Arizona republican., 1900-10-17
Enthusiastic Meeting at DOf-
 riS Theater
Judge J. Wade Mcdonald, Hon. Web ster Street and Jerry Millay Dis cuss the Issues of the Campaign. Young Republicans Parade.

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 cussed by able speakers. principal 1 among whom was Judge J. Wade Me 1 Donald of San Diego. He was preceded ] in short addresses by Chief Justice l Webster Street and Jerry Millay, can ! didate for the territorial council. As d preliminary to the meeting the members of the Young Mems Repubi- 1 can club gathered al their rooms and | donned white stove-pipe hats, formed | in line and with the Indian school band l in the lead paraded up and down | Washington street, which was illum- | mated by colored lights and livened by | repeated cheering. Their demonstra- l ton was a big one, the parade, in | double column, covering the length of | several blocks. One man carried a | broom, with which he made an occas- ! ional sweep of the ground, symbolical | of the manner in which the democracy would be swept away in November. i Entering the theater the club remained 1 standing till three cheers had been ! given for the national ticket. and three more for Governor N. O. Murphy The stage was tastily decorated with | immense flags at either side and in the rear, with a picture of President Me l kinley on the left Governor Roose- ! welt on the right and the immortal ! Lincoln in the center over the rear en- trance.
 The band played the Star Spangled Banner and the audience tendered , ovation to each Vice-president, com
 mittee official and speaker as they took their places on the stage. J. C. ! Adams, chairman of the territorial i committee. was cheered as he called the meeting to order and introduced
 Chief Justice Street as chairman of the
 meeting.
 Whats the matter with Street," came from the audience and when the replies of Hes all right" had subsld-
 ed he acknowledged the honor saying that he was proud to be called upon to
 preside for d little while over a small
 portion of the greatest, grandest and Wisest party of the greatest, grandest,
 and best nation on earth.
 In the introduction he had been re- ferred to as one high in official position. He said that by reason of his official position he would not put himself in an
 attitude of criticism in the domain wherein he exercised authority. He had not taken the stump and did not pro-
 pose to now. but he did propose to vol 'a ] some sentiments that might properly
 come from any American. Some things,
 he said, had passed beyond argument 1 and become a demonstration. He felt that without argument and without giving offense he could refer to three
 things now fully demonstrated: First, You and I and all our friends are en- toying more of life than We ever did | before
 Second-"When the people are doing well, for Gods sake let them do we'll"
 Present prosperity could not be gain
 said by a member of any party, as it
 was fully demonstrated. He referred
 to trusts and said they were the result of no particular party, that bad trusts
 should be suppressed and regulated
 and that the American people would see that it was done. He admitted that 1G to l was an issue four ago and thou sands of honest republicans then seri- ously debated the issue and settled it. That has been demonstra ted. That i brought him up to his third proposition. | The speaker confessed that he could not understand what was meant by that phase in the democratic platform as the dictionary definition did not ap- ply to American conditions.
 He then referred to a time in 1864, when there was vast army in uni form and divided nation; when there was an opportunity for imperialism, but instead the immortal Abraham
 Lincoln said With malice toward nOna
 and charity for all" Again in 6S.
 when Grant, who had been at the head of the army, went before the people the cry of imperialism was raised but Grant said, Let there be peace''
 Another war was forced on the cOun- try and every man, regardless of party. said Raise an army and whip Spain." It was done, and again the cry of i'm perialism was raised. But there is no
 danger Some day William Mckinley
 will be laid away with his fathers and a generation hence some great man will
 point to him and say, and they ac-
 cused him of being an imperialist"
 The speaker then referred to state
 hood, saying that as a republican ad-
 ministration was sure to continue and
 as all Arizona was clamOring for state
 hood, the only way to get it was to vote
 for OalIes Murphy for delegate to con
 gress.
 The chairman then introduced Jerry
 Alillay. who was given a rousing cheer. He said that as he was not the drawing card he would speak but a few min utes. He referred to the census, as
 serting that if we had secured state |
 hood when we first asked for it our population would now be double what it is. He explained that if We showed | by the coming election that We did not intend to send two democratic senators l to Washington we could reasonably | hope for statehood at the next session. | The politicians of the senate, be it | right or wrong, were not short-sightei l enough to add strength to the minority. l He also gave the reasons of the faith I within him. that the administration would continue republican for the next four years. He appealed to the voters to fay aside partianship and look q straight business proposition in the