Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-29
The Tidal Wave and Mark Smith.

The tide is rising, from Oregon 10 . Maine; from ocean to ocean the first surge has already rolled. The Repub-
 iiosn and protective victories have been
 grand and unequivoeal in the states thst have already spoken, Oregon, Vermont and Maine.
 He is dull indeed, who does not see
 the rising tidal wave, snd that the peo-
 pie are rising in their might, to over
 Whelm the free trade heresy, and the sectional, pro Chinese, anti-silver. anti industrial Cleveland administration. and to bury them fathom's deep ID the ides of November next.
 WHERE STANDS ARIZONA?
 In symp pathy with and for the sake of her growing industries, naturally heart and soul with the platform ot the Re publican party; this IS not year of mere political hair splitting between | Democrats and Republicans. II Is 6n ls- sue of industrial life and desth, II IS sn issue between manufacturing activity | and decadence in the United States, be- tween good wages and pauper wages, between business success and business failures, especially in Arizona But We are
 NESAcKD WITH DANGER, Not the less oangsious because subtle and plausible in appearance. It is even possible that We may stultlfy ourselves, say that we do not mean step of on the wrong foot, inlure and mlsrepresert our selves and Arizona be chased as for Cleveland free trade when she IS for protection, first, last and all the tune.
 This danger exists ID our apathy in relation to our congressional delegate. 10 sn impression that prevails with many, that because Delegate Smith has sp- psrently done his duty as well as be could to bis Arizona constituency, that forsooth he must be reelected, that be csp't be beat, etc.
 Whilst recognizing that unlikesOme of it's predecessors he has attended to his duty rather than to playing poker or attending solely to his own private busi- ness, yet are We on that account, 70 ad- nit for moment that there Is not as good working material in the repu6li- can ranks or that another man cannot do as veil ss he has done. It IS not absO- lutely necessary tO nominate great orator, a shrewd lawyer. 6 great busi- o to perform a delegates duties, all that, is wanted is an honest, willing and ca pahle man, and about whose views there can be no question, and be will be surely elected, for the tidal wave and strength to do it is here.
 Many republicans are friendly tO Del egste Smith. have approved his general course, and if he were m sympathy With Protection, his reelection would matter less, but as it IS, Arizona and especially the republicans of Arizona,
 CANNOT AFFORD TO ELECT HIM private likings must be subordinsted Co the publc good and We must not sell our birth-right for less than mess of pottsge by re-electing a popular demo cratic free-trade nominee.
 Now if Delegate Smith claims that he is misrepresented, for those who know him well assert that he is a straight southern free trader of the Mills type, in favor of Protection for southern su- gar and rice probably, but not for pro- teotion to northern industries, let him state his views honestly and squaTely, not giving us any tsffy about tariff re- form. but clearly ana unmistskshly. how far he is snd how far be IS not m sympathy with the Republican Platform in respect to Protection, and the Silver and Chinese questions, or otherwise it is our duty to assume that he IS in full sympathy with the Cleveland, Mills and Wsttersen vsgsries and to vote accordingly,
 Surely intelligent republicans and the intelligent Protection democrats
 WILL NOT ALLOW THEMSELVES to be hoodooed and hoodwinked iato vctlng against Protection and in favor of our present Rnti-silv5r administration when their hearts and sympathies. their business interests. the prices of silver. lead. cattle and fruits, their very bread and butter and future well-dOlng de- pends this year upon the success of Protection, and consequently upon the election of Protection Senators and Oongressmen, without which the cleo ton of even Harrison and Morton, would be of no avail.
 A REPUBLICAN,