Mesa free press., 1898-05-06
Whereas, Arizona is the first state


or territory to have it's full quota and
fifteen per cent ore sworn into the
United States service, and
Whereas, Said quota and 6fteen
! per cent. more have left. for the frcnt
Now, therefore. | Myron HI Nc
Cord, governor of Arizona, hereby
tissue the following address, which is
something like one should nave is
sued had it been found necessary IN
order TO secure the volunteers called
for by the president from Arizona.
w.rHE PEOPLE OF ARIZONA.
The bar',araties and inhumanities
prsctited by'Spain u uoo, the struggling
Cutans. .long SINCE beca'a- not only
revoltiog 10 the Amrrieat people. but
absolutely insuferAbl-. For more
than u year our sosesnf''s,t has been
putting forth its best efforts 70 stop
them President McKi'sIsy has sx-
hausts,cl every meat,s within his power
to petsuad.. Spain co !. ,'ours" IN deal
jng with Cuhans that humanity de-
manded it should pnrs,ie. But every
effort of our governn mt I" hiring
Spain to y realizing se..s's, of tbe de-
maods Of bamanity has been net, If
not BY positive refusxI, thsn ~
,so,oe saIs.ersugr. Every plss made
by Spain bas been alsde lo deceive
and unfopnded OF, sincerity. The
presidents fra.-k, manly and honor :
able course has been met by treschtry
.iisguised by all the arts and tricks
known to diplomacy. Long since the
president saw that nothing less than
armed Intervention could induce Spain
TO grant che Cnbans their indepen-
dence or compel humane treatment of
war Or even non-combatants. For
six monrhs tho president, while striv
2ng for peace has been preparing for
war, until cow that conIress has di
.ected him TO drna,d The freedom Of
Ctb. and authorized him 70 use the
army and navy to enforce that de-
.mand land he has with alacrity COM
plird) il viii vi y hs' found: fYha' the United
States is bette. prepared for war, both
on land and sea, thar il was before.
Perhaps it il not too 9pch to say that
no nation eyer went to war as we'll
prepared az is the United States to-
day.
There viii he no BILL Runs. {
CuLa will be{free and Spain must pay
dearly for blowing up the Maine, the
post dastardly aud treacherous deed
known to history. The time for di-
glomacy is past and the flower Of this
ilation will speedily rush TO arms and
and take its place. American sea-
man OF. board of American b.,tl. ships
will remember the Maine and av-nge
the death of 266 Anrrican sailors,
many Of y hom sleep In @at-ry graves
.ly the treachery of s;paniards. The
American soldiers will also rrmemher
SPANS awful deed and fight as only
American soldiers can 6ght.
Our splendid army .s ma ines, thr
fines' the most intelligent and The
bra,-st in the world, ,uannin. as they
In as fin" nayal feea. as eyer nd.
waters. will haye a eh .nce 70 sl'w
their prowrss and let t,one doubt t"ey
will s,cqmt t.:emseive with ho or
and crown our navy " itb wreath
4 laprels Fron the ner'i. he south
ho east and the vest VII 'onae an
army Of sturdy A,n.ric"us to night
sh- treacI. erous Dons. A"rrl"an
'nanhsod will be snnhlrd; -Nnerica"
honor yi"dic"'ed a'd the American
'sa"r sHHfd seHf American flag sesptct"d
wLer 'ger language is spoken aud his
tory rrao |" this contes: .Arizon"
will accppg no ~qnivocal position
Her sons among the hdav-st Of 'hr
brave will bs found in th+ fore front
Of battle and will honor the territory
and themselves, while their nulnhers
in comparison to our population! with
other sections of our Union will be
equal 20 any.
II the name of IL &ba raonl., of