Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-10-22
JOINT DEBATE. Tue Congressional Aspirants
 Defy One Another III POINTS OF ABILITY In the Presence of BOnfres, Music, 25O Torches and a
 Large Audience.
The Man From Coconino and the
 Man From Cochise.

Ing around the reEclng or HaTK sq uare
 In other words at every post that wal
 in the fence q temporary torch consist
 ing of metallic lamp had been arrang-
 ed and 9 cans of , gallons each of fiuiC
 illuminating material used in giving
 cheerf ulness to the scene whilst at the four corners of ihs park abutting each gate and entrance a cord of wood had
 been collected and piled respectively
 and the match applied. This illumined
 the surroundings fer long distance and
 had a great effect in moderatipg the
 chillness of the night air, as Tucson has
 q mountainous altitude, being some
 2400 feet above sea level.
 The speakers stand was appropriately
 dressed in flags, whilst ladies and gen.
 tlemen formed the large audience that
 posed as listeners. The principals to
 the debate appeared upon the platform
 accompanied by 10 leaoiug citizens of
 each political party, composing a group
 of g in number, including the debaters.
 The Cochisian, known as Mark An
 thony Smith, had previously won the toss of corners and to this end had been
 granted by certain precedents of chal- ienged parties ths right to open the
 debate for % minutes, yielding to bis | opponent one hours time and himself (SmIth) following up with the closing ] ratoIt. This virtually debarred Stewart from replying to any assertions Smith
 might choose to touch upon ia his last
 remarks. 1he debate opened by Chair
 man Satterwhsts of the Democratic cen- tral committee introducing Smith. Pre- vious 10 this the chairman announc- ed that all exhibit Of applause or manifestation of approval or disap-
 prOval during the debate should
 be avoided as 1t was a matter of debate upon the merits Of questions ID
 volged ard not upon personal popularity. Delegate Smith then pro- ceeGed to lay his claims before the aud fence in matters pertaining to tariff, Free Silver and Free Trade charges against the Democratic party. Mir
 Smith at times raised hls arguments to degree of practicabllity. then at other times he was totally deficient In matters of argumentatIve strength leaving many loophOles exposed from which his op- ponent could systematIcally knife him. The summary of Mr. Smiths 30 minute speech can be classified as a vague and ancient attempt to prove something which neither granted relief to the peo- -ple nor put the country upon prosper ous career. Whilst attacking ths theory of protection he glaringly exposed him. self both by hIs arguments and utter arfces a plain open target for the vulner- abe attacks of MT. Stewart who followed the speaker.
 The 30 minutes of M. A. Smith hay ing expired, 1hos. Hughes, chairman of the Republican Central Committee, in- trodueed the little giant from tae pine- ries of CocOniDo. MT. Stewart lost no tune in vageries nor useless piatitudes but immediately proceeded to utilize every moment of his time end his practical assertions backed up by proof in every instance held his hearers in the closest attention. He vas very cutting whilst extremely gentlemanly in his remarks He at DO time lacked fer words or argu ment or species of wIticism lthat Were ever ready and cut with a keerness and accuracy that caused the audience to exclaim. Good, goodp Mir. Stewart stated that he was man who had lab ored for his living and that for this reason 1t had been asserted that Smith was not inclined to meet him upon the platform during the campaign. He ex- posed the vote of Delegate Smith in congress voting for the bonds of the l Territory being paid in gold whilst the legislative enactments called for the | payment in silver. He further stated | that whilst MT. Smith claimed be had | his all invested in mines still he Stewart l could say that he had still more tban | MT. Smith. had invested likewise in l mines. Protection and its results, i wages, fIe9 silver were all touched upon | in masterly manner by the orator and | practical little man from CoconIno, | whilst the manner of his philosophical | arguments always backed up by explan- atory and selfeXpressive anecdotes | gained him many friends ard many ex- pressiOns of satisfaction. Mir. Stewart | gave an excellent description of bis | views and reasons on the new constitu- tion and made 1t very plain. He also | gave thorough idea of the benefit and l promptness or an enabling act which his | enemies were endeavOriGG to distOrt. | Tn closing he brought into play the | comic Irish parody of a society scene ip | Chicago and whist not being anyways | personal applied it to Mir. Smiths record | Tn applications of scathirg rebuke in- asmuch that had not Smith paid so much attention to the demands of | Washington society the interests of Arizona would not be placed in the present lassitude to which the peopla were at present subjected.
 The hour allotted to candidate Stewart having expired, the bard played and on cessation thereof M A. Smith, who was setting in the back part of the stage or platform with beavy overcoat on and his neck mUfilsdi in a handkerchief. step- ped to the front and proceeded to evoke a small degree of laughter by casting ridicule upon the Coconino candidate, but whilst so doing displayed a degree of chagrin and annoyance at the in- snuatiOns of MT. Stewart in reference to him (Smith) which went to show that Stewart was a practical oratoricar swordsman and had placed bis thrusts with trllirg effect. Smith then shak- luP ulS hHS Y huuIeeHeu DluSo to the ! giant of COcOnino but the latter called | his attention 10 the fact he should ad- dress his remarks to the audience. | Smith then taking up the Legislative Territorial Record Of the term of Mir. Stewards incumbency and addressing Stewart threatened to read the same and was met with a retort from the Re publican candidate that he would be pleased to have his record in that legis- lature read and exposed. The debate then running up to the hour of half past nine or a quarter to ten was ad- journed, with a clear sentiment prevail ing that Smith had met bis Waterloo and was cleverly outclassed at every point Of debate by the untiring little glant of the pine clad mountains of north- ern Arizona. Mickey Stewart supple