Tombstone epitaph., 1894-10-21

NiCSeO SuUSo S-h pOei. ssSssheHt that the admission of state was political qua ion, and attempted to prove that Wyoming, Idaho, and the two Dako'as were democratic terri tories when admitted by a republican administration. He forgot to tell. however, how they could be demr- cratic when they all had republican delegates in congress. This was one of his jokes that did not have point to it, and created no laugh, although one msn in the audience thought out loud, and said, "Where's the Joke?' The speaker maintained that when
 Arizona was ready she would go into the union, and not beforr, and hintfd
 at ten years of territorial form Of
 government ahead. Alter running along on the deioneiye for svhile he told an aggressive joke and then lapsed into seriousness for the second lime. He said that the country hs6 not sunk to such low level that
 would admit states on poliiicat grounds, which was another unex-
 piained joke. He told good stor,
 about . man who wouldn't take a
 drink, and sandwiched in Murphy's record on the loan commission. He
 said that Heney calls him an em-
 bezzler simply because he interprets
 the law differently from Murphy. l Col Herring, he eaid, had advised the
 loan commission that it could spend
 all the money it wanted to 10 negoii-
 ate the bonds. and gave this as an ex-
 cuse for Murphy's extrsvagant exprn-
 ditnre of $lS,O00. At this poin. he
 told story about B.n Morgan and
 the mule, which turned the hCuss
 inside ont with laughter. He then
 lapsed into seriousness again. Don
 Sanford" he said, never takes q
 bath" He then told how Don had
 heen done mp by Sunday school boy
 at Calabasas, which was greeted witt
 shouts of laughter. He said thai
 Oakes Murphy went esss and rode or
 first class cara and ate first clasi
 meals, which ought to elect him Democrats, he said, would advertise for the purchase of warrants, anC
 never sell them, but republicans diC not do that way. He forgot himsel
 again and told how Wolfley and IT, win, prior governors, had sat dowr and advertised and accomplished nothing, but forgot again to say ,hi to Wolfey is due the credit for fund ind the indebtedness of the ,erritory and that Murphy simply received th' money after he took the oath of ofiic when Irwin resigned. He then de tended Christie's transaction il
 taking the bonds back east at al expense or $900 to turn them over t purchasers. but forgot to say that h
 could have sent them by mail just a common people send cheeks an drafts at an expense of six cents. H , said Christie was an honest man, tha ' he held a mortgage on every farm i l. Salt river valley and never forecloset but forgot to say that the farmers pa him per cent per month interes ' Judge Wright then stood on hi IT head in front of the iooilights [
 read from . paper the act cIesiin n the loan commission. He argue e that the term "incidental expenses e covered the SIS, 900 taken by Murphy board. He told another story, an l' implored his audience to vote fC e Murphy on account of Lis wife an e ciild.
 '- Several candidates were present 0 g the platform, but did not appear l, IS the footlights. The meeting was e strong contrast with the enthusiast, e one Of ihe democrats the night pr '' vious. The speakers were entirely 2 ' the defensive. It was dissppOin d ment to tno-e who went with the idt d of getting ideas on the situation, b,
 amusing to those who went to see comedy.