The herald., 1896-08-26
SILVER AND STATEHOOD
What the People of Arizona
Desire
A CHAT WITH THE HON. MARK SMITH
The Ex.Delegate Tells About
Matters in the Territory
ARE ALL FOR FREE COINAGE
Tom Fitch, the SiIver.Tongued Orator,
Quotes Scripture
Declares His FeaIty to RepubIicanism and
the Gold Standard
A rhrse-cornered Fight to Determine Who
ARE ALL FOR FREE COINAGE
Tom Fitch, the SiIver.Tongued Orator,
Quotes Scripture
Declares His FeaIty to RepubIcanism and
the Gold Standard
A rhree.cornered Fight to Determine Who
the Next Delegate to Congress viii Be.
Where Arizona's Interests Lie.
How to Advance Them.

1t Is now over sixteen years ago that
Mark Smith first came TO the territory
of Arizona, to make name. fame and
fortune. Name and fame he has sue
ceeded in gaining beyond question, but
the fortune he is still to attain. Every
thing considered, though his life has
been a success. He has done great deal
for himself and he has accomplished
much for others. No man ever applied
to Mark Smith for aid in the hour
of misfortune and trouble that it was
not given him by that liberal hearted
gentleman, who for eight years repre-
sented the territory in the congress of
the United States.
Mark Smith is now in Los Angeles
for he has many friends in Southern Cal
ifornia. He is sojourning here during
the heated term with Mrs. Smith, who
is an invalid and is receiving medical
treatment.
ARIZONA ALL RIGHT.
Arizona is again on the UP grade"
said Mr.. Smith yesterday in conversa-
ton at the Hollenbeck. 1--WE have a
wonderful country over there and its
future is assured.
There are two things that Arizona
wants. though, and those things she
wants badly and is going to have-state-
hood and the free coinage of the stand
ard silver dollar at the ratio of 16 to l.
The population of Arizona is made up
of a great and a wonderful people,"
said the eX-congressman with earnest
enthusiasm. Il have known them for
sixteen years and speak from personal
knowledge. The time was when l could
go into almost any household in Arizona
and call the children by their first name.
But the territory has grown and there
are some new faces now.
What l was going to say, was that
the people of the territory have con-
tended with manly courage against diff
culties that at first seemed almost over
powering and unsurmountable. They
have won a great victory against over
whelming odds, and the example they
have given to the world is worthy
of the emulation of any people on the
face of the earth.
The more Arizona grows the more
the territory is developed the better it
is for your people. Arizona developed
will be the greatest country on the face
of the earth. and Los Angeles will be
her metropolis.
Elect Bryan, as the people are going
to do, give us statehood and free sill
yer and nothing can hold our country
back
LOS ANGELES GETS THE TRADE.
Los Angeles is the natural summer
resort for Arizona and it is our COM
mercial Mecca. The more money we
have the greater proportion of it Will be
turned into this city. ] venture the as
sertion that there is not dollar made
oct dIn- 1nt
find it's way into Los Angeles. Why the
other day I counted forty Arizona peo-
Pile in the lobby of this hotel"
THE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT.
"You see we are going to have three
cornered fight over there for congress
this year. The Populists. the Democrats
and the Republicans will all have can
didates in the field.
'As to the silver sentiment in the ter
ritory 80 per cent of the voters favor free
coinage but as there will be a division
of the silver vote there is some little un-
certainty with some as to whether the
territory will be represented by Dem
ocrat, In my mind there is absolutely
no doubt about the election of the Dem
ocratic nominee.
THE Republicans have not yet named
their man but my impression is that
Tom Fitch will be their choice. Thomas
will have hard fight to make in convin-
cling the people of Arizona that it is to
their interest to vote for the single gold
standard Tom will have to use that
famous silver tongue to knock silver
out Already Mr.. Hanna is using some
quotations from a letter written by Tom
to brace up the gold bug fight in the
east.
TON has always been for silver until
recently, but at the Republican conven-
ton in Arizona he lined up for gold all
right, announcing the fact that he would
follow the Republican party to the end
no matter what the platform of princi-
pies was. Tom told the beautiful story
of Ruth and Naomi as showing where
he stood. quoting Ruths words of
fealty:
"Intreat me not to leave thee or to
return from following after thee; for
whittier thou goest, will go and where
thou lodgest l will lodge; thy people
shall be my people and thy God my God.
Where thou diest L will die and there
will ] be buried
"Well, Tom has decided to follow
them. gold plank and all, and there will
he be buried, for the next president of
the United States will be William ].
Bryan"