Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-11-12

Repu blican success, He claimed that the Republican executive had never yet had three-fourths working majority in the Legislature of Arizona consequently the Republican Executive had been fettered and hampered from doing for the Territory's advancement what his best judgement would dictate. That Tritle was so hampered, that Gov. Irwin was likewise hampered by the Demo crsts possessing two thirdsamaiority in the Legislature and be appealed to those who would desire to see Arizona pros porous to send working. majority of Republicans to the halls of the Terrjto- rial Legislature that would aid the ex- ecutive in advancing the best interests of Arizona and not clog the wheels of progress by spirit of negative and use less objections. sHe advocated Stewart as a man sprung from among the people, energitic, active, good worker whs knew the wishes of the people of Ari- zona and was equally able to the task of securing statehood and pressing her best interests before the legislative tri- bunal at Washington The governor was frequ ently cheered and applauded throughout his speech and when he closed, met with rousing reception of merited applause that his able remarks SO justly entitled hiR.
 GEN. THos. F. WILSON.
 Gen. Wilson was then introduced and handled Francis Heney's previous night speech without gloves. The General said that Heney claimed that the Re- publican party twas insincere, that it's newspapers were inslncere and that it's platforms were like steps to railroad train for the purpose of getting in on" The General reversed the tables Ion the puncturable expressions of college de- clainor Heney and showed to the audi ence that there is two sides of railroad train and step to get in on and one to get out on and that on Nov. 8, the Dem- ocrats that sought to get in on their flycatching platforms disguised under the molasses of free trade, would be fired incontinently out on the other side of the car steps by a people dis gusted with sharp practice legislation (Cheers.) The General then paid hIs attention to the force bill doctrine as picked upon by Democratic speakers of the previous night, and asserted that the force bill as so frequently referred to by Democrats as despotic act was nOth- ing more than law enacted and de- signed to secure to any American citi- zen entitled to vote the right to deposit one free ballot untrammelled and un- hindered no matter whether he lived In Maine, New York or Massachusetts or in the remotest States of the South. He asked the audience if there were Democrats of Arizona that could gc down into Mississippi and South Care lima and announce these doctrines? Voices in the rear of the hall ives you can.'1 The General replled, you can not, 1 have heen there and l know what I am talking about. Weaver the other day was rotten egged in Georgia for ex- pressing his sentiments and he (Weaver) was Third Party man. The General then said that no man could charge that a Republican had fired on the flag of his country, but the same could not be said of the Demo crats. During his remarks General Wilson addressed himself to Jas. Finley, a wealthy mine owner and Democrat of this city. MT. Finley arose and asked "where were Longstreet, Mesby and others who were Demo crats?" (Cries of Finley, Finley and cheers) Then General Wilson lifting himself to his full heighth and in spirit of oratorical ferver replIed: "Yes, but they were Democrats when they fired upon the flag" (This agaln brought down the house with cheers) MT. Finley sat down and General Wilson in quick retort and with expressions of feeling said, "Yes, brother Finley, com rade as you are, you were there with your buttons of brsss and coat of blue, fighting the battles of sour country" (At this the house went wild and cheered and applauded heartily for some time) General Wilson thanked the audience and retired. Governor Murphy stepped from the platform and shook hands warmly with MT. Finley and the ladies present and with the audience. Judge Ferguson ot the Republican Central Committee then made few pleasing remarks betittlng the occasion. The band played some enthusiastic music and the meeting came to a close under the auspices of the most enthusiastic and exciting campaign meetings of late years in Tucson.