Arizona republican., 1902-10-16

The banner republican meeting was held in this city last night. Fer the first time since the opening of the cam paign, Phoenix audience had an op- portunity to see the republican candi- date for congress. Hon. Robert E. Morrison. The impression made by Mir. Morrison was most favorable. The audience was prepared to think we'll of MT. Morrison. for word had frequently come of his triumphal tour of the northern counties.
 The meeting was also the best at tended. For the first time this season the entire seating space at the plaza at the corner of Third avenue and Washington street was filed. Hundreds were compelled to stand along the sides and in the rear. It is estimated that fully 5000 people were in attendance.
 When the Pioneer band arrived at the speaking place at half past seven large crowd had already gathered. Many more accompanied the band and within the next five minutes the seats were filled.
 When MT. Morrison entered the stand he was loudly cheered, though a con-
 
 recognize him. Other occupants of the stand were Col. Zabriskie of Tucson who was to close the meeting, Chair man Nichols, Governor Brodie. Former Governor Murphy and Former Chief Justice Street, besides the county can didates.
 Chairman Nichols introduced MT. Morrison in a brief address. The re- eeption of the candidate was enthusias- tic, in pleasing contrast with that of the democratic candidates, who have appeared here during the campaign. and have complained of the frigidity of Phoenix audiences, who, they said were constitutionally cold and didn't mean anything by it.
 MT. Morrison began with an allusion to the agricultural character of the valley and the benefits it would de- rive from the operation of the irriga- tion law which he said had been pre- sented to the arid west by a republican congress at the request of a republican president. This policy Of home making the speaker said was only an extension of the earlier republican policy which had found expression in the passage of the homestead law.
 After this introduction Mir Morrison assured his hearers that he would not detain them long. He alluded to his opponent Col Wilson, to whom he paid brief but earnest tribute. At the name of Col. Wilson there was dem ocratic cheer which MT. Morrison en- couraged. "Go on" said he. "Tou can not cheer him tco heartily to please me. He is my friend, and I am always glad to hear him applauded by the people" This provoked a wild cheer for the speaker, and no further attempt was made to convert the assemblage into a democratic gathering.
 MT. Morrison began with. observing that the democratic campaign had been robbed of many of it's issues. For instance there had been a notable silence on the subjects of imperialism and militarism of which the demo- cratic orators had talked with so much eloquence at the beginning. He spoke of the joint debate between himself and Col. Wilson at Holbrook last Mon day night in which in the course of a speech of an hour the colonel had not orce mentioned either subject. Forty minutes of his speech had been devoted tC the question of the trusts and the other twenty to matters affecting the people of the territory.
 On the subjects of the trusts. MT. Morrison reminded his audience that the republican party alone had ever done any thing for the restraint Of them. The only law for their control, the Sherman antitrust law had been passed by republicans against the op- position of the democracy. Later. in the passage of the Wilson tariff bill there were clauses for the restraint of com binatiCns, but they had never been