Arizona republican., 1908-10-29
ARIZONA PENSIONERS
 AND HON. M. A. SMITH
A Comparison of That Part of His Record With That of New Mexico's Delegate.

Just before Mark Mmith started ou his eastern visit, he was so indiscreet as td try talking of his record in con gress. He tried to point out specifi- .cally that he had done wonders for the old soldlers-the pensioners.
 Mark Smiths record of twenty years in congress shows that he has got through just one pension bill.
 What a contrast is that between Smiths record and the record of Del egate Andrews of New Mexico in this respect,
 During the four years that Andrews has been a delegate, he has secured for the old soldiers of New Mexico more than 226o pensions. which bring into New Mexico more than four hundred thousand dollars annually.
 Smiths statement about his great work for the pensioners having at tracted the attention of the republican territorial committee. a representative of that committee has made a diligent search of the many thousands of pages of the Congressional Record which covers the twenty years during which Smith has been in congress. As the people of Arizona already know. Smiths name very seldom appears in the Record. He has. to be. sure, in troduced numerous bills. but precious ly few of them were passed And as he himself has to admit in the apol- ogy which be formulated some weeks ago, the bills he has passed have been to large extent bills providing for an increase of the bonded debt of Arizona counties and cities
 But about the pensions-here is the official record of Mark Smith, congress by congress, as shown by the Congressional Record:
 Fiftieth congress-no pension bill introduced by Smith.
 Fifty-first congress-No pension bill introduced by Smith.
 Fifty second congress-No pension bill introduced by Smith.
 Fifty-third congress-No pension bill introduced by Smith.
 Fifty-fourth congress-Arizona rep resented by N. O. Murphy.
 Fifty-fifth congress One pension bill introduced by Smith; a bill to increase the pension of Pauline Nj. O'Neill. The bill failed
 F'ifty-siXth congress-Arizona rep resented by J. F. Wilson.
 Fifty seventh COngress-No pension bill offered by Smith.
 Fifty eighth cOngress-Arizona rep resented by J. F. Wilson.
 Fifty ninth congress-This is the congress to which Mir. Smith points with pride for an exhibition of his efficiency in the matter of pensions This is the congress in which he did succeed in getting a single bill through. Here is the official record:
 Bill introduced by Smith to pension Sophia Andre (page 1732, Vol. 4O). The bill failed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pen sion Charles Eberhardt (page 17S2. Vol 40). The bill failed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pen sion Hemeline KimbaH Oage 26OS. Vol. 4O). The bill failed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pen sion George W. Roster Cpage 1752, Vol 4O). The bill failed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pen sion James Shackelport page 1732, Vol 4O). The bill failed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pension Alice I. Simpson (page 6996 Vol. 4O). The bill failed
 (Second session.. Bill introduced by Smith to increase pension of Francis A Biffar (page 1859 Vol 4I. The bill passed.
 Bill introduced by Smith to pension Jose NJ. Jarmarillo Cpage 1897 Vol 4D. The bill failed
 Bill introduced by Smith to pension Cornelia H. Reyes Cpage s59 Vol. 4D. The bill failed
 Bill introduced by Smith to pension James Renshaw page 1923, Vol 4D. The bill failed
 SiXtieth congress-The completed volumes of the late session are not yet available But the indexes covering more than five -sixths of the session show absolutely that no pension bill was introduced by Smith He may have introduced a number in the time not shown by the record at hand-but this record shows none passed by him.
 And vet, during less than four years of this time. Delegate Andrews has se- cured for his people, more than 2,20O pensions. which bring into New Mexi- co more than four hundred thousand dollars annually!
 The record proves one of two things Either Delegate Smith does not try to do anything for Arizona; or, if he does try, he uniformly fails. He can take either horn of the dilemma he chooses.