The Coconino sun., 1902-10-18
MORRISON AND WILSON.
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of Navajo county, in HolbrOOk, on Monday night, Messrs. Morrison and Wilson appeared in joint discussion on the territorial and national issues of the present campaign. The discus sion was marked on both sides by calm, temperate argument, and both men were in good condition for speak ing.
 Judge Sloan presided and announced the rules for the debate and said that the decision would be reserved until after the 4th of November. Wilson spoke first and referred to the basic principle of equal rights to all, special privileges to none, upon which the government was founded, and the departure from which caused the formation of parties. The violation of the rule caused trusts, the great menace of public rights to-day. The Democratic party says: sDestroy favorite legislation and you will have Overthrown the evil results of trusts; push of the top rails of the tariff, not to destroy trusts but to regulate them so that they will not destroy you. The Democratic party was converted to labor legislation when organized labor demanded it. The Republican party is not yet converted. Wilson closed by claiming the credit for the bill tax ing the Santa Fe railroad, passed after he left congress.
 Morrison followed in an eloquent and strong declaration of the Repub- lican policy and principles, and showed that the basic principles of the government were first violated by the Democrats in enslaving negroes. The Republicans righted that, then de- clared that white slave labor should not exist and formed protective tariff. "We will take care," said he, ''of our own people and let the rest of the world take care of itself."
 He compared the period of 1893 to 1897 under the Democratic rule with the subsequent Republican successful record. ''If no labor be the result of Democratic rule," he asked, ''does any man want to go back to the Will son bill:"
 Morrison then told how promi- nent sheepman of to-day said there is not a mortgage in the town of Snow flake. The Republican party passed the Sherman antitrust law; the Re- publican administration is the only one which has tried to control trusts by means of the law. The Republican party will find a way to settle this problem. Past records refute all Democratic claims as the friend of labor. Now that party says, give us another chance and we will pass the measures required"
 Democratic spell-binders think the people are simple-minded. Democratic legislatures have enacted all the tax exemption laws in Arizona. Is it hon. orable for that party to attempt to re- peal such laws after inviting capital to the territory to accept the privileges offered through them? No direct men, tion is made of organized labor in the Democratic platforms. The position of the Democratic party in this cam paign is similar to the dog which could run both ways and bark at both ends. :"
 Wilson closed the debate and char acterized Morrison's address as con- sisting of criticism and ridicule, but he made few attempts to dispose of Morrison's statement of facts. The meeting between the two men has greatly encouraged the Republicans. MOrrisOn's vigorous speech was liber-