Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-23


 stated that ne could get hold of an enr abling act by getting a stenographer. and digging one up out of waste basket. This Cameron said at Pres colt. He pictured Cameron, with the measure for the admission of Arizona as single state up for dis cussion, the leading representatives of the nation in cos yress assembled, and the galleries CT Sded:. motion by some represents i've to amend the statehood bill a manner to injure the interests of the territory, and Cameron called on to speak in oppo- sition to the amendment. Knowing Ralph Cameron as I do," concluded the speaker amid prolonged applause, "I know that he would either run or fall dead in his tracks"
 Henry F. Ashurst was then intro duced. Seldom has a speaker in Bis bee treated his audience to such a speech as he made. It bristled with unanswerable logic; it was inter. spersed with appropriate, pointed and laughable stories; it presented flights of beautiful oratory; and witbal ear ried conviction that impressed each
 
 that he had a message to deliver. The speaker at the outset invited ques- tions from any one in the audience; he promised a fair answer to a fair question, and said that if he could not answer he would say so..
 Mir. Ashurst stated in the beginning that he lived on the same street with Ralph Cameron, that either would give the other the shirt of his back; that he knew Ralph Cameron and loved hi-n, but that he also knew that he was not the compeer of shat great statesman. Marcus A. Smith. This remark was followed by prolonged ap- plause, which was followed by an other outburst as AsAurst added: "If the citizens of Arizona should defeat Mark Smith they would spike the noblest battery that ever thundered in her defense"
 While he paused for reply, AsAuTst challenged any one in the audience to point to one thing that Mark Smith had not done which he should have done as delegate for Arizona, stat ing that if 1t were done he would quit the stump and retire to private life. No answer was made, although the question was repeated several times. T'le speaker then added amid cheers, that the statement of Cox, who had preceded him. to the effect that those who had asked what Mark Smith had done were not asking the question ip good faith.
 In vivid pictures of the value of the public schools to the future of Ari- zona, the speaker told how there had been set aside in all Arizona sections sixteen and thirty-six in every county for the purpose of education Of sew enty sections of timber laden land in Coconino county that had been set aside for the founding of a university Giving the volume and number of the record, he defied any lawyer or other person in the house to disprove his statement that these seventy sections, valued at over S70,000, 900 for the tim Der on them, had been thrown open to land grafteTs by an act which pass ed both houses of congress in 1884, while Arizona had Republican dele gate; and that Mark Smith by a mes Sage to Grover Cueyeland, had sue ceeded in getting the president to veto the bill, thus saving the land for future generations of Arizona to use for uae education of their children. Thus as a private citizen Mark Smith had done more than many a represen- tative in congress could have done. Ashurst told of how he had been In Washington on last St. Patrick's day, at which time Culberson, Williams and Bailey, all leaders in the, Demo cratic ranks, had come to Mark Smith for his advice and counsel. The speaker told of having :beeR.reared in and of having been bod carrier twelve years ago. He told the audience of how he lad assisted Ralph Cameron in his. Cameron's, fight with the Snta Fe, and that he would do 1t again If he thought Cam eron right, as he believed he WAS then. But at the same time Ralpa Cameron was fighting the Santa Fe for his own interests, which was right and proper" continued MT. AshE-SI, Mark Smith was n the United States congress fighting iEe Santa Fe for you and me"
 The speaker thel proceeded 10 give i1 detail, with pro9sr references to inc recr Tds the history of the Santa Fe and how it had secured freedom from taxation. Later it wanted to merge with another railroad, and through the efforts of Mark Smith it's efforts were baked until 1t consented to a tax of $I75 for every mile of it's tracks in Arizona and New Mexico. Since this law went into effect the counties along the northern part of Arizona have secured in taxes from the Santa Fe, one 5000, another $S,000, another SlS,000 and so on, making total of $67, ,697 each year. Amid laughter and applause the speaker added: And vet some people want to know what Mark Smith has done. You may get Ia man to succeed him, but you will never get one to take his place"
 MT. Ashurst then discussed briefly the tariff Much that. ne and the -other speakers said Is necessarily left out, but those who tailed to near Ashurst last night 3..y hear him to- might at Lowell. where he will speak. Mir. Cox was compeded to leave for Phoenix, where he was called by a law case.
 After Mir Ashurst had concluded ais remarks, the audience was invited to repair to the Odd Fellows hall, where dancing by those unable 10 gain admission to the OrpheuTI had been in progress during the speaking
 The Ball.
 The ball given at the Odd Fellows