Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-13
BEN GOODRICH ST|RS HEARERS
 WITH ADDRESS
Distinguishes Himself At Dem- ocratic Club Meeting-An- nounces That Mark Smith Will Fight in Arizona.

One of the surest signs of losing campaign is a lack of interest among the voters: and one of the most auspicious indications of a coming victory for g party is for the members to eyince enthusiasm and interest ! Judge by this standard, the Demo crats of Cochise county and Bisbee in particular, have everything to hope and nothing to fear. at the coming election.
 This anent the enthusiastic meet ] ing held at the WarreR District Dem ocratic club headquarters last night. 1 in which every seat was taken, and little standing room left Decidedly l the feature of the evening was the ovation rendered Hon. Ben Goodrich of Tombstone when he arose to speak, and the speech itself. It was quite a while after this veteran Democrat had arisen to address the Democracy pres ent before the tumult caused by his appearance subsided sufficiently to enable him to proceed.
 After a selection or two by the Bis bee band, the meeting was opened with Chairman Letson of the county central committee presiding. In a brief address in which he presented some strong arguments on behalf of Ithe reasons why the Democratic ticket | in the present campaign should be supported. A. Murray, Jr.. held the l interest of the audience He was followed by Attorney E G. Strickler, in an address in which he outdid him self. He reviewed the local situa- tion. spoke with vim and ginger, and was heartily applauded throughout. (. At the close of Strickler's address there followed the dramatic incident of the meeting. Chairman Letson an- nounced that the Hon. Ben Goodrich. of Tombstone, Democratic nominee for the council, Would address the l members of the club. As the Demo cratic warrior, who has grown gray in the service of his party, and whose | life has been crowned with many fit ting honors. arose to deliver his ad- dress, the band struck up the stirring i chords of Dixie" the audience at the same time breaking into cheers that continued long after the recipient of the tribute had reached his stand in front of the crowd.
 The speaker thanked the audience in well chosen words for the honors 1 they had shown him in their greeting And then began his speech. Those who mad not the privilege of being there missed an array of facts ana f1gures. mixed with good humor and | telling sarcasm. The sneaker led from national to local iJ&nes. and showed the bearing of xone on the other with a clearness and a grace that proved him master in the art Of instruction.
 | And then he discussed RaIph Cam
 eron. Without bitterness. without malice, with the skill and manrar of 2 1 Jurist he reviewed every argument
 advanced by This friends, the enemy
 for the election of the Coconino no1ni
 nee, and entrusted the personalities
 and qualifications of the two with q
 harness and incisiyeness that left nothing to be added.
 With interruptions by applause ai
 almost every sentence, he told how or
 the tenth of this month one of the
 most prominent men in the ranks ot Cochise Democracy had received a
 letter from Mark Smith. in which the l latter stated that he had received g
 personal letter from William Jenning: | Bryan, who had asked him that ile gC
 east and assist in the great campaign
 the commoner is wagipg for the com
 mon people of the United States. II
 this letter to his friend in Cochise
 ATlzona's distinguished delegate ask
 ed the advice of his frierd as tc
 whether it were his duty to remain il
 Arizona and fight the battles oi
 Democracy here. or go to the aid O
 the party's chief exponent. in ais win ming fight for the presidency.
 The outcome of the matter was, tha
 upon the almost unanimous advice o his friends, Mark Smith has decided
 that his duty is to remain in Arizona
 to see that when, in the next fev
 months, she takes her place anon,
 the sisteThood of states, 1t will b, among the Democratic common
 wealths of the union. where sh.
 rigntfully belongs. With gentle saI
 casm. that brought roar of laughte
 from his hearers, the speaker in
 quired if they could imagine a simiIa
 action on the part of the Republican,
 with reference to Taft; that the Re RNoAiS0h ACoOCiSf dc Hdu the DcIIlO
 crats in recognizing the national in
 fuence and reputation of Mark Smith
 would send word to Ralph Cameron
 that they would want him to hell
 them out in the national campaign
 At the close of his address Good Irich was showered with congratuIa tions. Judging from the effort a,
 made last night Cochise county next member of the council Will b : much in demand as a speaker durini the present campaign. And the bes 1part of it all, is that all through tn talk Goodrich made last night, asia ] from its logic. breadth and earnest ness. was the feeling that here is man, who is not in politics for hin iself. but for the good he can do: tha he has really made a sacrifice in th
 present race because he deems 1t hi Ituty.