Arizona republican., 1900-09-25

individual benefit, knows no bosses, and republicans recognize no ruler but the immortal principles of the grand old party. (Applause.) We are united and will be found on the firing line in No- vember, shoulder to shoulder. with common purpose-to defeat at the polls the opposition. which Is crafty and re- Sourceful. (Applcuse)
 If I am elected delegate from Ari- Zona I will endeavor conscientiOusly to Serve all the people Of the territory. I shall have no special favorites. no en- emies to punish, and ro friends to re- ward beyond proving 70 them my sim cere appreciation, as properly I may, of their efforts.
 statehood is in sight (Applause.) The republican campaign this fall has in it more than ordinary significance. The success of th-. republican party in November means immediate emancipa- ton from territorial Vassalage. It
 means statehood. It means self gov ernment for you and for me, and for all our people. I know the purposes of the national administration on this
 
 Is elected from the territory this fall he will never take his seat, and l hope there will be no occasion for him to do so. The advantages of statehood are known to you all. Those advantages amount to more than every other issue we can present (Applause.) State hood means the enhancement of values for all property; it means increased inn migration. For. whether well founded or not there prevails among the peo- pie of the east prejudice against ter rttories. They consider titles insecure and values not determined. and when we are admitted into the Union that opinion will be removed. 1 feel sure that within twelve months after Ari- zona becomes a state in the Union its population and money will have in- creased at least 9 per cent. (Applause) '1 shall labor for that happy consum nation with all the energy In my be- ing, and I pledge you, although having no authority beyond indirect, but re- liable information. that if Arizona elects a republican delegate the presi- dent in his message this fall will spe- officially recommend the admission of the territory. CCheers.)
 AS your governor l have tried to do my duty, (Applause) may have made some mistakes. No man is in- fanible. But I think the territorial credit has been raised: that its securi- ties have advanced in value and that all its institutions are properly con ducted (Applause). but of that my rec ord as executive of the territory speaks for itself and I hope it meets with your approval.
 ". do not think it necessary to go into. national issues at this time. You will have had q surfeit of campaign or atUry before the 5th of November. but in passing the subject I may say that the opposition has thrown down it's god of silver and has put up false gods of imperialism and 'militarlsm, what ever those terms may mean. TEe democratic party has proved false to its loyal supporters in the west in or der to secure the support of enemies to expansion in the east. Now. every re- publican heart. yea. every true Amer ican heart ought to bubble over with enthusiasm over the mighty achieve ments of this nation under the match less direction and guidance of Presi- dent Mckinley (Cheers) backed up and supported by wise republican lagisla- llbn- tAppIduSe.D All American Cltl- zcns are now proud of thelr American citizenship. (Cheers) We have nos only compelled the respect of alt Christendom, but at home hav> achieved uneXampled prosperity. Mil itarism'-I have been unable to find Out what it means, unless it means the militarism which was denounced fn 1861, when the question of whether or not this is an indestructible union of 1 indestructible states was hanCing in i the balance and the democratic party adopted as one of their blanks the statement that the war was failure | and the democrats who fear 'militar- l ism and Imperialism are the sam ! democrats who then said that if the 1 immortal Lincoln CCheers) were re- | elected it meant 'militarism.' the crea- | tiOn of q dC-potic personal government ! and the destruction of the cOustitu- | ton. They were mi@takeu then and | they are mistaken now. (Applause.) | Less than two months ago the secre- | tary of war told me. when I visited him | in the endeaVOr tO secure the rehabili- ! tatiOn of Fort WhippIe, that We ac- tuaily have not enough soldiers in tte | country to care for government prop crty. Docs their Imperialism mean | an empire-an empire presided over by ]