Arizona republican., 1904-11-04

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 race for treasurer of the Phoenix High school.
 His benevolent interest in the finances of that institution should be gratefully rewarded by tEe people. Tlark Smiths "Convlnchg" Replies.
 It n interesting to note the absolute failure of Mark smith and his support CTS to answer the powerful reasons ad- vanoed by George II. Maxwell for the election of D. A. Fowler.
 To the statement that Arizona has millions at stake in the future devel- opment of our irrigation resources. and that Mir. Fowler better than any other man in the territory. can protect these interests at Washington, MT. Smith re- joins that Maxwell is an "interloper."
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 To the statement that if we will ob tain a few millions more from the na- tionaI government for irrigation in this territory the increase of popula- ton and wealth caused thereby will make our claims for statehood so strong that they cannot be resisted, Mir. Smith rejoins that Senators Hans brough and McCumber derouEce Max well.
 To the statement that if we can ob- ern senators are opposed to Maxwell and the policy of the national irriga- ton association because these senators represent large syndicates of land grabbers in the northwest. MT. smith rejoins that Maxwell is i,npertinent in offering any advice to the people of Arizona.
 To the statement that for years MT. Fowler has devc-ed all his time and thousands of dollars of his own money to the cause of national irr :gation. and by making a speciality O. the subject has become better equipped than MT. smith to protect and foster A1izona's irrigation interests. Mr. Smith rejoins that Maxwell's national irrigation bu- 1eau gets s89,OCO a year from the trans continental railroads.
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 To lIr- Mazwell's question: When you people are organizing a great and expensive movement for your financial betterment, are you not always glad to solicit and welcome the aid of the rail- road companies?" Mr. Smith rejoins that Maxwell has incurred the enmity of Hansbrough and the Wyoming con sressmen.
 To Mir. Maxwell's frank admission made openly and everywhete for years past-that the appeals of himself and the National Irrigation association to the railroads for assistance met a ia vorabIe response because the railroads were led to believe that the irrigation of the arid lands would vastly increase the traffic of the railroads, and to his question: ought not the people to themselves exceedingly fortu- nate that the railroads were brought 1 into line for valuable help?' MT. Smith rejoins that Maxwell advocates the re- peal of the desert land act.
 Upon Maxwelrs showing that the desert land act and the stone and tim ber acts have been uged by land grab bers in stealing millions of acres of the public domain, and that these acts should be repealed. and that President Roosevelt has urged their repeal for the protection of tEe home-maker, MT. Smith rejoins that Maxwell is an inter- oper. To the showing that neither the des- ert land act, nor the stone and timber act can be utilized in taking up gov ernment land under government reser- voirs, and that nine-tenths of the money in the reclamation fund will come from the homestead law, Mr. smith rejoins that Maxwell and his bureau are getting $89,Oco a year.
 g. To the showing that f the McCum- per bill passes it will paralyze national | irrigation in Arizona, and that Fow- CT, as a republican, can do infinitely more to defeat the bill than Smith can To, Mir. Smith rej6ins that the rail- roads and MaxyveI1'' arc saakfng to !