Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-09-22
An Interesting Letter from Ex.-GOv.
 Safford,
ALAMEDA, Oal., Sept. l5, 1888.


 ED. CITIzES:-Slnce leaving Tucson I met with an accident which broke loose an old spraln in one of my feet and l am still unable to walk much with it al- though 1t is some better.
 In all my wanderings l find no place that seems so much like home and where the people seem so dear to me ss in Arizona, and since my recent visit to Arizona I am more than ever impressed with tbs present and future importance of that great I erritory.
 The sggi,s.Ion of the water question to it's future prosperity is of the greatest importance. Thss the .seil of large portion of the Territory IS as rich as Ehe valley of the river DO one acquainted with 1t will deny.
 The climate varying according to al- titudes affords opportunities to produce from the soil almost any product that grows any where on the green earth.
 It has already been demonstrated that the fruits of the temporal climates can be raised to great advantages in the Salt rlyer. Gils, San Pedro and Santa Cruz and other vBll=ys and the lower GilG and Colorado valleys bid fair to become Ot great value ID producing all semi tropical fruits, so that Arizona in addition to being one of the best known stock raising countries on earth can produce abundsntly all the cereals, vegetables and fruits of value that can be raised anywhere and in vast quRn- titles if water can be developed to ir- rigste the land that is susceptible of cultivation. In addition to the vast iI- rigsting dIiChes that are now being taken out no doubt great volumnes oi water will be developed by raising to the surface the sunken water of the comparatively dry streams on the sur. face. Also much water will be devel. oped by means of artesian wells, but the most important measure of all others in my judgment IS the storage of water that flows during the rainy season in large streams down the mountain sides, in reservoirs ID the valleys below every effort should be put forth to in fluence the federal government to aid and encourage the laudsble work. There is no doubt that every foot of cultivated land can be supplied with water for 1T. rigation, If the various means mentioned are practically and energeticslly put iu force, so much for the grsZIng and Rgri cultural resources of the territory and when fully developed will support enough people to make ArIzons one of the prosperous and populous states of the Union.
 Bu. vast as the resources can be m ade Arizona is not alone confined to then Her mines Of gold, silver, copper and lead are second to none other in the United States.
 Their interests like the agriculture and grazing, should be fostered to the fullest extent. Unfortunately, however the strongest and most powerful n ney ed interests ID the United Stated have by every means and every subsidiziug 2 influence thgt could be controlled sought to depress and destroy the value of silver. .until the price has been so re duced that many Of the best slivsl mines in Arizona are today practically | lying idle with 70 incentive for th, hardy prospector Co fud new ores. no for capitalists to work those they hay, | nUr help develope any new ones that | LlEl AfE A0i4Als 40 NAaE HEuElG ts A4lLO- ns this IS et the pres nt time The most important of one of :hs questions thB IS being discussed by the AmerIcsn pee | pie. The tariff, the revenue surplus fishery question, ali sink into insignifi- canoe compared with this silver issue and for veal or woe this question, at thr coming general election, will be dscldeC for the next four years. and while Ari zons has DO vote for Chnlce of Presiden yet her influence can be made potent and that influence should Do given re gsrdless of polit cal pTeiddioes or olC | party affiliations, in favor of the can | didate for President who is most friend ly and will best sustain this great Anne rican industry.
 Fortunately the platforms of the two | leading parties and the reitersrces O the two leading candidates are so vel marked hnd understood that no one cal be decIeved,
 The platform; of the the republican party fsvors gilver; the platform of thu democratic party is silent upon thi subject. General Harrison in his lette of acceptance strongly endorses the sil | yer plank Of the republican platform | President Cleveland after his election C the presidency without any appsran cause CT prOyocation, wrote B letter Il which he took strong ground agsins silver which IS supposed to be the caus, of the question not being uoticed in tn democratic platform, and n his lette of acceptance be never found time no | space to notice tbis most important O I all questions. With this state of fact no one can be deceived as to how eael of it's candidates stand, For should sDl | AriZonisn hesitate for a moment ID hi | choice between General Harrison snC Grover Cleveland. The election of tn, former means friendly silver Legislation that will turn loose ID the hum of indus try thousands of idle picks and shovels | It means that the hundreds of stamp now ss silent ss the grave. will sgsir make the hills and valleys once nor, | joyous with their welcome sound.
 In what have said upon this subjec | I do not wish to be understood that al | democrats are opposed 10 silver. or tha all republicans are in favor of it, bu | what dc state as fact IS that in hott | branches of congress there is s iecide. majority of democrats and republicans who are ID favor of silver. I also wisl to state as fact that fl It wss not fol the well known position of President | Cleveland law could aud would hay, been passed at any time during th, past two years that would have put th, silver industry on g solid foundation but the democrats fsvoring silver diC not like to place theIr chief Tn the dis a. greesble position of vetOing sbe meas ure as he vouli be compelled to do {, be consistent with the position he hsC taken; besides there was DO hope of get ting sufficient strength to psss the meas ure over his yeto. Now is it probabl, should he be elected that a majority II congress will be strong enough to pas 6 silver measure over his veto.
 I believe have stated this question fairly, and now ask is it possible an true ArizOnian with this s'ste of fsct can desire to sse Grover Cleveland re elected president of the United States | NourE D k Sarropr