Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-01
MARK SMITH IS BEST EQUIPPED CANDIDATE.

MARK SMITH IS
 BEST EQUIPPED CANDIDATE.
 The attempt of the tenderfoot press of Cochise county to belittle Mark Smiths record will not injure that faithful public servant with those who have watched his career from the day he entered congress to the pres l ent. Mark Smith has made a record which will not be assailed by any man who is acquainted and who has i regard for truth During the service of Mark Smith in congress he has ac, cOmplished all that could have been expected from a delegate who has no vote and who is denied the privilege of the floor in the discussion of all questions which do not directly inter est the territory.
 The government is today spending millions of dollars in Arizona for the reclamation of public lands and the records will show that Mark Smith introduced the first bill ever present ed to congress asking an appropria- ton from the government for the purpose of retaining arid land. The appropriation asked for by Smith was granted and according to the record this was the very beginning of the large expenditures now being made by the government in Arizona, New Mexico and one or two western states in the enterprise of storing water for irrigation. Mark Smith was one of the committee which drafted the final successful bill which made it possible for the government to ex- pend it's money in the western states and territories in aid of irrigation. Not only did Mark Smgith help to frame the bill known as the reclama- tion act, but he was successful in get ting a part of the very first money set apart for that purpose for the ter ritory of Arizona.
 Is it possible that the republicans believe their party is so devoid of jus tice that it would stop to enquire about the political complexion of Ari- zona when it was considering just measures for our people. In all the years of Mark Smith in congress he has never been confronted with the fact that Arizona was voting the dem ocratic ticket as a reason for denying | consideration or action on any just measure. No one ever heard of the late and lamented N o. Murphy being able to accomplish more in the rn- publican congress in which he served than Mark Smith had been able to accomplish iE the republican con gresses in which he had served up to that time.
 The people of Arizona should only consider in this campaign the one question and that should be which of the two candidates now running for congress is the best equipped to represent the territory of Arizona in the national law making body-HOn Mark Smith, who has twenty years been member of that body or Ralph Cameron, who has never had any ex perience in any law making body, ex. ! cept as a lobbyist in matters which were of personal interest to himself.
 Hon. A. J Doran took occasion tne other day to say that between the two candidates Mark Smith is the better equipped man and added that for h,s faithful service in the joint state hood fight the people of Arizona should always be grateful to him.
 Mark Smith is the best equipped man to represent Arizona in congress and there will be none to deny this who have a personal acquaintance with both Smith and Cameron.