Arizona republican., 1905-04-27

d general CHdrBe that the republican party was the gamblers party The governor did not understand that gambling had been made the issue ex- cept by the irresponsible manipulators of the democratic party. The repubIi- can party had always been the party of reform and every important pro- gressive movement in the city and in the nation had been inaugurated by the republican party. The governor had no apology to offer for being a repub- lican but he had many reasons to of- fer why he was one. The reasons why he should desire the election of J. C. Adams for mayor were numerous Mir. Adams record as a mayor was clear. There was now a greater need than ever of his great executive ability. The city of Phoenix was on the verge of a great prosperity and a marvellous growth. There should not be at the head of it's affairs at such a time a man of mediocre ability, but one who could grasp the opportunities which would present themselves.
 The next speaker was Judge Street who delivered a pleasing address of some length in which he ridiculed the pretensions of the democratic party as the party of reform. He pointed to the record of the party in the last leg islature on the gambling question. He described how the house with an over whelming majority had throttled an anti gambling bill introduced by a re- publican. Almost ever since the or ganization of the territory 1t had been in the hands of the democrats and in all these years gambling had fiourished and never until now had the democrat ic voice been raised for it's suppression. Nor would it be raised now if there were any other avenue by which the party might attain power again.
 Judge Street went over the public record of MT. Adams and pointed out the good he had done for Phoenix. He was the man who had given municipal ownership the impetus which led to the issue of bonds for the building of public water works. It was true that the bonds had not been sold. The matter was now tied up in the courts but through no fault of MT. Adams. An energetic mayor. one with his heart in the matter could facilitate progress in the direction of a settle ment of the legal dispute.
 Through Mir. Adams the 1-i;is atu-e had passed a bill protecting the peO- pie of Phoenix from a frittetinG away of valuable franchises. His last great work in procuring legislation for the benefit of the people of Pho+uiI was the passage of the territorial f3ir bill MT Adams, said Judge Street, deserved we'll of the town of Phoenix.
 MT. Adams was the last speaker. His address was characteristicaIly business like. There was no waste of words. His sentences were brief but they punctured. He described the rise and growth of the citizens movement and | it's evolution into the present demo- cratic campaign Nearly all who had participated in IL from the beginning had been deceived in the interest of politicians who were desirous of re- gaining power.
 1 It should have been stated that the appearance of Mir. Adams called out wild and prolonged applause. At the | conclusion of it he said that he was especially gratihed at his reception. He had been attacked vindictively from his first entrance into public life in the city. His motives had been purposely misconstrued and he had been called a grafter. Do you think" he asked that a grafter would get this kind of a reception ?"
 MT. Adams paid especial attention to Dr. Hughes whom he described as the instigator of the movement. Dr.
 Hughes had for years been the recog- nized boss of democratic politics in the
 city and at a time when the democratic party was in absolute control of the
 city. Not a word had he then said on
 the subjec: of gambling. No form of
 vice had been abolished or regulated
 by the democratic party while Dr. Hughes was in control.
 MT. Adams went over his record while mayor and recounted the diff ference between the financial affairs of the city at that time and the con- l dition of the finances under democratic
 management later. The expenditures
 of the city the last year he was mayor
 was s43,000. That included the cost
 of maintaining a greatly improved fire department and the payment of inter- est on the bonded and floating in-
 debtedness. Within two years under democratic control the expenditures
 had reached the sum of 63,0O0 The speaker described the system of graft
 which prevailed then by which the democratic party by mulcting em- ployes had been able to raise a cam paign fund of $7 1900.
 1 The speaker in one way and another i had been before many Phoenix audien ces and he had made many statements. He asked his hearers if one of them could remember a single statement which had not turned out to be true. In the course of his public life he had never deceived any man and he as- sUred his hearers that he was not dO- i ing so now. He was a candidate for mayor at the earnest request of his party who desired to do the best thing for the city of Phoenix. If elected he would give the city the best admins l tration of which he was capable.
 In conclusion MT. Adams read the pledge of the republican members of | the council and of the republican can didates for mayor and council which precedes this story
 The meeting was an eminently sue cessful one and it was the general opinion of those there that many votes ] l.I Fov