Arizona republican., 1890-11-04
THE FINAL MEETING. Grand Republican Rally at the Opera House. A Cheering Multitude Greets George w. Cheyney. Great Enthusiasm Manifested for the Cause of Honesty and
 Good Government.

speakers once more, before the election today.
 There were many ladies present, and several of them gave evidence of their approval and admiration oi the able speeches made by showering boquets of beautiful flowers at the feet of the orators.
 Captain Hancock appropriately intro duced as the first speaker of the evening the Hon. George W, Cheyney, Republi- can nominee for delegate to Congress, who was received with great applause. Mir. Cheyney fully explained his position on the issues of the day, and laid bare the double dealing of "Marcus" on the land grant question.
 Two years ago he had heard Smith on the political stand assert in tbe most positive terms that he would never, so far as he should be able to prevent it, permit blll to be passed by the Con gress of the United States which did not recognize the rights of the settlers upon the public lands, and the speaker, agree ing with him upon that question, had voted for him. But on Thursday of last week he read to a Tucson audience tine bill he now held in his hand, and which emanated from Smith, and the words "Settlers" was not in it, or any provis- ion to protect them in their improve ments. Smith had introduced that bill and never advised or made his constitu- ents aware of it's provisions or that he had introduced such bill, and it was not publicly known of until the speaker ha1 i'm, 1,.,N .l,,
 The speaker retired under an outburst of applause that showed that the audi ence was thoroughly in sympathy with him.
 Webster Street, Republican candidate for District Attorney, was the next speaker, and was received with cheers and applause He proceeded to expose the fallacy of Frank Coxs arguments on the question of taxing the pOssessory claims on the public lands, ard of his advising the Board of Supervisors to make such levy and sales for delinquent cies under it, and quoted, California reports, the revised statutes of Arizona and the Supreme Court decisions in support of his position.
 The speaker also made plain the illegality of the charges of $l034.00 by Neri Osborne the present County Re corder, for the recording of the 5l7 of such deeds to land as have not been proved up on and $32S.00 for the filing of same.
 At the conclusion of Mir. Streets speech flowers were thrown upon the stage and neatly received and the com pliment acknowledged by the speaker.
 The chairman next introduced Ed $. Gill, Republican nominee for the Territorial Assembly. Mir. Gil's reception was an oration of cheers and applause.
 After quiet was restored, Mir. Gill spoke substantially as follows: MT. Chairmas and ladies and gentlemen If ever there was time when l was proud that was Republican, it cer- tainly is tonight. tCheers and ap- plause.I Standing on the corner of Washington and Montgomery streets about an hour ago, or little more, the band went marching past, and behind 1t came little motly throng, some of the men reeling, and shouting, "Rah for the Democrats" an,l I said to a young man by the aide of me My God, what has any young Democrat to be proud of in his party?" There is something for a young man to be proud of in belong ing to the Republican party. [Cheers and appausel. It has stood from it's in- ceptlon as the party of progress, the party of advancement, in all this coun- try's history.
 It stands before you as the party that has always taken for it's emblem, "Old Glory" which hangs here before us-the American flag--and it stands before you as the party which comes be- fore the people with a platform pledging itself for protection to American indus tries. lGreat cheers and applausl. It stands before you as the party under which the population of this country has increased Tn thirty years from 30,- OO0,O0O to 5000, 900 of inhabitants It stands before you as the party under whose government in thirty years the wealth of this nation has increased four fold.
 And if Arizona wants to advance to that proud position in the sisterhood of states, where her star can be placed in the blue field, she must come into the Republican fold and send to Congress my friend and your friend, the Hon. George " Cheyney. [Cheersl. She must elect as members of her next Legislature, men who stand in sympathy and in good fellowship with the Repub- | hcan party. Applause and cries of | "good"l. And by the way. l want to 1 say to you that l feel tonight like a | Democrat expressed it to-day: He | wanted to see men elected to- | morrow to office that he could introduce | into his family, to his wife and to his daughters.
 We have shown you in the arguments which we have presented from this l platform, and from other platforms | throughout the campaign which closes tonight, that the administration of this | territory under Governor Zulick was notoriously rotten and corrupt [Cheers | and appausel. We have shown you that the administration of the affairs of | this county undes the present adininis- uation have been, to say the least, lax | and extravagant. We have shown you | that in place of an expenditure of | $SS, S,OOO tor conducting the affairs of the | county in the two years of 1887 and | 1888, there has been expended for the | year 1889 and the three-iourtbs of n year just passed, $l24,000, a difference of | over $6O,0OO. And now we appeal to | you to so cast you: votes upon tomorrow that there may be | a change in the administration of the affairs of this county and that they may be conducted honestly and economically. (Great applause).
 Republican though I am, and proud of the principles of the party, l do not appeal to you simply upon the ground l of being Republican, hut appeal to you as men, and men who believe in