Bisbee daily review., 1904-10-09
MARK SMITH COMING.

Ulf@fhN 0NlA Ft SOHttiN0s According to notification received by the Democratic Central Committee Hon. Mark Smith will reach Cochise| county and remain three days and ad- dress meetings at Bisbee. Douglas and Tombstone: he is dated for Bis bee on the evening of the 25th.
 When Mark Smith reaches this county there will be ''something do- ing" in the way of Democratic enthus- iasm. Mark Smith was a resident of this county when he was first called upon by the Democratic party to lead the Democrats of Arizona to victory. Before that delegates from this terri tory had been mostly Republicans. Mr. Smith received his first nomina- ton at Prescott in 1886; since then the Republicans have elected but one delegate to congress, and then Mark Smith was not the Democratic candi- date. The people of Cochise county can well feel proud of the record made by it's honored citizen; for twelve long years he has devoted his time in Washington and worked faithfully for every interest of the territory. whereas he could have remained at home fol lowing his profession and been one of the wealthiest men within the territo- rvs borders.
 h all this service in congress there is not single thing to which Repub- iicans can point and say. "in this Mark Smith was unfaithful." He en- joys the perfect confidence and re- spect of all alike. Democrats and Re pubiicans. Mark Smiths name has never been connected with any job bery. political or otherwise, either in Arizona or in Washington, and today he stands the peer of any man on earth so far as jobbery is concerned. His official record is as clean as a hounds tooth, and that is the kind oi record on which he stands today and comes back to old Cochise to give aI account of his stewardship and again receive the support of his friends.
 What Arizona wants in Washington is 2 representative who has the ac ouasntancs and confidence of public men who have influence in congress and among the law makers; we hav' none the equal of Mark smith in thi respect. In every state he has per sonal friends who ever stand read to listen to his plea for Arizona ant render all the assistance in their PoH CT He has proved this in his lon hgst for statehood for Arizona; thre times he has passed the Arizona state hood bill through the lower house c Congress. and twice when the major tv of that body was composed of R' uuts:cans. When Arizona sent R. publican to Congress-oaks Murphy he failed to get the statehood bi which he introduced out of the con mi1tes and that too. when the maJo f;v Of the House was Republican.
 Marx Smith did not seek the nom alton to congress this year. but yiei ed to the demand of his party, com.n from every section. that he again sa rice his personal business and go Washington and kill the iniqui'ous K pu6lscaA joint statehood bill, by raii 
 ing the Democratic senators 10 a c termination never to consent to u attsmpt to rob the people of Aizona their political heritage and right
 selfgovernment. Mark. smith was. Il uuapsmous choice of the DemocFa this year: Democrats who have beet asuirsng to become the party csn' dase for years. this year stepped to ol side and win one voice declares If Arizona is to be saved fro" U siizhtng curse of statehood with Ne