Weekly journal-miner., 1910-07-20
REPUBLICANS AND ARIZONA

No one who. witnessed the memor- able gathering. about the tables in the Gadsden dining room, Thursday night, could doubt that the Repub- ican party in Arizona is in state of harmony, says the Douglas Dis patch. There. were many men pres ent, who, according to the Demo cratic editors of the Territory, are waiting for the slightest opportunity. regardless of prorocation, to fly at each others throats. The opportun- ity was present in Douglas, Thursday, when the leaders of the party gath cred from all parts of the Territory to participate in the welcome to Delegate Cameron.
 But there was nothing doing in the internecine strife line.
 Instead, there was every evidence that peace prevails; that every wheelhorse is in harness, and that all are pulling together as they never have before.
 The Cameron Day dinner was pro- yocative of prophecy. Never before in the history of Douglas has there been a gathering combining so many distinguished sons of Arizona Rare ly, if ever before in the history of the Southwest, has there been cOmmingling of Republican leaders and Republican henchmen, inspired with such thrilling enthusiasm. The inspiration of Republicanism seemed to pervade the very atmosphere of the city from the moment those two magnetic personalities entered Doug las. It grew as they moved about among the crowds of admiring citi- zens and surcharged the atmosphere when they took their places at the head of the festal board. From the moment when, with clairvoyant pre- cisiOn, Postmaster Sames signaled the unfurling of that historic flag that unfolded before the eyes of
 
 the guests the striped and starry field into which the star of Arizona $ sovereignty even now is rising, this aura of triumphant Republicanism enveloped the brilliant assemblage.
 Primarily, the demonstration of Cameron Day, was arranged to give opportunity for fitting tribute of ap- preciation for the work the dele gate, the governor and the scores of other loyal fighting friends of Ari zona have done for the coming state But none could avert, or avoid the sense of presentient auguy that dominated the event. The occasion naturally and without human direc- tion, took upon itself the aspect of the thresholds of the new epoch. fer Arizona.
 Occupying the place of highest honor as guests of Douglas Repub- icans and through them, of all Ari- zona, were the men who will be re- corded in history as the last gov ernor of the Territory and the last Delegate to Congress from the Ter ritory of Arizona Their distinction is no less than that of those who have been the first to occupy such offices.
 This fact brought to the minds of those assembled the realization that Arizona is face to face with a supreme crisis in her history. Her Territorial history is behind her, with its record of struggles and ad- versity, of hardship and conflict and triumph. The review of the past reveals the factors of coming SOW ereignity in embryo, the refining in the crucible of experience of the elements of the citizenship of the coming state. And out of the hard | ships and struggles, the adversities and triumphs of the period of Ter ritorial probation, arise the sheer ity, ability and integrity that will make the state worthy of the high |