Arizona silver belt., 1900-11-01
MARK SMITH.
He Faithfully Attended to Arizona $ Interests.
HIS RECORD AS DELEGATE.
He Was Always Found on the Side of the People and Opposed to Bond Boodlers and
 Land sharks.


 can continues to ask what Mark smith
 did while in congress. To the people
 of Arizona it is well known that Mir,
 smith has done everything possible and those who own homes in this sec ton Of Arizona realize it was through the influence of Mark Smith that James Addison Reavis was prevented from stealing that home through a forged land grant. The government expended s300,000 in bringing that rascal to justice. and but for Mark smith, ably assisted by Royal A. Johnson, Reavis would have made his claim secure.
 During ten years in congress Mark smith was always in his seat, ever ready to look after the interests of the people of Arizona He is not an egotist and does not go up and down through the territory boosting of his accomplishments Neither does Mr. smith tell the people now that he can perform impOssibilities.
 Murphy was in congress one term. What did he do for the people of Ari- zona while in congress? Nothing
 What did he do to the people ot Ari- zona? Why he loaded the taxpayers down with over half a million dollars in bonds. He secured the passage of bill to lease the timber lands belong ing to the normal school, but the peo- pie of Arizona did not desire to have these lands denuded of the forest simply tu help q few timber sharks, so Slj0 was spent in telegraphing the facts to President Cleveland. Af'er reviewing the matter the president ve- toed the bill and Mir. Murphy failed in an effort to pass the bill over the presi- dents veto.
 These same bonds that have been saddled on the people are not yet sale able in open market, hence the bond sharks desire to send Mir Murphy back tu congress to attend to unlin- ished business in the bond line.
 Mark smith secured an appropria- ton with which to begin carrying out the plan of federal reservoirs. Mir. Murphy is opposed to the national ir rigation system. He wants the land ceded to the territory to be jobbed out to corporations.
 Mark Smith is friend to the miner and prospector. Mr. Murphy issued proclamation warning eastern iu vestorS against investing in mining stocks in Arizona.
 During ten years of service NIT. Smith never committed an act or in troduced bill that would add to the burdens of our people. His every eff fort was pended toward making the burden lighter. Mir. Murphy lay awake of nights to hatch up schemes whereby the interests of d few might be furthered at the expense of the tax payers.
 Now as to statehood, which Murphy claims is the issue and for which he has cast silver and all else aside What did Mr. Murphy do for state hood while in congress? Although the house and senate were repuDlica II he failed to pass tire bill through either house Mark smith did pass the 1. statehood bill through the house when |. that body was republican. Again l does Mir. Murphy want statehood? | Not as long as his people can dictate | the appointments at Washington.
 The santa Fe railway company, which company owns the santa Fe Pacific the line that crosses northern Arlzoua, is working for Mir Murphy. hat line does not want statehood for Arizona. Why? Simply this: Under the charter the roadbed of that railway Is exempt from taxation as long as this IS territory. Delegate Wilson dur ing the past session tied that road up with memorandum, which if carried out will cause S67, ,500 taxes each year to be paid in Arizona by that railway. It came about as follows: The santa fe Pacific wanted to amend it's char ter and become part of the main santa fe system, of course under the same provisions of it's present charter. Mir. Wilson objected and the attorneys of the line finally agreed and signed that the road would agree to pay at the rate of about s6,000 mile valuation as long as Arizona is territory, and to allow their property to be assessed as other property when Arizona becomes a state. At the next E session this will come up for action. Does any one believe Odkeo Murphy would hold the rOao To that agreement? No. he would in all probability cancel the memorandum signed with Gen. Wilson and allow the santa fe Pacific to glide into the main system, exempt from taxation.
 At present the santa fe Pacific vol pays on valuation of S2,300 a mile. The difference between that amount and SG,0O0 mile is over S40,- poo year to Arizona.