Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
COFFEE M Awful
THE ERRlNc SILVER BELT
Its Mistake Regarding the Fowler
 Sentiment in Gila.

Livingstone. Ariz.. Oct 20.-Cspeciai Correspondence of The Re-ublcan)- Tn it's issue of October z7th. the Silver Belt describes the Fowler meeting held at Globe the night previous. as a very chilly proposition. From the descrip- ton in the Belt. a persons could almost see icicles hanging in clusters from the chandeliers of Odd Fellows hall and the audience stamping it's feet in uni son to keep from freezing to death. Tn fact, the description Of the meeting was so vivid, that it made your teeth chatter to read it.
 The Silver Belt said in part. We could not help but feel sorry for the visiting candidate. etc." Picture the narrowing sight of the republican can didate on the platform with frost on his wfiskers and the Silver Belt" sit-
 ting in the rear or the hall shedding cOpious tears. It was such a pitiable sight. that even old time republicans were moved to compassion and they expressed their sympathy after the
 meeting. by Temarking that B. A. Tow Ter would receive their votes and would
 without doubt, be the next delegate to congress from Arizona.
 As a matter of fact, the Globe meet
 ing was all that could have been de- sired. Mr. Fow,er's address was lis- tered to with marked attention and at
 times he was interrupted by prolonged
 applause
 The Silver Belt winds up the sad
 tale of the meeting as follows: MT. Fowler is rot at all modest in claiming credit for securing appropriations for carrying on the work Of the reclama-
 ton service in Arizona and fo- the
 building of the Tonto~Gam; also in shaping irrigation legislation, in none
 O. which matters 10 our knowledge
 has Mir. Fowier's influence counted for
 much He has simply acted as a well
 paid promoter Of the Water Users As sociaion of Salt river valley and the Tonto WE gon road which is monu-
 ment to the poor judgment eff nothing else) of himself and Louis C. Hill or
 the geological Survey. Mir. Fowler's speech was weak and he would have better cut Globe out of itinerary"
 As far as Mir. Fowler is concerned, the writer knows that the people or Arizona are fully cognizant of what he has accomplished towards securing appropriations for the reclamation work in Arizona.
 Tn regard to the Roosevelt wagon road and the unjust and cowardly attack against the character of Louis c. Hill, supervising engineer of the geological survey. the insinua- tions of the Silver Belt are based on absolute falsehoods.
 The Silver Belt has of late been nak- ing erroneous statements concerning 1 the condition of the Phoenix wagon road and the writer at this time begs leave to repudiate these false reports. The Phoenix wagon road which is rapidly nearing completion is a credit | to the engineering skill of the govern
 ment engineers employed on it's con struction and although it cost large , sum of money, it is not going to cost ] the Silver Belt one dollar. The people ] of the Salt river valley saw fit to vote [ bonds for paying for part of it's con- 1 struction and the United States gov i ernment will do the rest.
 Representative citizens and taxpay- | CTS of the Salt river valley. who will help pay for it's construction, have ex- pressed their opinion of the road and if they are satisfied, why should the editor of the Silver Belt be suffering