Arizona republican., 1899-12-28
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looked about the tables. He was inter rupted with a hope by Senator Clark that it might continue. The chief jus tice proceeded, saying that there was no need to urge a claim to statehood before men who had gone through the struggle for it and were imbued with the western spirit which dwelt on the ranges of Wyoming, in the mountains of Montana and the forests of Oregon. Pleased as the speaker was to have these distinguished gentlemen as guests, he regretted that an opportun- ity was not afforded to enlighten an eastern delegation concerning the re- sources of Arizona and that they were not here to see why the territory should be made a state.
 Judge Street alluded humorously to the political phase of the case, which he assured the visitors had no existence, except in the imagination of eastern congressment. All in Arizona were re- publicans-for statehood and, he would urge that politics be so far laid aside that in talking to a democratic senator it might be said that all Arizonians are democrats, and to a republican con- gressman that the word Arizonian is synonymous with republican.
 NOT A MENDICANT.
 Concluding his address Judge Street introduced Governor Murphy, who re- counted Arizona's former prayers for statehood. Then she was a suppliant. Now she was prepared to go before congress and standing on her rights demand it. Her demand was justified by her resources, population, wealth and whatever else constituted require ments for lf-government. The res of Governor Murnhy's speech. though d. livered in a voice hoarse with cold, was pronounced one of his hap0ieSt and was a tribute 70 the guests of the evening. Senator Shoup, he said. had assisted in carving out a stat of which he had been the territorial gov ernor. the first state governor and the first United States senator. He had won the gratitude of the west as an Indian fighter in Cobra 10, New Mexico and Idaho. He was successful fighter then as he had uniformly been since in the halls of congress.
 Senator Clark. tue governor said, hal also assisted in the making If state and had tried by his vote and e'oquence to make one of Arizona. He could be relied upon again in the approaching struggle. He was a gentleman of broad and generous views, such as one acquires in the broad west.
 The governor pronounced Hon. Bin ger Hermann to be the best commits sioner that had ever administered the affairs of the general land office. He brought to the office an experience in public affairs acquired in congress and in other positions of trusts with which the people of his state had honored him. Once in the office, he had ac- quainted himself with everything that came under his supervision. The sue cess of his administration lay in the circumstance that it was characterized by excellent judgment, hard work, am pie experience and unwavering hon. esty.
 It was less necessary, said the gov ernor, to speak of General Ainsworth. He was known of Arizonians, to be fine gentleman, a faithful army officer. But since his departure from Ari- zona he had been honored by two pro- motions by acts of congress, passed without a dissenting voice. an honor bestowed upon no other officer of the