Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-05

campaigns were next nan0led ana IN
manner not very complimentary to
Mr.. Smith. He said that Mark had
been running on the statehood plat
form when the speaker first came to
the territory and he was running on
it yet.
Mr. Fowler was the next speaker.
He began: ''Have you faith in me?
If so, l can tell you why. 1t is be
cause L have served you without
single selfish thought.
He then dwelt at some length Oh
the progress of the irrigation move
ment. Preceding this he called at
tention to the fact that it had been
stated since his candidacy that he was
| opposed TO statehood. He reminded
/ his hearers that when the omnibus
/ bill was pending in congress he had
| been sent to Washington to assist in
! its passage. lie expected to be absent
a month. He found that it could
not be passed but about that time the
irrigation bill attained prominence
and gave promise of becoming law.
/ He remained in Washington at his
/ own expense for several months and
until the bill was passed. Speaking
of irrigation legislation, Mr.. Fowler
/ said that Mr.. Smith was there at the
| time but that so far as he had learned
| he had taken no interest in the bill.
| He attended none of the conferences
of its friends and never uttered word
/ in its behalf on the floor of the house.
Mr.. Fowler said that in speaking of
( Mr.. Smiths negligence he was not
departing from a resolution taken at
the beginning of, to make this on his
part clean campaign. free from per
sonalities. Bat the public acts Ct a
public man or his neglect of public
duties are public matters and may
with propriety be discussed.
In connection he painted a word
picture of the time worn and moth
eaten banner. "Smith and Statehood"
around which the voters of the ter
ritory are again called to rally. The
impression made by Mr.. Fowler was
the most favorable.
The next speaker was that accom-
pIished orator, Hon. E. S. Clark of
Prescott, who kept his audience in
pleasant frame of mind during an adj
dress, of three quarters of an hour and
who would gladly have heard him
during half the night. He was at
times serious and at times humorous
but at all times effective and instruc-
live.
! He went to the bottom of the cpl
sode of the telegram sent by Mark
Smith to the Twenty-second legisla
/ ture and on which was based con-
current resolution accepting joint
statehood on certain conditions. He
would not say that MIR. Smith was
then lnfavor of joint statehood but he
would ins4 that he was then danger
ously near being in favor and that
the record made up wholly by demo
Gratis was against him. Referring to
the late explanation by democratic
members of the council that the reso-
luton was not intended to be an ac-
ceptance of joint statehood, but was
really intended to put il into the
power of the people to reject it, MIR.
Clark read a resolution by the demo
cratic lower house at the time repu-
dating it. That he said must indicate
that the house then believed that it
was a dangerous resolution, and it was
then referred to as having been based
on the Smith telegram.
The next speaker was Hon. r. E.
Morrison, of Prescott, who entered
energeticaIly into the discussion of
campaign history and his eloquence
and forcible statements we're frequent
~ greeted with applause. He review
ed the contests for delegate to con-
g1ess since Mark Smith first came
before the people. He told how long
the Hon. Marcus had repeatedly been
a candidate, being returned each term
"that he might be given an opportu-
nifty to do something"
He then asked. "And what has Mark
Smith done for us; when has he ever
secured even one dollar from the
government for the benefit of the ter
ritory? l wish some good democrat
would tell me. :"
Referring to the contest of two years
ago, Mr.. Morrison said that Mark
Smith at that time said:
elf you send democrat to congress
he will get statehood for Arizona be-
cause there is a democratic unani-
nifty there that is going to help US.
And in Kingman a few nights ago
when Mark Smith opened his cam
paign he made that promise again.