Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-09-22
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The Speech Nominating him
 Yesterday.
A MAS TERLY DECLARATION
General AcCord Says Some Coco Things ard True About the
 Next Delegate.

Silence and expectancy fell on the territorial convention when General McCord of Phoenix arose. There was 10 di appointment as Co his speech. He ssid
 MR. CHAIRMAN:
 A pleasant duty is assigned me and l regret 1 cannot perform it better. Neither the candI- dates we shall present nor the republic an party needs any eulogy from me yet one eau not speak timely of either without speaking words of praise. For more than thIrd Of century the repu6 6hcan party has represented pure government, wise statesmanship and lofty patriotism, until its very name has become a synonym of progress and guarantee Cf good government, pros porous times and happy days.
 In hours of distress and disaster, when democratic management has sent a wave of fear and anxiety pulsating through every fiber of our industrial nation; when months of malad ministra- tion has demonstrated that the demo- cratic party is no more capable oI Il .H- aging the affairs of this greBt govern meut, and maintaining it up it's high plain of progress where they found it, than a child to Ruide rudderless ship | in mid-ocean; when anarchy Is sowing | its seeds of dIscord and evil in the minds of honest laborers; when riot IS running | rampant in many places, and the bayOn- cts of our soldiers are turned against our own itiZens who but a short tune before | were happy and prosperous; when banks are breaking, capital hiding ard labor starving, when thoughtful people of our | country begin to waver in their faith ID | the stability of our republican institu- | tioE; then the eyes of all who love this government are turned sppealingly to the republican party for help. And at ! the first opportunity the answer, respOn- sive to that appeal will come back, the signal fires will flash from hill top to hill top, and the rsllying shout of the l repu blican hosts will echo with victory | through the valleys.
 Arizona must, and l doubt Lot will perform her part in this great struggle. ! We are here to choose a leader for our | forces; leader under whose banner we | can rally and march to victory, leader | for the republican party, the party of | Americs and for America.
 Our leader should be thorough | Amerlcan-an American not in any n8r- TOW or restricted sense, governed by cir- cumstgnce or place of birth-but ar | American in broader, trUer signif- | canoe ot answering, unfaltefing and
 unyielding devotion and allegiance to | the great foundation principles of our | government.
 1 It matters not to us as republicans | whether our candidate first saw the
 light of day on the bleak New E gland l hillsides, CT on the broad prair;es of the | west; on the western slope of the Rocky mountains, or the rugged hills of far-off l Norway; on the flat plains of Norway or
 the beautiful Emerald Isle. We only
 want to know that he IS now in every
 essential Il thorough American.
 Cur candidate shnu' d however be a
 strong man physically, strong man mentally, strong man morally and
 strong in the affections of the people. 1 4 mon of keen discernment, of broad
 understanding, of unfalterlDg courage,
 of large experience in public affairs and
 broad enough to be the representative
 of the people, the poor as well IS the
 rich, and controlled by no clique or fac
 tion; man whD knows his duty, and
 knowing 1t, has the courage to perform
 it without fear or favor.
 We should not forget that this elec-
 ton will be an important epoch in the
 political history of this territory, per
 haps the last before statehood; perhaps
 a crucial test of candidates, and certain
 ly, if you make no mistake, a contest of
 brains against brains, and the result
 will largely turn on what the candidates
 have done and can do for the territory
 and its people.
 The demand upon this convention is
 for a candidate whose integrity, capa-
 city, probty and sagacity has been
 tried and found equal to every emer-
 gency; man who is In close touch with
 the people, and above all, man whose
 interests are closely allied with the busi.
 ness and political affairs of the territory and are such as to furnish a guaranty } that he will perform every duty faith. fully and we'll The man We ask you tC nominate fulfills all these requirements
 even to scripture measure.
 The man we ask you to nominate is ex. Governor N. c. Murphy, of Arizona iGive us Governor Murphy for our cap'