Arizona republican., 1904-07-26
The Retieent Statesman From rLohave

ne EettCent Statesman from LOhaNe Q Wa a:e informeI that the Hon. Kean St, Charles of Mohave county, hereto Q fore a champion of Hearst and the common people" has become reconcfI- ed to Parker and reorganization and has announced himself a candidate for lhe territorial council, subject to the action of the democratic convention in his county.
 The news is of more than passing in terest. Fgr two terms in succession MT. 3 St Charles has honored Mohave and the territory by serving in the house os representatives, ard he has earned pra5saotion to the upper house. His abI- ities ss a statesman are recognized throughout Arizona. No man did more to place Arizona s legislature in a flaw crable light before the thousands of eastern visitors who were in Phoenix during the lamented Twenty-frst and TTenty-second legislatures. Too often have our citizens been compelled to apologize to visitors for the poor qual- ity of our legislators. Uncouth and un- educated men, clowns and grafters have thronged the legislative halls, with only a few men to redeem the sit nation. But the finger of pride was pointed always towa-d St. Charles. ca
 The most cultured people in the land have flocked to the legislative galleries to hang breathiess on his eloquent pe- Iiods, and to pay homage to his erudi- tion. other members might proclaim 2. contempt for Lindley Murray. might insist tisaf sanity and syntax had no place in. legislative proceedings. and might fatigue the public with endless talk. But St. Charles was not one of thenA PoJaad. silent and seIf-contained. oonly on rare occasions could he be in duced f0 take the floor But when he aro8e, whaf @ transformation there @as' Mujsled speaker and befuddIed members 90yncd to him with radiant felief written on their faces. He nev- sr di"aPt"'iD'ed them. In a few crisp. ringing s"ntencez, well framed in ex- quisite Erg'sah, he made all things plain.
 John q. Carlisle, popularly regarded e as blessed with the most wonderfully logical intellect ever known in the American eongress-a mlnd as deep and as unveIcG Of turbid currents as the waters of Lake Tahoe-was never at a Joss in making clear as day the most complicA'ed proposition. But Carlisle was neve1 marker to St. Charles. Thongs B. Reed, when speaker. time and aRsau Eound the temporary presid- ih5 ofsF'ess unable to quen the turbu lent house, and On such occasions f. was sufficient for him to walk quietly from his room to the speakers desk aFd witA single rap of his gavel re- store in9tagt order through the mere majesty Of his presence. But not even Reed had the subtle genius of St. Charles In gaining control over q leg is.ative body. History tells us that the great house of commons was swayed by the@ eloquence of the younger Pitt. as reeds are swayed by the wind. But Pitt was a lobster in comparison with St. Charles.
 Usually there have been a few bril- liant mon in the territorial council. Doubtless, there will be a few brilliant men in the next council. But if St Charles is elected he will eclipse them all. It is to be hoped at least that the Mohave democrats will nominate him. r they fail to give him the nomination he may return to the republican par ty, and notwithstanding all the sins of the territorial democracy we have no wish to gain an unfair advantage. We wish to fight fairly. We could not think of taking the shy and reticent St. Charles away from the party upon which he has conferred such distin- gUished honor.