The Coconino weekly sun., 1892-11-03
STEWART AND SMITH.
THEIR JOINT DEBATE AT TUCSON
 -STEwART's VICTORY.
Tho Republicans and Democrats Vel. como Their Leaders-Both Parties Out in Full
 Force.

Stewart and Marcus A. Smith, Republi- can and Democratic candidates for Con- gress. It was the decisive battle of the campaign, and to say that Mickey Stewart won it would De faint and in- adequate language.
 To Mickey Stewart it was the event of his life. If he lost, the path was straight and short to oblivion and poli- tical death. If he won, the prospect opened and widened with glittering possibilities looming in the future, honor and preferment, battles with greater foes. This was his choice of roads few hours ago.
 To Mark Smith, the occasion was not so momentous. He had met and con- quered bright men, he was accustomed to debate, and approached the intellec- tual ring as a Sullivan scornful in con- fidence of victory.
 The debate took place on the square, and was preceded by music and the booming of cannon. The square was 1 lighted by thousands of torches and by gigantic bonfire in each corner. The crowd gathered early. It was about equally divided among democrats and republicans. The stand, gaily decorat- ed, was occupied by ten representative men of each party and by the chair man, Judge Satterwhite. He caution ed the immense throng 10 check their enthusiasm for either gentleman. As the candidates appeared each was cheer ed to echo. To Mark Smith had been appointed the opening address. He was visibly nervous. The importance of the meeting never seemed to impress him until now, and now it rendered him cautious and distrustful of himself. However he manfully tackled the dem ocratic presentation of principles in re- gard to the tariff, silver and statehood for Arizona. The miserable subter- fuges of the Democracy in regard to the tariff, its outspoken advocacy of free trade and the consequent hedging of the Stuffed Prophet, were not allud- ed to by Mark. He raised the old cry of strikes, threatenings and slaughter caused by protection, and advanced no new argument, idea, illustration or assertion to prove why the United States should change its present policy for that of free trade England, where strikes are longer and more numerous than here.
 His silver argument was m explana- ton, an excuse, and an apology. It was intended to forestall the stinging rebuke of his opponent for the part he had played in pandering to the gold bugs of Wall street, while supported by people whose daily bread depended upon the remonetization of silver.
 Regarding Statehood he was in favor of 1t. (Sensation.) This remarkable heroism, regarding such pronounced and outspoken courage on the part of an Arizona man, was cheered to the echo by the democrats, who for once had found an issue on which they stood fiatfooted, on which they were not skulk- ing, lodging and equivocating. Really after life time of kicking, and nega- tive obliquity, it was new position for most of the unterrilied to find them selves heartily and positively advocat- ing any good measure.
 When Mickey arose to speak, he was greeted with thunder of cheers, the cannon boomed, and the little gIant proceeded to do mp the Hon. Mark. He spoke rapidly, with his ready wit sparkling and coruscating in sudden sal lies that surprised and delighted the peo- ple. He tackled Mark Smiths record in Congress, and made that gentleman vince at the glaring light shed on his policy of masterly inactivity, his part in the land bill clause, which deprives the settler of his right of being fore warned for defense.
 The silver record of the Tombstone statesman, was opened up in it's true light, which is that of friend of Wall street and secret enemy to the inter- ests of his own townsmen. Then Mickey, with a splendid argument, showed up the tariff question in its true light. His mastery of the question was complete. Turning to local issues, he outlined his policy and that of the republican party in few words which brought cheers from the people. In an impassioned eloquence that swept everything before it, he proved him self the equal of Mark Smith in debate, and with the prestige of the republican party at his back, he has jumped to the front as an orator.
 The crowd went wild and cheered him freely.
 The debate was at an end and at the close of his speech, though Mark had half an hour to try to explain and apologize again. After his half hour of talk, which strangely resemblcd the famous speech of Sullivan. "l have fought once to often," the crowd again called on the champion. Mickey spoke few words. The debate was over. All who attended regard the campaign as practically over. Mark Smith can not retrieve his broken fortunes, and Mickey is assured of an overwhelming majority.
 It was an exciting contest, 1uil oI Vlm and enthusiasm. The contestants were courteous and gontlemanly, and con fined themselves strictly to the ques- tions at issue. A new star has risen. Phoenix Daily Herald.
 The registration officer in Canyon Diablo precint should be secured to take the next census of the territory,