. Nr. Wm. ZsckeEdOrf and myself will preside, and II any necessity should arise, We will decide disputed points. Under tbe arrangement Col. King will open, hay ing fortv-five minutes; NIT. JetfOrds will follow. having one hour and fifteen, or so much ss he requires ID which to re ply; Col, King will close with thirty minutes speech to make the time equal You vIll now be addressed by Col. King.
 Space does not permit the CITIZEN 10 give tine full remarks of Col. King. and IS therefore compelled to give only an abstract of the address delivered by him. He began his address by calling stten- tion to the necessity Of preserving the purity of the ballot box and advancing the material interests of the county Ia every way possible, especially by lower ks 70 flr.. .r.a inducements to foreign capital Is low rate Of taxation, and m this territory would be favorable to the development of our mining and agricultural resour- ces. The assessed valuation Of this ter ritory and the rate of taxation, and the territorial debt here was compared with the same items ID variOus territories; the result WAS uufavorBSie to Arizona. The indebtedness of the territory was com mented upon, and MT. JeffOrds was ask ed whether or not he endorsed such ex- travagance The dissatisfied, earnest, honest and true republican was cOmpli- mentsd and excepted from the snathemas which the nigh priest Of political purity aud democrati, reform, hurled upon the unregenerated and unrepenting follow CTS of the scbismatic doctrines of LIn- coin and Garfield. Those republicans who were ashamed of the patty were Hs gently and fondly 6Rllled with as the intelligent and educated Irishman" generally found at the end of one of Mir PiXley's vltuperatiys aruoles on the 'pope'5 irIsh." Many republicans pres cnt. wao at first thought they were be- , ond redemption, seemed 10 be visibly affected to learn from such infslllble 'that there was rtiil balm in ,ilead." The Col. then gave the audi ance the benefit of his long residence m he territory, and gave a historical and .ritical sketch of the various legislatures Df the terrltory from the tenth to the thirteenth: his chiyslric spirit would not allow him to call 1t infamous" Many pf our lawmakers shed A sIleDt tear and "God bless the Col. for his In !gnaulmity." The Col. then drew his statistics Rnd showed how We were going .o the "demnition bow VOWS" as fast as We could unless the Col. was elected district attorney. The great democra- lie Moses pictured to his audience the promised land" to winch the democra- tic candidates (if vict0rlJus) were to conduct them.
 
 publican platform and danced upon 1t 10 a way that would make a Yaqui Tn a bull pen" st a tiests think he kuew nothing about his business. It con rains nothing that was good. and omitted l everything that tt should have contain ad. Severa! of the oldest republicans l saw what s grave mistake they had made | in ueciectiHg to consult the Col. when | hey were drawing up the pl Itform. 1 rhe speaker cast LIs eye around and II -sstad at last on R few Of the millionaire ,ditors of the city. The printing bili l ,f the las. legislature was referred to, l ,u, the name of its champion was ingularly omitted. The present boaTd l ,f supe!yisOTs WAS complimented for re- !4cing the rate ot taxation. The happy | olHtIon Of the Indian question WAS ad- l -crted to, but the speaker was some shat m doubt as to whom the creCl, | c. Meyer Zulick, with hIs nu!yi charge Sierra Madre bride, or to ir"vor Clevel md with hls fishing pole. it ihis point, the Col assured his hear rs. thut when l. came to matter of '1fe dislateses'ed patriotism, he, him elf, "Was as pure hs the icIcle that reezeS on Disn's temple" or words to hat effect. That the democratic party !: its late c3nventi n had given him be nomination for district attorney Rs m humble tribute to bis tslended ser ioes m the Paul-Shaw case. It then ccurred 10 the Col. that he had exhaust d great dall ot time and had not yet Duched the subject upon which be had NIT. JeHJrds. He launched 1tO 1t however. and gave s long sc- ouns of how he had played Mr. tidus .chates to Eugene O. Shaw's MT .eneas. Ii WAS the same poll parrot tory tha. has been chsttered 10 the ublIc for months. Any one who vert lere expecting to hear anything new, as disappointed, and might well say: Why, this damn'd iterstions"
 The name of one single candidate on Ie democratic ticket, save Cameron II. ing and Eugene O. Shaw was not me- oned, during the speakers opening Bd ress. If the democratic party were to 2 represented by the dog, and Mir. ing and MT. Shaw by the tail. the sd ress would have been curious, ss SD ius.rati"n of the "tail trying to waR le dog. Beyond this. if there was lythlng to admire in it. the audience | lied 70 perceive 1t, or if they did zee lythlng they were too modest to show |