Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-13


Council, rushed into Governor Brodie s
Office with the dispatch and showed it
to him, asking his support. Governor
Brodie frankly told him that he favored
single statehood for Arizona, and he
would have nothing to do with the
scheme proposed by Mark Smith. Pres
ident Ives went back to the council
chamber and the memorial was passed.
1t was telegraphtr to Washington at the
expense of the people of Arizona. The
house refused to enter into the nefarious
scheme to place the people of Arizona
on record Numerically opposed to their
avowed views. The same sort of tele-
gram was reported then to have been
sent by Delegate Rodey to the New
Mexico legislature, and it was charged
proof, that compact was entered into
between Rodcy and Smith to make them
the two United States senators. We say
Smith was traitor when he entertained
such a plan. Because of Mark Smith 3
excellent work in helping to prevent
iointure afterwards, the republicans
have been charitable, but that no pre-
eipitated the jointure fight cannot be
denied.
Delegate Smith said the remarkable
statement was made by the republicans
that if Ralph Cameron is elected he
would secure statehood at the short ses
sion of congress, "eyen though my term
does not expire until March 4th.' He
surely would. Delegate elect Cameron
would rush on to Washington, even
though his salary would not begin until
March 5th, and he would stir up his
boyhood friend Chairman Frank Hitch
cock. chairman of the republican nation
al committee, and other great republican
leaders and get them back of him in
his fight, for the immediate passage
of the statehood bill. Delegate Smith,
to be sure, would be there, serving out
the remaining few months of his term,
and he could assist if he would. And
Ralph Cameron would succeed. Presi
dent Roosevelt has told Governor kib-
hey and other prominent Arizonans that
he now favors single statehood for Ari-
iona, and recently he sent telegram 20
Governor Curry at Santa Fe saying that
he hoped to be able to sign the state
hood bills before he retires from the
presidency. He is a friend of Ralph
Cameron, and Arizona can depend upon
his friendship in securing single state
hood since she has so unanimously eX-
pressed her choice in the matter. He
was an advocate of the referendum and
signed the bill allowing the people OF
Arizona the right to vote upon the
statehood matter. When the vote was
taken and the wish of the people was
known. President Roosevelt, fearless de
fender of the principle of square deal,
bowed to the will of the majority, and
he now desires to sign the bill admit
ing Arizona as single state.
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Mark Smith is demagogue for the
reason that he charges up all the evlis
against the republican party, the old
timc-worn talk of the democratic orator.
Listening to his speech took us back
over the sixteen years he has been max
ing the same sort of argument, and
there was absolutely nothing new in it
even his climateric flights bore evidence
Of age. The tariff, the trusts, the cor
porations, all got theirs. But what have
we got to do with any of these ques'
tions so long as we have no vote on
them. We want statehood so We can
have n voice in national economic mat
tiers, and Ralph Cameron is the man VINO
can get it for us. After we are fun
Aedped citizons we win talk with you
about national matters. He threw MS
arms out to the socialists but he handed
them the wrong bait if they are sus-
ccptible. but we do not believe they are.
They adhere to principle, an unknown
quality among demagogues, hence smith
made no effect upon them. AS Tor the
anarchists he appealed TO, Globe has
none. so he got no votes from that
source.
Globe has not a federal courthouse
for the reason that the government has
not given it to us, and Delegate smith
has not tried to get 1t. AS it is, the GOV
eminent pays ella county $500 year
rent for the use of its courthouse. An
active delegate in congress could secure
federal bguilding for Globe to house
it's postoffice, federal court, forestry OF
fees, etc. Ralph Cameron meant what
he said when he made the statement IN
Globe that the people should have theil
federal court building. Globe will stand
n chance of securing public building
with Ralph Cameron in Washington.
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"Many years ago rode over the ole
Silver King trail into Globe, pegaf
Delegate Smith in his Dreamland speech
And George J. stoneman's grandiio
ouence upon the ride of Ralph Cameron
was scarcely cold. Get together, be con
sistent!
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