Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-21
KNOWS THE RECORD DOES W. S. RoREY.


 At Douglas on Monday evening the Democratic club of that city held meeting. During the evening Mir. W. s. Robey. the well known pioneer of this county, admonished the Demo erats to get to work for the entire Democratic ticket in this county. His earnestness raised the enthusiasm of those present, especially when he point ed to the portrait of Mark Smith and referred to him as the faithful and trusted Democratic leader.
 The Republican paper in Douglas attempted to belittle the remarks of this gray and grizzled Democratic worker, preluding an item concerning Mir. Robey's remarks as follows:
 At this stage of the game a beau tiful bald head split the atmosphere near the baldheaded row"
 Mir. Robey is man who knows the history of the Republican party since it's organization and one who has grown old in the battle to avoid the injuries which application to it's principles has brought upon the coun- try. Robey has seen this country drift far away from the foundations upon which it was established. He has seen the country gradually turned over to the combined wealth of the country by the workings of the Re. publican high tariff; he has seen the energies of the people stifled and dis eouraged by the growth of the trusts which has destroyed competition in every principal industry in the coun- try; he has seen the Constitution of the United States swept aside by Republican president; and he has seen the declaration of independence sup pressed in the Philippines: he has seen the Republican party substitute a spirit of imperialism for the great Am erican principle which contended that all just government must be based on the consent of the governed; he has seen miIitarism and a warlike spirit supplant the peaceful disDosi- ton of this government which had become the admiration of the civilized world; he has seen his beloved terri tory neglected and it's people deprived of the rights guaranteed to every Am erican citizen; he has seen the Re pubIicans attempt to carry out their Statehood policy which makes of Ari- zona a vassal to New Mexico.
 Knowing and having seen 1hesa things it is natural that the venerable Robey should with his few gray hairs and bald pate go to a Democratic meet ing and encourage the younger gen- eration to keep up the fight against Republican iniquity and oppression which he has been engaged in for so many years.
 Mr. Robey made a good speech at inc meeting and urged those present to go 10 work for the election of the Democratic ticket in this county. He has helped elect every Democratic ticket in Cochlse county since its foundation: he was the friend of Mark Smith in the early days of Tomb stone and helped him to his first poli- fica1 prominence in the Territory. For wears he has watched Mark Smith and his faithful work for Arizona and referring to thss honored and trusted leader Monday night tears stood in the eyes of this old Arizona pioneer who came here and blazed the way for the oncoming civilization and in- dussry. All honor to the old pioneers of Arizona, who braved the hardsnips of this desert and Apache-rideen land and redeemed it as a habitation for the crescent intelligent and en1erprising ciriznship.
 Mark Smith should ask for no morel