Mohave County miner., 1892-09-24

clarei the unanimous choice Of the con
veniion.
Loud calls Of Smith, Smith, and cheers
Mr.. smith WAS escorted 10 the platform
amid u perfect storm OF applause, and
spoke ss follows:
II would be impossible Tor me II tried
10 tell YOU how deeply tins recognition
oi my efforts to,ici,es me Cou,ius u
Aiixoua u perfect stranger. casting my
lot among her people, sirn ssiing AZ wc
all struggled, without a dollar aud with.
out a i,iend; Visions of our former home,
as the sailor boy saw his la hts dreams,
l War fortunate enough to make IN ihos,.
stirfing times, friends Who have u. yer
ieit inc; whose memories will never lad.
even 10 the darkenins hours oi death.
Serving a constituency that has been
80 true to me, | wuuld bs less tiian IN.
man II this recognition dill not nerve me
10 greater effort. pledge these people.
with a solemDiiy that Know not how to
emphasize, that this viii sustain nis
whenever | may ine; whenever your
rights are jeopardizcd th,s recognition
alone Will cniisen me to work aud arm
mr Tor the cornhat Ia yonr defense.
! The irvunlc has been that YOU from
the northern tiers vi counties have bseu
afraid To approach me, ott vi the kind.
he's, VI !onr hearts, aiIaid Of giving mr
trouble. l want To assure yon Tonight
that u IN my business 10 listen 10 the
complaint vi any msn IN Arlxoni. ! am
u" representative oi ANY county in This
matter; lsvapai In as dear as Cociiise---
Yuma a. Apache. Iiiere are no dissen-
siois; the only ihins that shoild and
does direct my cvurs. n the interest oi
the FeIrliury vi Arixpna (Auuis use.
There wer. difficulties, my friends,
thai besct my eff nls to --,,ire legislation,
that have not the time 10 go into u-
nignI. They can never be known .xc-pt
by seeing them the various committees,
With their thousands oi b,.i.. aud It is
only lew hundreds that pa~sJ gives oi
itself in flash, the d,fiicu,ti-s surround
ins u, amt We, instead oi stii,d,ng A. irey,
people, paying or taxes and making onr
Voice heard in legislation, ar. rrleyate,i
10 the very unpl: <sant tut re-,.onsibie
position II lobyist in the hallr OF Con.
gre-s With this ia our minds, do not
~oi"ier that cheers came up when the
question Vi statehood tor ti,s psop pie was
u,ention-d; l do not wonder that hearts
grew proud re-pon ling 10 that sentiment.
In the t,i,l that has bsen passed by the
House, and which il how ia the Senate.
there are more land. gwen nv douni.
than ws- ever bestowed ut,on any other
territory, -xcsp, New M-xn.,. 40 tina, the
school tax Ne may have is more than
dunblv pad, and the hard naked qnes
ton oi dbiarS aud cents even, il siimi
mated. II is g. the interest o. ths peo-
Pile that NJ. si,onli hs 4iauii, ed
l coBgrainiaie yop. my friends. and
y"D Delegates. ia having performed th.
ithrs ibr ~h,c1 y,,u have bs.n r,Ile
tose'her ~unt - say yon all, ~ the
Oh ,irnm sail i1 starting. ''iiumopy
will win this fight AS EASY as any fish,
was ever won ~ the world We have
heard oi til. difficulties Of the party ir
tn. E,-f--tha, Tammipy MAJ fighting.
hut even there. even iitei-. around that
face and form (ref.rripg 10 Grover Clev..
lands ptriure) ~ clustering the great
Democratic hearts II the United States. |
How -isnifctnt ia. htch.i (r-ierriny
io picture oi S'ey@nsop); there Was on"
thing about HIM r,mmanv and all
Democracy loved: Whenever there Was |
a place Republican nd sni 4 goo |
D-nocrt w,nt-i Ailai y -c-.n-,n's |
b rc,,-t was ready. (Ltnghier) WITH |
Cleveland AMI Stevenson and COOL dem.
ori's IN office. the conniry will he fr q |
and safe no longer th. oppr that |
have h.-p coming to IA from the e,.t |
will he felt. q, not say that there ar
not great hearts AID cool and g.nerou, |
msn in the R-publl'tn party; ti-v are
as good as xe /; but our present condition
IL one which comes from a long grssp of /
ppser. followed on, from the davs III the
earlier Greeks down TO tn. prrsen, time.
The great protected indnhri.s. #s thev
are callei, und-r III. virb ~ prp,ac'el
labor. are the evils Of the N.Kirlev .ys.
TEN; but NV fri"rds. dp not propose tn
20 i,,io the tariff question Tonight. hn
we do know ilia', nader our present ave-
ten. fortunes are growing largely; 'hr
f.asiing in country and among classic
hills. made poetic hy God and embslme.i
nv the natchl-ss pen of Burns, IN iss
hills there lives wealthy
S,,oichman, surrounded by h,s vassals.
while the hanks ~ the Monong ,hel. are
rel with the blood Of the oppressed Ia.
horer Of Americs. That ia one OF the
legitimate results of legislation that IL
clearly oppressive on 'he people. and can
be remedied only under The damocrai.
that "beiore God and tn. 80.
every man shall he Tree and ab-Olu'alv
equal" Taxes shall he pqnal-privi
leyes shall he the same. rights the same
and for that wa are sfrrg,ling II he.
gan with Jefferson himself in the very
inception OF Our conniry's HISTORY. and ~.
mains in the hearts OF the Democratic
parry to-day.
Ther, is going To he change; there
IL TO he change; the peoole know that
something is wrong. The question
which was referred to by nv friend,