The Arizona sentinel., 1900-10-24
GOV. MUGfHY'S SPEECH.

to the audience by Judge Ewing and was greeted heartily.
 Hardly waiting for the ap plause to subside, the governor bhgan his speech by remarking on the growth of our town, coun' ty and territory; we were all in flavor of that kind of expansion, he said. He then reviewed briefly but interestingly the ad- vancement of the nation in great ness and prosperity, under wise republican policy. The name ot President Mckinley was ire quently mentioned and as often cheered.
 The Governor was eloquent at times and his audience respond ed in manner that attested ap- preciation and endorsement of the speaker and what he said.
 One of the best things the Gov ernor had in his repertoire was a printed statement from Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania, who was MT. ,Bryan's strongest rival for the democratic nomination for the presidency in 1896. Mir. Sibley has been making speeches for the republican ticket during the present campaign, and hav- ing been twitted by democrats with being a Hopper" saw fit to publish to the world his req sons for Hopping. The article is an effective argument in support of the republican policies, and though quite lengthy, it was we'll worth reading. It was greatly enjoyed by the audience.
 On the subject of statehood, the Governor said, in part:
 "I believe I can secure it for you. But whether elected or not, I shall go to Washington during the short term of con- gress and try to secure the pass age of an enabling act. Now there is a republican house and 8 republican senate and a republi can president, and l think you will agree with me that MT. Nc Kinley will succeed himself. 1 have his assurance, I have the assurance of the republican na- tional committee, 1 have the as- surance of party that never breaks pledges that Arizona will be admitted into the union"
 He defended his position on the bond question and the so- called "black-listing" proclama- tion without going into details, but in a manner to leave no doubt as to the justice of his ac- tion in those matters.
 One promise the Governor made which is of great impor- tance to this section was, that if elected he would within two weeks after the converting of congress secure the opening up of the lands known as the Aga dones grant, which consist of many thousands of acres of fine land upon which are hundreds of bona fide settlers, who are una ble to get title to their claims, and are "tied hand and foot" be- cause of these unfortunate con- ditions brought about by years of litigation. And later, when the Supreme Court had decided that these lands belonged to the government, and relief seemed to be at hand for the settlers, the deplorable situation has been fur ther prolonged by bill introduc- ed by Delegate Wilson providing for the purchase of these lands in less than forty-acre tracts. This bill was passed by the house, but ''hung up" in the senate, and thus it was left when congress adjourned. The land office refus- es to accept filings on these lands while that bill is pending, and there you are. Relief is not yet.
 The Governor promises that whether elected or not, he will go to Washington this winter and have those lands opened up without delay. And we believe he can and will.
 This land lies immediately west of Yuma, and when opened to settlement thousands of acres