Arizona republican., 1900-10-07

pages in American history. The page before was one of the darkest, but on the accession of the republican party to power in 1896 confidence came out of it's hiding place and a rapid develop ment of the resources of the country rose to meet it,
 Early in his administration MT. Me
 Kinley was confronted by war in the prosecution of which the Blue and the Gray vied with each other in loy- alty. Arizona was the first to respond and won q glorious place in it. The flag of the Rough Riders was brough, back
 rent by bullets. stained by weather and
 spIinRled with blood. tO be forever re-
 gar3ad with reverence and love. Then came the end of the war and its uneX-
 pected fruits secured ty the treaty of
 Paris ratified by the votes of many
 democratic senators and sanctioned
 even by Mir. Bryan himself.
 Governor Murphy said he would not
 blame those democrats who opposed the policy of the government at that stage, but the inconsistency Of those who sup
 ported it then and now sought to undo for partisan purposes the work which they had assisted in accomplishing. The cries of imperialism and militarism
 were bogies and did not possess even the charm of being new. They had been raised against Jefferson and Lincoln with no more reason than they were now raised against the admins tra.-ion. Militarism in this country and in this time was impossible, but there might be an empire. Not an empire of power and oppression, but an empire i for the extension of a higher civiliza- ton which would bless all who became subject to it. All the national demo- cratic issues. said Governor Murphy. were conjuries of demlgosues. He next spoke of the diplomatic triumphs of the United States in China made possible by the course of the administration in the war with Spain and the events sub saquent to il. He merely touched upon the silver question to remind his dem , ocratic hearers that Mir. Bryan had been flirting with them, had betrayed them and was now engaged in making over,ures to'the gold democrats.
 Speaking cf gold democrats reminded the governor of the recanlation of Hon. Joseph Sibley of Pennsylvania. himself a presidential possibility, and one Of Mr. Bryans most ardent supporters four years ago. The recantation, or more properly reply to a charge that he was a Hopper in having come our for the gold standard and all ether pol icies of the republican party was read by the speaker and is one of the most admirable campaign documents eXtant.
 LOCAL MATTERS.
 Governor Murphy then entered upon territorial affairs. There was nothing he said in his public career. either as delegate to congress CT as governor
 which he felt called upon to deferl or explain. His record was clear and open
 for inspection by all. He desired. though. to refer to two islanders, one of | which had been in circulation since four years ago. and the other since last June. Both were infamous falsehoods, as any one who would take the trouble
 to examine would quickly perceive. The ] first was the Yavapai bond matter. which the governor proc seded to pune ture so thoroughly that when he had | finished nothing was left but the shriv- eled skin which had contained that in tlation. He began with the legislative act authorizing Yavapai county to is = of the building of the P. & A C. rail- road. The authorization was made, the bonds were willingly and even enthusi- asticallV voted, the railroad was con- strUcted. the bonds were turned over to it and it was honestly operated for eight years. In the meantime the in terest on the bonds was cheerfully paid and before the idea of r5pudiation was  tired. The railroad accomplished q great deal of good for the county, but was finally forced out of business by i an opposition road. At that time the ra- pudiation of the debt was not consid- cred. Some doutt hal been raised, not
 as to the county's moral obligation. but as to the validity of the bends. It was
 not well established that the legislature | had power to authorize their issuance.
 In order to cure the invalidity of these l bonds as well as that Of other county | indebtedness s;lr:larly incurred a me
 morial to congress was introduced into | the Eighteenth legislature and pass5 d
 unanimously in the assembly and with
 a single dissenting VOte'in the council.
 This memorial prayed for remedial leg
 islaton affecting Che foregoing
 class of securities, and direct ed the delegate to congress to
 make use of all means in his power
 to secure its enactment. Governor Murphy was the next delegate to con-
 gress and in 1S95 with the aid of Sen ators Perkins and White of California, i and Representative Hilborn of that ! state, secured such legislation as th- memorial prayed for Governor Mur-
 phy said he was probably less iniluen- tial in obtaining it than the gentiamt VI
 who assisted him, though he was proud
 of the part he had taken. A just debt
 had been secured and the name of the
 territory for honesty had be=l pre- | served.
 THE PIMA COUNTY BONDS.
 In the meantime the Pima county bond case had come into prominence. 1 Those bonds had been issued
 under a legislative act as d | subsidy for road which was 1 to exchange for them it's own se-
 curities. The road was never built, the l securities were never exchange and