Arizona republican., 1910-09-02

cidedly pleasing one even to those who are familiar with his views and knew in substance the line his re- marks would take. He was in good voice and had an audience it was a delight to address. His early re- marks were humorous, referring to charges that Governor Sloan and him | self were carpet baggers, or had been ! and showing by a recital of the events in the lives of both that the charge was unfounded They came here not only among the early settlers but came to whittle out their own ca reers through the line of their pro fessions and not with commissions in their pockets as alleged. Incidentally he said he believed Governor Sloan was the best governor Arizona ever had not ecepting his immediate pre- decessor which was, indeed, a fine compliment for the governor.
 Then taking up the issues of the can paign the governor disooset of them in order, devOting the most at tention to the initiative and the re- ferendum, which has been made the overshadowing issue in this county.
 SDdCc VIII IlDl DtIIlll lilc pItStilld- ton of his argument bat he slowed conclusively that the theory in the first place is not good one and in his opinion is in violation of the con stitution of the United States, in which he is sustained by many emi- nent jurists, though the supreme court has never passed upon it. But getting to the local application, whether constituti Onal or not, he dem onstrated that it vSould nat be a wise thing for MaricOpl county, Arizona, to adopt. He showed that in the first place it enables the minority tO rule. instead of the majority, as it's fol- lowers contend Moreover, it is be- ing urged by the railroad and mining interests of the territory which dcmi- nate in most counties, and sfor what reason Probably that they may escape their just proportion of the taxes If not that then that they may defeat statehood oy- conspirinS to the formation of a constitution that will be rejected, and that they do nat want statehood, he said he could state from knowledge as direct as any infoTma- ton could be secured.
 The speaker recited how the mining and railroad counties had dominated the Arizona legislature and had op- posed taxation He said he did not believe the legislators were less hon. est than other men or that they bad been bribed or bought, but they were made to believe that their local in terests were in jeopardy ard had acted as instructed by the people who voted for them. He said he knew there was an occasional bad man in the legislature but in such cases 1t was the fault of the people who eject him usually and if good men are elected the legislaLLre will be clean, deliberative body, able to serve the best interests of all With the initia- tive. referendum and recall it will be easy enough for the large corporate interests to secure the legislation they want. or destroy the legislation they do not want and also it will give them the machinery for dominating perpetually the agricultural interests so long as they remain in the miner ity in the territory. The most of he ills of the body polite, he said, are like the ills of the human body, mere. ly imginary One reads the advertise ments of the quack nostrunis and finds all the symptoms which lead