The Arizona sentinel., 1910-07-28

helS( at the GandGlfo h0tet hlui'i't' at which nearly every citizen SanYuma managed to be present aud sTsht e hands with MT. Cameron.
 kiday morning the guests were taken fSsa ride through the Yuma rnIley, mtops being made, and Friday they were taken to inc grcas hdam and shown ov- CT that strucs Project Engineer Sellew. :.
 Friday evening public speaking bod heen arranee1 the Main street school building, and one Of the largest crowds ever seen in Yuma was cut to fear the sueeches.
 Mayor F. L. Ewing presided and the first speaker he introduced Wa At torney P. I. Robertson, who in q short speech welcomed the slest5 to the city and paid high tribute to Delegate Cameron and others who were instr''- mental in securing Statenood fer Ar zona.
 Mayor Ewing then introduced Hon Ralnb Cameron and in part MT. CaIl- cron said:
 MT. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
 and Fellow Arizonians:
 "I want to assure you that it is distinct pleasure for me to face d. na audience. There are many mer' ories of Yuma in ny mind as l face you. l came to Yuma IS CT 1J years ago, and expected at that time to make this city ny home. l filed on some land near here, but "hcn the government afterward made it's rIi- ing I was ruled eff, and that is prob ably the reason that l do rot now hal: from Yuma instead of Flagstaff
 'I diG not comc here expecting the thanks of the people fer what l have done, but l came here to meet my cor stituents, the people I am working for 1, and to see if there is anything that I can do for you.
 .eTbe neople of Arizona are the best people on earth; they are gathered from all the states in the union, aud they are today writing history that will live ill the years to como. l have been visiting the different sections cf Arizona and everywhere l have gone have noted progress and prosperity all over the state.
 ''The people Of this terTito'y have everything to be proud Of and every thing to be proud for. We have oli fertile agricultural valleys, we have cur mines Of surpassing richness, We have the largest coal fields in the U. S.. and there is absolutely no reason why this state should not be first ard foremost in tie grand sisterhood of states.
 Tt is now up to Arizona to make good with a constitution that wi. meet with the approval of the Nhoie world and stamp AriZonidns as tie men of the hour.
 There has been much talk o7eT the territory and in the territorial
  in its entirety until 1912 or 1913, but this is not true. It depends on tue people of Arizona to make 3 consti- tuition that will meet witn the approV- al. and ;t depends entirely on the peo- ple as to whether we are eight months or two years getting into the union. ;,
 ''Ninety-seven per cent Of the pG0- ple are for a constitution that will get us statehood at once; for .i. sa:e anl sane document. Then why let the three Der cent dominate us in this. our chance of putting Arizona in the column of states under the grand old flag.
 ''I hope, ladies and gentlemen, that when I go back 10 congress that l can present to the president the finest and best constitution of any state m the union.
 It does not make any dilfcreHce If we Go not get every whim aLd every iica of everybody into the coastit,,- ti1.l What We want is a safe and sane constitution that the president can approve Of, and the wnolo people can approve of, and if we get this cH Gc before March 1, Arizona sliorld be admitted into the union.
 "PreeiIent Taft has been with Us, congress has rallied to he fiag, Sen ator Beyeridge has worked for us, Chairman Hamilton nas worked hard and the people of Arizona gre rcspOl- | sibIe for the rd ssage of the statehood bfi President Taft was out among Us last October He stated that he never met a better clacs of people anywhere, and he w~nt befOle congress and the leaders of the party with that state meent Postmaster General Hitch cock also made trip out h.re, and he cane back to Washington enthus iastio fer the admission of Arizona ana to all these, we as hrizonians owe ? debt we can never repay.
 Mr. Cameron then tcTched on iccvl conditions and said that he Was wi.li