Graham guardian., 1906-10-19

| TO any one else. heauing IuIouSn
his speech nos one uniformed
about the progress of the statehood
bill would see anything IN it more
than vague criticism of persons
unknown. Yet the whole thing
was a withering denunclation of
the speaker. That is why it was
artistic.
SENTENCE THAT RoUsED CANNON
This IS the sentence that lashed
the speaker to ungovernable fury
and made him leave the chair:
"There is a law in Arizona that
if one legislator trades with an
other on legislation before that
body he is guilty of high mis-
demeanor, and if the governor
shall attempt in that benighted
land to influence legislation by
promises to veto or the withhold
ing of veto, he goes to the peniten-
tiary under the laws of that land"
That was all. Not a reference
to Cannon in it, apparently so,
and be did not allude to Cannon in
the preceding part of the speech.
Yet not one of his bearers had the
slightest doubt about the point,
which was that if Cannon had
done in Arizona what he had done
in Washington he would have gone
to the penitentiary.
This ability of Smiths at artistic
haying has been demonstrated
often enough, aud was demonstrat-
ed once before at this session,
when the statehood bill was jam
med through the house Tawney
of Minnesota had been one of the
leading insurgents; had been in
conference with Smith, and had
assured the friends of Arizona Of
his undylng friendship. The
tspeaker applied the party lash to
him, and Tawney was forced into
camp. But it was not enough for
the remorseless speaker that
Tawney should vote against them,
too. So Tawney had to get up
and deliver the best apology he
could for his course, and in doing
so he again repeated his protosta,
tons of friendship for Arizona.
USED THE BIBLE ON TAwNEY
Then Mark Smith obtained the
flour. He walked down the aisle
till he could look directly in tho
face of the conscience stricken
Tawney, and said in voice shak
ing with emotion:
And Joab said to Amasa, Art
thou in health, my brother| and
Joab took Amasa by the beard
with tho right hand to kiss him.
But Amasa took no heed of the
sword that was in Joab's hand; so
he smote him herewith in the
fifth rib and shed out his bowels
to the ground"
Tawney spread his fingers over
his face so that the iranticaIly APP
plauding house might not see his
expressions: but the deep red that
dyed his face crept up TO his fore
head and only disappeared at the
roots of his hair,
A delegate in congress cannot
vote or make Il speech except
when matters come up which affect
his own territory. There have
been many delegates who have
lived their lives and disappeared
without leaving any record because
of their lack Of opportunity. Mark
Smith is an exception.
He has shown great skill in bis
management Of the fight for Ari.
zona. He has been back of many
Of the moves made by more dis
tinguished statesmen, His heart
is wrapped up in the cause Of Ari,
zona, and be eats, dreams and
sleeps Arizona.
He is not an impressive looking
man, having a scanned, gnarled
face, a grizzled mustache and
shaggy eyebrows from under which
kindly eyes look out. He has
long been one Of the famous cloak
room story tellers He belonged
to that group of which John Allen
was the most illustrious light.
Smith, however, is not only a |
humorist, but has solid abilities,
and is an antagonist to be feared
WOULDN'T SEE BILL SIGNED
Mark Smith was the only terri
torial delegate who did not go to
the White House to see the state
hood bill signed. He feels so
deeply on the subject that it is i'm
possible for him to speak with
moderation to or of any one who
advocates the annexation of Ari
zona to New Mexico. In this par
ticular case, however, he probably
staid away to emphasize his belief
that the statehood bill does not
concern Arizona in any way, He
is confident that the annexation
scheme will be overwhelmingly
beaten at the polls.
The New Mexicans, naturally,
are enthusiastic for 1t, as they
would not only gain statehood
ihnnsnluns hnt wnmlh haun A ri.