Arizona republican., 1900-10-26
HELVETIA AIS AROUSED
Miners Minds Set Right Regarding
 Governor Murphy's Policy.

Helvetia, Ar.z.. Oct. 24-(Special cor r. r-spCndence Of The R publican III l. vetia has always been considered the democratic stronghold in Pima county. Tle pr cinct shows r registration of 10G-en)Ugh, if vot soldly, to urn. tha election in tn county either way. The democrats had been count ng confident ly on 100 3G, Of the los vot-s. and were n,. at all disturbed It the idea of Col. AcC-wan and Henry Willis making a Pilgrimage here. N preparations had been made for thz m ting. except threats as to dir ful disaster to the speakers. About noon the stage ar rived. bringing Col. Zabrisllie. Col. Me CCwan and Mir Willis. During the af- te"noOn the school house Was scur d and many acquair.arCes were formed. A large crowd of msn. nor than could. possibly get in-2 the room. as mblei by 1:50. when the m=-tilg was up ned r.. Chairman B.cce, who introduced Coi. McCcWan as lha first spsak=.. The Col was too large man t0 tackle phya- ically. but he was met with blazing eyes and sowing faces. NJ, for long, hoWeV r, for he plunged at once in-O his own eXpsri5nc s as a min=r. and
 established himself in their hearts by an appeal tD their comradsship on the ser of similar trials and eXperi=nc :. It was simply grand to note the trans formation on h faces of the audience as he proceeded. Smiles chased away the scowls and Sleams of m rriment succeeded the glances of hate. Among other things the SD aker said: When uh picks are silent in the mines: wh the lamps go out; when the music of rl. l,ls, is s,lJOm heard: wh the machinery Slc ps in the mills and fdCto- riyS. and a nations ships ar chained like beasts of prey U nations shor-. then the times are bad. Our loved on=s are placed on short rlti0ns and com pall l to War the C1mmonest kind of clothing. Tn fact is press Il in. upon Us tha- there is some -hinG radically wrong with the policies that permit or bring about such state If distress.
 The republican party seeks to, ac- Quire and secur- for all time to come new and tier markt.s for the things We raise and the things we make. It seeks tD broaden our EDhsr-s of useful r ss and to increase our opT Drtunities. The democratic party eks 10 contract anl to limit. etc. Inc democratic par ty has always been the mdnag r of the republican secondhand store
 He asked the audi nce why tn y were democrats. and when he received no answer h4 said h. gu s-ed it was be- cause Bryan told tn m four years ago that if tn y would Vot. for him they would eXperi nee the mos, prosperous four years of their lives. They took him at his word and voted for him. the four prosperous vars had followed and sD it was right anI proper to vote that way again.
 II then took up the question of Mur- uhy and stu,.hoJd and. delivered d con vincing argument in favor of hoih.
 He asked anyone tu [ II him a single act of Mark smith during his ten years in congress that reflect CT dit or hon or upon this territcry. He had asked the same question of very audience he had address and. as the Irishman said. had received no answer but si- lence. and dommed little Of that H. wanted to know what tl people would talk for Marks $50,C0O record. H d like to keep it as a souvenir Of Arizo- na stupidity. During Marks incum- bency six territories had been admitted into the union. two of them Il mocratic territOri s. and under a republican ad- min.stratiou. What had our Mark been CoinG all tho time? There is his record. gentlemen. how do you lik it? Ar you proud of il? You have nothing to sacrifice this fall but sarH smiths am hi.f1n. and that snouIdn't worry your conscienC.s. fer Mark was almighty willing to sacrifice Gen. Wilson and the democratic party. H explained fully Gov. Murphys mining prHclaml- ton and convinced the min rS that his l.t ',a. wholly in th IT favor and for then ultImat- ana lmme dat 9ood.