Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-10-20
GOVERNOR N. O. MURPHY.
Republican Nominee for Delegate to
 Congress.

The Republican nominee for delegate
 to congress needs DO introd uctiou to
 the people of ArIzona. Every body
 knows him as hard worker, capable,
 worthy servant, genial, companionsbls
 man of the people, and one of the best
 public officers the territory has ever
 had
 He was born iu Lincoln county, Me,
 Oct. IA, 1S49 His parents settled m
 what is now New England early in
 100, and members m both branches of the family tree did service for freedom in the revolutionary war. He was ap-
 pointed secretary of Arizona March 21,
 1889, and governor May II, 1892. Dur
 ing bis incumbency of the secretsry's office he was for more than year the
 acting governor of the territory.
 He has been a resident of Arizona twelve years, during which time be has constantly worked for the territory's advancement at home and abroad. He
 has successfully helped to promote
 some of the largest enterprises being carried on re. ard is at ali times work
 ing t the van of progress. He was the
 principal promoter of the first railroad
 built t. Prescott, and to him is due the
 credit of first starting the ball rolling
 for the North sud South road now
 rapidly approaching Phoenix, and which evidently will cross the entire territory south of the A. $ P. road. No greater boon can be given to the Salt River Valley and to the whole territory than this road, the construction of which has been carried on by it's owners with per- sistsnt and tireless energy in the face of almost insurmountsble obstacles, money panics and general hard times.
 Gov Murphy is always doing these hings, or trying to, and during all thess years of struggling in the territory's behalf he has saved no money; in fact, we are reliably informed that last year, when the panic threatened to dsstroy entirely every hope of completing the North and south road, unless those who hoped to profit most personally out of its constr uction would surrender tbeir hope of gain and the compensation of their labor and give up their promised shares of stock, Gov. Murphy was one of the men who said. ''better poverty to me than DO road, take everything, only carry OF the good work" He is con- ceded to be an able public officer, and Arizona never had a governor against whom there has been less complaint. He did hIs work well, and it cannot De that the people have forgotten it or will forgat it. A greater part of the time he was in office he was com pelled to perform the duties of both governor and secretary without any xtra compensation therefor. His otfi- cial messag s and reports were abe state papers. While he has been in the territory he has written six annual reports for himself and others and three legislative messages which are all adm ttej 10 bs model documents. He knows tue territorial needs thorough ly. is worker of wide acquaintance and great experience and if sent to all the people ct Arizona know. democrats as we'll ss republi- cans, that he will be an able, industri- ous. conscientious and successful work CT. There is probably no man m Ari- zona that has wider acquaintance with the pubic men of the country than Gov. Murphy, matter or great lmportauc in delegate to congress, as a stranger would spend at least term there making acquaintauces oe- lore he could b gin to do business Phoenix Herald.