Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-13
Talking to "Bune0mbe. '"

Some irquisitiye person wrote recent
 ly to an eastern periodical ssNng the
 origin of the political phrase "Buncom-
 be" and was informed that "Burcom6e'
 originally was she name of town ID
 certain Congressional District sud that
 a congressman returned ,herefrom was
 at one time making a long-winded
 speech in congress, when 6 friend de-
 sired him 10 step, on the ground that
 his talk wss having no effect on his
 brother congressman, to this he replied never mind, 1 sm not talking to them
 l am taking to Buncombe.'
 Just SO. and a good many congress- ional speeches to-day are made not SO much for expected effecl in .coEgreEs as the expected effect on the constituency a. Buncombe, ard our gOod-lookiuR Delegate Mark Smith, who IS 8 shrewd politician. is "at 1t too." Cur ma'ls come loaded down with his speeches, carefully revised for the AriZ0es Bun combites snd addressed to every voter in Arizona. whose name it hss Been pas- sible for Mark to obtain, including even all the spanish names.
 'HE IS TALKING To BUNCoNBE"
 The last of smiths Democratic Tracts revised issue Is labelled ~Reclsmatlcn of Desert Lands" but alas, in some places 1t still says too much to benefit Mark. For instance, Marks Criglnsi bill when at last brought before the Senate was fsvorsbly received by tbs enlightened Republican Senators there md was amended extending its scope from Arizona to all the great West. and apprOpristing for hydrographlc Irii- gatIon surveys in all the waste desert lands, S25O, GOO. But now notice what has followed. The democratic house hss cut it down to sl00OOO and Q: lass the needfUl appropriation for the survcy os the Mexican boundary line-vere trying to throw It Ou, alto zether in order nOt to benefit western republican sections, aud tO Eyoid using any money in a good way, that should even slightly weaken C!eyelands can osign surplus.
 Whilst arguing for the hydrogrerhic survey, Mark Smith. for getting to strike is out ot the Irsct. aid, We are on the eve of 6 presideu- .ial election, and
  ,eino ip power and justly feeling li-ef for an econ u-c1l admins ration of the government =Lou.i bc prudent in the expenditure uf t-e pso- )ls's money.
 Now we feel sort of sorry for Mark smith. because like Mrs. Alca E bers even babies "he is SO pretty, but ra- ,ublicsps want to be reprCsen,t- l1 t-e Incoming congress by tie pasiy Co vt-,1 .bey belong, and not by the Cleveland ,uti-siiver party, thas claiming .a bave ,na hundred and thirty millions ot sur ,Ius in the treasury, yet are SD eCo-oC- cal as to- refuse such tritlng utcessaEy for the almost bOu1cI-s, test. Mark says himself, be bel | K Co hat marty; well, thank God, we co not Snt that we love Delegate Su ;h lees mn We love fhe true Interest ts Ct Arlzora md the Nation more, and will tf"refoTe end a good republican tO repirce bIm md give Mark Antony an opp rtuniy n make A modern funeral OratlC1 over he body Of Democracy killed by its nugvump friends.
 = -i-~~s- chsa.red 5ss. , Fs.s Fs.s js aying too much, on page Tour oi his iI- le tract. after giving hls constituents ID h n Fgypt. and the days O. Semlrsmls md Roabdil he goes on to say. "rElk ss Iou please of tariff duties aud the eff ct fl protection on wages, tslk ss you may .bout protecsing American labor against he pauper labor of the older wOTl', rake what political capital you sen hy caring the timid poor wiah the senseless rv of free trade, but smld It gll. every nan should know, that American labor las been kept up generally to dcceot wing point
 NOT BY ARTIFICIAL ESACTMENTs ,ut by the physical fact of land vent, md the industry and intelligence of the aborers themselves
 Oh Mark. you have gwen yourself dead away" edid hope yon were pro ection Sam Rsudsll-Ite but no: you gay or yourself, that a protective taTld gld protective artificial enactment sTy F. So We borrow the nearest baudana Co wipe away the tears from cur ele-. whilst observing that there is no Aa-i- =sy house for yeu to stop co ottsern protection for American labor Rni C.tVe- and's free trade wedges. to be drivsn n
 HOME IN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. ,hould he be reelected. .:And we al afraid hat the Republicans and Frotec'icn are "too fly" this year Co es taught by Cleveland -gsmmOD, and by addressed to the constituency of .B1ncombe."
 By electing General ThOs. F. Wilson. tbe Republicsn delegate. not alone VIII one interest, but all the interests of An zona. be faithfully and forcibiy present ed. in full sympathy wnh the RsUuoI- san platform of 1888. A free bsiio', fair count and protection for Amencan labor and American industries, l' Fsy we all. A hEfJ ELIcAN-