Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-13
FAST
BY MARK SMITH
ARIZONANS LOYAL TO THEIR
TRIED FRIEND
CAMERON BOOM CONSIDERED AS
OF LITTLE MOMENT
Democrats in Every County Working
HarmoniousIy and Confident of
Rolling Up Larger Majority
Than in the Past
(By a Special correspondent.)

TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Oct. IL
"Tombstone"-the old Tombstone of
ancient memory and fame-the min
ing camp that probably never mad an
equal since time began.
We find men in the old town. many
men who We're here when the first
blast was exploded, all generous heart
ed. royal men.
1t was here in this busy mining
began the practice of law. 1t was
here that he made a record as district
attorney that struck terror to evil
doers.
Cattle stealing and outlawry which
were inseparable from all busy thirty
ing, new mining camps, held sway on
the broad mesas hard by the town.
The Sulphur Springs valley, south-
east from Tombstone, was the rem
devious of these lawbreakers, and a
merry race they gave the peace Off
GERS of southwestern Arizona-those
palmy days long since passed. But
when Mark Smith was installed into
the office of district attorney he served
public notice upon these nomads that
order had come to abide with the
people of this county The cowboys
laughed at Marks admonition, but the
sturdy young official never wavered in
his efforts till some forty-five bad
men-men who regarded statutes with
derision and officers with contempt,
were landed in the Yuma penitentiary,
while the cattle rustlers and other
law defiers began to sit up and take
notice.
Mr. Smiths record as district at
torney turned up new era in Ar1-
zona. His clarion voice in behalf of
Justice rang clear and true in the
Tombstone court house till the people
of Cochise county, in the interest of
Arizona, in the Interest of good gov
ernment and a new Arizona, demand
ed that he be nominated and elected
to congress, and after retiring from
the position he filled with such credit
to himself and his constituents, he was
triumphantly elected to congress-, and
again and again has a grateful con-
stituency returned him to the legisla-
tive hall of the nation.
Laugh at Opposition
When Mr.. Smith, again being nom1-
nee of the Democratic party re-
porter visited Tombstone to renew old
acuuaintances and ascertain the extent
of the much talked of Cameron boom
in this pretty little town, so famous
in the history of mining camps of the
world.
The first man encountered was an
old friend-Judge j. F. Duncan-a man
who rustled around among the rocks
and caves of Tombstone and Bisbee
before a locomotive was made. Judge
Duncan laughed at the pretenses OF
the Cameron followers.
"Why," quoth this sterling old citi-
zen, Tombstone will not desert Mark
Smith. The Republicans you know,
always make considerable noise before
election, but it invariably ends in noise,
and this year they are even more noisy
than before, but the result will be
the same Mark Smith is a true man;
he has represented Arizona with abil-
ity and fidelity, and the people can
not be coaxed or cajoled into voting
for Cameron. No, you can say that
Tombstone will give Mark Smith his
old-time majority, not only in this
city, but in Cochise county as WELL"
j. N. Gaines, county treasurer of
Cochise county, and one of the fore
most Democrats in the county, laughed
when asked as to the extent of the
Cameron "boom." MARK Smith, Mr..
Gaines continued, Twill carry this pre-
cinct with his old majority. Two years
ago this precinct cast 416 votes, 232
for Smith, 1873 for Cooper and 81 for
the Socialist, and my best judgment
is that Mark will get at least 100 ma
jority here on November 8, and 900
IN the county DIS WHOLE
Democrats All United
C. A. Mcdonald, county recorder of
this county, is another observing and
capable citizen. Mr.. Mcdonald says:
"Cochise county will give Mark Smith
the greatest majority it has ever given
a candidate since the county was Gre
ated. The Democrats of Tombstone,
Bisbee and Douglas are united for the
in
in harmony in the interest of Mark
Smith. 1t is estimated in Bisbee
Marks majority will be 1900 in Cochise
county While the Cameron speakers
are making a lot of noise, they are
awfully short on votes. 1t is an un-
deniable fact that the Cameron bosses
are spending lots of money in this
section but in my judgment it is only
a noisy demonstration calculated to
mislead the thoughtless into the be-
lief that the woods are full of Cam
eron men,"
A. Wentworth, mayor of Tombstone,
and one of the most highly respected
citizens, says: sit is a libel upon our
people even to think that Tombstone
will vote for Cameron. I notice the
same old tactics adopted in this cam
paign as in former ones. Chatter and
clamor, boast of the numerous desert
ers from Democratic ranks and the
rapidly increasing Republican vote. 1t
is all Wind--it is a cheap method of
their man Cameron, and
don't even deceive themselves. We
are forming a Smith Bryan club here
and it will be effective on election day. |
Not that we need such an institution
to tell us how to vote, but just to let
the Republicans know that old Ari-
zonans are still on, earth. Mark Smith |
is stronger by odds than ever before |
in the history of this county. We
know Mark and have absolute faith |
in his integrity and ability, and we
don't propose to swap horses on the |
eve of the great statehood battle that |
is now nearing Arizona
No Reason to Change
John Rock, one of the leading mer-
chants of Tombstone. is another of |
the old timers that smile at the Cam |
eron Megaphone Political Program. |
"No, no, Mr.. Reporter, we are not |
done with Mark Smith yet" replied |
the merchant "Such men as Mark |
Smith are scarce and we cannot af-
ford to retire him till Arizona is firmly |
in the saddle of state gov
ernment. Mark Smith will carry Co
chise county by majority that will |
Mr.. Cameron's friends. We |
don't know Cameron, and while we |
have nothing against the gentleman, |
yet no reason has been nor can be |
offered for substituting him for Mark /
Smith. Tombstone will be found in |