Tombstone epitaph., 1909-10-24
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Iren approaching in a body, hs sad:
 LADILs ASD GENTLEMEN: l see the future citizens of Aria ma, aud am sure you vii! par ion brief intermission to await their arrival
 Ladies and Gentlemen :-l have just had the honor of meeting the Editor and Publisher, and I think l can cay | with accuracy. the principal part of the executive management of the | roNBsT NE EPrrAPH, THE ToMBsr NE PRosPEcroR and the ARIZONA KICKER. In the presence of a newspaper o. ssnIzstiop GO extensive l hesitate 10 make any remarks that have not been carefully prepared and reduced to writing, for you know what the news paper fraternity cen do to you, Daughter and applause.)
 From my bnynood the title of the TOMBSTONE EPiTAPH has srnused in my imsg instion scenes of the m' si fascinating interest; scenes of th's western life in the early days of the Terr tory of Arizona. The nsme Tombstone stsnds for kind of man hood. a courageous, determined, in dotnitable manhood, tha. made pos sible the winning of the wet. A d ] .m certain that those admirable qu,l-
 , es have b .en perpsruated here, ha e been maintained, and hare been com- b,ned with those other good qusli,ie- that go to make up the character .t the citizens of this Territory. (Ap plsuse)
 "lt was that citizenship that im i pres sed Pres dent Taft so fsvorablv at the time of bis trip thrnu,h arz,na,
 Aud after all, it is not the resnurce- oi the Territory: Is not your great ex psnse of territory, req ching far from north 10 south and from east 70 wet l it's rot the number of your popula. | tion, hut 1t IS the ch racter oi the 1 people that is most important in de termin,rg your fitness for statehood
 Aud after comiug to Arizona. after
 meeting the peep e of th,s Territory the President was firmly convin, ed that you were qualified for the re. SD one bii ty of that fuller measure oi citizenship that comes with statehood and he renewed the pledge tha, he took ss the standard bearer oi oul [ party, ID taking h's position squsrely upon the platform we adopted. prom Is ng in the near future the admission | of Ariz ns to statehood. And, Lsdie. and Gentlemen with the Presi. d-nt'- great in fuence back of us | with the iBh ience Of others, party i-Hdere, with your own eiega,e t' con ,rers. anu your esteemed gov. erDOr, sli working n hearty cn-opera. ion, we feel confident that at the mex; ses-ion Of congresst..e egis io', von SO much desire will he enacted And that is the message I bring you and do not see what can say fuI- ther, except to thank Sou for tie ma k+d compliment you have paid n.e ID gathering here 10 me., me, aud to tell you that my visit to the cities of Arizuna has been u ost agreeable in every way. l have come up from the valley; have b, en st Douglas. at B soee and then st Courtland, and now have the pleasure of visiting for the first time the famous town of Tombstone; and ss I have gone through this wonderful soul, ,besst part of Arizona, 1 have been able to realize more fully than ever before the w,n. derful resources of Arizona. You have the chsrscteristics of citizenship requisite fur statehood; you have also rhe wonderful resources that will make : prosperous state.
 wish you the fullest measure of prosperity and one of the finest states 10 the union.
 Thank you.