Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-06-07
FAITHFUL SERVANT
RETURNING HOME.

FAITHFUL SERVANT
RETURNING HOME.
A letter received nom the Hon.
Marcus Aurelius Smith in Tucson
this week says that he will arrive in
that city early in the present month
and it is likely he is already theres
if not he will arrive in few days.
During the session of congress just
closed Mr.. Smith has had great
many things to attend to; a number
of the laws of the last legislature au-
public improvement needed the sane
ton of congress before they could be-
come effective. These matters were
all put through, but net without a
great deal of work on the part of our
delegate In several instances it was
necessary TO get data from several
counties which was called for by the
committees in congress having charge
of the bill
1t can be said that the first session
of the sixtieth congress required
more of the time of Delegate Smith
than any other session during his
long service as the representative of
Arizona
Mark Smith returns to Arizona now
just as he has returned from wash
ington always at the end of con-
gressional session to receive the ap-
plaudits and congratulations of the
people of the territory because of his
faithful service. For eighteen years
he has represented Arizona in con
gress and for that length CT time he
has never neglected duty which was
due his constituents. either individ-
ualIy or collectively. During that time
he has gained for himself a national
reputation because of his loyalty to
Arizona and because of his defense
of the rights of the territory on all
occasions. In any state of the union
wherever the name of Mark Smith is
mentioned it brings Arizona to the
mind of those who hear it and also
when the name of Arizona is mem
toned the name of Mark Smith is re-
membered-
Mark Smiths fight AGAINST Joint
statehood in the ffty-ninth congress
attracted the attention Of the eoun-
try. Notwithstanding the delegate
from New Mexico bowed to the de-
sire of the Roosevelt big stick and
was willing TO accept joint statehood
Arizona's delegate said no and iErs
nediately sounded the alarm and
brought 10 his aid the almost unani-
nous sentiment Of his constituents IN
o.ssositson to the distastefuI measure
which threatened to rob the people
of Arizona of their political heritage.
Had Mark Smith never accomplished
anything before or since that mem,
orabIe fight, what he accomplished
then was sunicient to make the pee
ole OF Arizona love him forever. II
CHANGED that there were enough re-
pablicans in the seiate who believed
in square dealing and treating all peo-
ples OF this country on an equal foot
ing 10 prevent the robbing Of Arizona
of the right of self-government. Sen
ator Foraker Of Ohio had become se-
ouaiuted with the character Of the
people Of Arizona and the west; he
knew that Mark Saith represented a
peoDle who were entitled to the same
treatment which had been granted to
ALI other territories during the his
tory of state making in this country
aud there were sufficient other re
nublicans who joined Senator Fora
ker to pull the teeth of the joint
statehood bill and give to the people
Of arizona the opportunity to kill it
whether the joint statehood propo-
sit,ou shall ever be proposed again or
not, unless we mistake the sentiment