Arizona republican., 1896-10-25
PROSPERITY LIES BEFORE US
But on McKinley's Election it
 Will Depend.
James A. Fleming Tells of the Posi- ton of Arizona as Viewed by East srn lnvestorS-The Dawn of a Golden Future

James A. Fleming returned Friday from a four months visit to New York, where he had gone to induce capitalists to invest in the Black War rior copper group near Globe. He succeeded in getting investors interest ed in his project, but it was by no means an easy matter, for eastern cap ital is timid and not disposed to invest in western enterprises on account of the financial agitation. The scare is now abating, as McKinley's election is now a certainty.
 CMr. Fleming was asked by a Repub- lican reporter yesterday as to the po- litical prospect. There is no use in talking about that" he answered, flor McKinley's eledion is a fOregone con- clusion. I know that I had a difficult time to raise money for the building of smelter in my copper property, and it was all owing to the fear that the country would go to a silver basis.
 'qThere are millions of dollars of cap ital in the east ready to be invested in this territory as soon as we who live here can show that we are not repudl- atOrs, and show that we are worthy of the confidence of the capitalist
 ''They have sent their money ito Kansas and other western states that have been controlled by Populists or fusion officials elected on such tickets Lawsuits have been brought against their enterprises, tried by Populist judges and juries, and they have been robbed of a great portion of their in vestments.
 'These capitalists are not bankers, for bankers as a rule do not look up investments in the west. They are chiefly manufacturers and business people.
 "All of my interests are in Arizona, and I am for anything that is for the good of the territory, and not for the interest of politicians who have invested nothing here but wind.
 '1 have come to the conclusion that without doubt, if this territory could be carried for the gold standard, it would be the means of building all the canals and railroads projected. and put us on the upward tendency to a prosperity never dreamed of
 , even the man who puts a location no- tfce on silver claim. tries to sell it in the east. It is to our interest, and that of all people who have something to dispose of, to please our customers. A man living in New York can afford to be for silver, sixteen times to one, than a man who has his interests in Ari- zona
 'I find that all men who own prop erty in the east are for the gold stand ard, and good indication is that over s per cent of the travelling men are for gold. They are surely not travel ing in the interest of so-called bank CTS.
 we who live in Arizona are bor- rowers. I have borrowed money, the interest and principal of which 1 agreed to pay in gold, and was very glad to get the money on those terms.
 1.-The result would be if Bryan was elected, we would have a panic such as we never heard of, and gold would be at such high premium that it would cost me double the interest and prin. cipal to redeem my obligations. . "We are on the eve of great pros perity in Arizona, provided Mckinley is elected. I have no doubt, in fact am absolutely certain, that he will be the next president of these United States. If Arizona should elect a free silver Democrat, or .Ropulist for dele. gate to congress, we would still be clouded with a suspicion on our in tegrity. For that reason, in my opin, ion, we should invite political agitators to stand aside and let Arizona have { chance to push forward to become one of the most prosperous states in the Union
 q care not who represents the golt standard in Arizona, but whoever ht