Arizona republican., 1898-10-07
A DEMOCRATIC GUN.
Mesa City Democrats Addressed by
 Judge Davis.

The first gun of the campaign was fired at Mesa City last night by the democrats. The report did not dis turb the sleep of the republicans of the place, and some of the democrats pres ent at the meeting were inclined to be- ; lieve that the republicans had put water in the powder.
 The speaker was Judge Davis or Phoenix He was received with hos pitable welcome when he arrived at the Kimball house, such as the host and hostess of that excellent hoStelry show to all their guests. But there were no democratic leaders there to Dld him welcome. Mr. Kimball escorted his distinguished guest to the plaza where the speaking was to be held, ana presented him to his democratic tc"rs- msn. As one of the leaders Of the re- publican party in Mesa City, MT. Kim ball did not participate further ln the i democratic pow-wow-
 1 Judge Davis speech was remarkable in more respects than one. He went back to the foundation of all partlss and brought his democratic audience safely through many perilous epocns
 Of the country's history. He jumped
 and dcdged like a trained political acrobat. Men who had listened to even
 worse campaigners could not folio"
 him with certainty. He used figures as carelessly as a poet, and showed that
 if Arizona is gwen star on the nag
 she will have two United States sen-
 ators, besides a congressman to suli-
 port.
 He said that the first party that
 ever appeared on the political horizon
 was the democratic party. and ID
 twenty minutes he dragged his audl- ience through volumes of history to
 prove his statement He spoke with much feeling when he touched on the great blow the importation Of tne criminal labor of Europe from its hot beds of anarchy" had been to tht . American laboring men- After a yer! . successful climax which occupied sev
 eraI minutes duration, he jumped mt a discussion of taxation. He said tha . the democrats are in favor of a taIii sufficient for the expenses Of the gov ernment. And then he menlone' 2 Grover Cleveland's name, and coi = chill ran through the rough Dencne g held down by the democrats "A mum ' her of democrats started to go home
 and the speaker deserted the questlo a of revenue and took up the silver ques
  = ing had not heard many times befor' l. The hit of Ine evening cams at las " and the petrified condition of the den s ocrats on the benches was aroused
 Ithe applause of the two democrat
 seated on the platform It was wne
 he said the republicans called tf
 democrats Spaniards. That the W. W was their war, and all the glory Of u
 victory theirs What republican Il
 snired the thought was left to conJe e. fure. He would not tell.
 al He struck a responsive chord wnt Ie he came to the contest for delegate le congress There was immediate 1nte ut est depicted on. the faces or all: II n- men on the benches could hardly I in nress a cheer when Judge Davis sal he "Rrodie was brave man. Our bo ed that wore the blue and fougho at n- Caney and Santiago were brave ais ng all were brave men" But the aut alI ence contained itself, and the speak of proceeded. He took occasion to G r's rect wrong impression by a sta he ment in The Arizona Republican Ite the effect that he was born ln A he bama. Judge Davis claims limos lty his native state. and this paper tat fly pleasure in making the amenoe ht ser orable-
 SC, The judge introduced new thout when he returned to the silver qu yas tion. "The trouble is right here, his said. If you have the control or led thing. and there is nothing to en md into competition with it you can c ing trol the world. Give me the water fife, in this valley and all the labor, an nto will break every farmer here. Give led. money man control Of the mohsy If he will soon acquire all the prope ing in the country. He atteHplsu his reconcile wheats departure Iron d the form value with silver by the Iaiiul' ney crops in India and Russia. He SD hen of William Jennings Bryan as me ( ain, ididate Of the demoera-S for presla