The oasis., 1900-11-03

"In his speech at Tucson Mark
 smith denounced the legislature
 winch adopted that memoria and aS
 he made the speech two we'll Known
 gentlemen, Nune Bernard and M. G.
 SdmaniegO, who sat upon the platform
 with liim, appiauded most vigorously
 hts scathing denuuciatlun of the legis.
 lslaJure which ado, ed the memorial.
 That memorial ladies and gentlemen,
 was adopted by a unauin Iu, Vote h,
 the lower legislative house, and With
 but one dissenting vote in the coun- Gil. In the legislature which adopted
 Chat memorial there sat as represent
 atiyes from Pima county None Bern
 ard and M. C.. >amaulego. Aud when
 the memorial was upon it's passage iu the house, when None Bernard's
 name was called he shouted In stem
 torian tpnes aye. And when .he clerk got down to the S's upon the roll call, and SamaniegO's name was called he llkiwise shouted 'yes' >o, you see, in applauding Mark Smiths scathing denunciation of that legis- lature for passing that memorial, they applauded a deuunciation nt them. selves Cheers and laughter. Funny, isn't it. 1 wonder if they had the taintest glimmering of hat they were doing.
 Then Barnes, who was the attor- ney for the Pima county bOndn0Ider>, thought the act validating he Mart cppa and Yavapal bunds migiIt be stretched to include the Pima c.u'ity bonds Sp he petltioDeu The cuurJs to have tue act 50 construed. l went to the supreme on demurrer aud Was sustained. It went to the >upre lne court Uf the Uniled States, and that court said If this petition be true the bonds ought to be funded, put iL did not decree that they shall De. When l saw that l went so PnUenlx and sa~
 Murphy, who was az lin guvernUr aud
 head Ot the loan commission, which h id.the power to fund the bonds. l knew that they might be funded, aud l asked him for square and hune>L deal. told him il necessary would enjJln the lodn commission. He pledged me that 50 long as he Is gov ernor they shall not be funded until the court of final resort decrees that they must; aud from that hour to this l have stood upon that promise. If that be true, and it is true, what right has auy maD Co say that Murphy is running for congress to enable Wall street brokers tU get some more legislatiOD? That is what Mark Smith said m his, Tucson speech, and presume that he also said 1t Tn Nogales. Now, know that Kuhler & Co, who own those bonds, would willingly give Governor Murphy fifty thousand dollars if the loan commis- sion would fund them. And, under the supreme court decision, if the loan commission should plalsantly cuU- sider the petition true, the bonds eau be funded, and DO farther legislation would he necessary But the loan commission knows the petition is not true.
 "Oakes Murphy has been twice gov srDor of ArizJna. He has given us two clean, honorable aUd upright ad- ninstratiOns. For hts appointments ne has always selected the very best men. Aiuswortn, the attorney gen ,ral, Is one of the finest lawyers in ArIzDna Bonnet, the democratic member Of the board Of control, Is ,ne of the most capable business men II tue territory Doctor Vickers, ,he territorial auditor, is d whole generous gentleman and very capable official Baker makes Iuu or i Vickers, yet Vickers outranks baker | IS twenty dollar gold piece Outranks | ! Mexican nickel.
 ''Show me one thing Mark Smith lo tt.l h d ahythiDg for himself or anyone | ,lse. Upon the other hand the Mur- )hys, with k E. Gage, developed he Congress mine, which glves good em )lOy ment to hundreds If coutencei | vorkmeu and has created scores of happy Arizona homes. l bey built the N0rJh aud South railroad, which lives steady and remunerative em- Jloyment to other hundreds of well ituated workingmen. Which of the