Weekly journal-miner., 1909-04-28

instance It does not he Tn the direction
 of future political preferment, but i
 does lie in the direction of maintain
 ing the present high efficiency in tn,
 administration of our territorial af
 fairs and, if possible, improving upor
 it. l shall seek only to justify th'
 wisdom of my appointment and thu
 reasonable expectation of the peopl,
 of the territory. Without the loya support of our good citizens, irrespec
 tive of political faith or affiliations
 my task will be a hard one, with 1t
 easy. l feel sure that I can countal
 ways upon my Prescott friends tC
 back me up when I am right and shall depend upon their charitable judgment
 should I make mistakes.
 The warmth of your welcome, the
 sincerity which is apparent in your
 words of faith and confidence and
 the good will manifested since my ap- pointment assure me of this.
 I shall continue to count Prescott my
 home, for I have found nothing in the
 statutes which makes it incumbent on the governor to make his home at the
 territorial capital, however much his
 duties of office may require his pres
 ence there. l am not taking leave of
 you, for you will doubtless see quite as
 much of me as in the past; at least I
 would not have it otherwise.
 l thank you, MT. Mayor, for your words of eommendation of my record as a public official and as a citizen. l thank you all, my friends, for this testimonial of your regard for me as a neighbor and fellow townsman, and of your confidence in my ability and dis position to worthily administer the affairs of our great and beloved Terri tory. These things touch my heart and make me glad that it has been the good fortune of me and mine to live ! among a people so kind, generous and warm hearted, and at the same time so public-spirited as the people of Pres colt. thank you all, my friends, and assure you that I shall never cease to be grateful for this exhibition of neighborly love and friendship which has warmed my heart as nothing else could do
 At the conclusion of the judges re- marks the band played America" while the audience rose and applauded.
 Mayor Goldwater in his usual clever manner then presented George U. : Young, "the youngest secretary the Territory has ever had," as the mayor stated.
 Address of Secretary Young.
 The original and interesting re- marks of Hon. George |. Young was received by our people with the warm oSf af IT. Young touched a responsive chord our prayer, is that we may perform the tasks imposed on us with honor to Arizona first, Yavapai county second, you, our neighbors and friends, third, E and to the men placing us in these positions and ourselves last.' His ad- dress in full follows:
 MT. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle men:
 Ages and ages ago; now, it was not that long ago, but it appears that long to me because of the inventions neces- sity has forced me to devise and the eternal vigilance of pestiferous credit ors-I was a budding barrister, and not ashamed of my record. At that time my friends said l could make speech, but I young then, younger than now, except in name, and of less experience. I thought the truth com mon, and lie a jewel, but Father Time, with his sword working truer and more relentless than that of as he clips the seconds, the minutes, the hours, the days and the years, has taught me the reversal of things, as they seem, until tonight, absolutely know I cannot make speech and, my friends, if you doubt what I say, look upon me as the exist ent and living proof.
 If I am acquainted with the history of Arizona, and I do not claim to be when my knowledge of Arizona is compared to her whom I claim to pos ses one of the brightest intelleets Tn this entire nation and is one of the grandest if not the character Tn all of Arizona-Miss Snarlot NJ. Hall-yet believe my knowledge of the question is sufficient to bear me out when sav-if the recognition by the head of this great nation, President Will liam H. Taft, is of any merit, then Yavapai county, and the citizenship of Yavapai, have this evening no cause to blush for shame. Miss Hall we have as ours all of the time. The two highest offices in this great common wealth of Arizona, our great president has haded for the time being into your hands for the proper keeping. know Governor Sloan will repeat with me, when I say, our wish, our desire, our prayer, is that we may perform the tasks imposed upon us, with honor l to Arizona first, Yavapai county sec { ond, you, our neighbors and friends third, and to the men placing us Tn ( these positions. and ourselves last. |;
 A short eulogy for our governor, ' Richard Elihu Sloan. A man of, and among you, known by you even better I than by me. A man among men. A I scholar and a iurist, Arizona's ablest. ; An ideal combination of poise. grace and dignity He cannot honor the : rubernatorial chair for under the sa- ,redness of our form of government, { ,,on-ar haan r1aead bpVond thei '