Arizona republican., 1910-08-31

greeting, announcing his pleasure at
 being able to meet the people of
 Phoenix again in company with so
 distinguished a gentleman as the
 postmaster general. The latter, he
 said, had told in an able manner
 what Arizona is expected to do, and as the representative of Arizona in
 congress, knowing the conditions as
 fully perhaps as anybody, he desired to emphasize MT. Hitchcock's remarks
 He said he did not speak as repub-
 lican or a democrat, but solely as
 true Arizonian. He recalled his cam
 paign promise that if he did not se-
 cure an enabling act he would never
 again ask for the votes of the people,
 and he believed he had to large
 extent made good. He had done so
 by promising the powers that be that
 the people of Arizona would in turn
 make good, and he believed they
 would do so when they go to the
 polls on September F. This election,
 he said, he regarded as even more
 important than those that would come
 after, and every true citizen should
 be on hand to vote in accordance with
 his best ideas of good government.
 He said we could not expect to sue
 cessfully go before congress with
 constitution full of fads and isms,
 and neither is this the time for the
 voters to exploit their personal am-
 bitions, but to cast their votes and influence for those who can and will
 make an acceptable constitution, one
 that he can earnestly and hopefully lav before the president and the con
 gress of the nation.
 Other Speakers.
 Secretary George U. Young made a humorous talk that added much to the iollity of the evening and inn pressed some original ideas. J. C. Adams made a ringing speech, in which he recited the story of the statehood fight in its essential de tails, leading up finally to the placing of the final issue before congress, when the biggest and best president lent his powerful influence to that of the other forces at work, and de- manded of congress that it pause and mass the statehood bill. Incidentally he paid a fine tribute to MT. Hitch cock as the long time and depend
 able friend of Arizona, whose genius 1 for organization made him famous | both in politics and in the depart ments. II. B. Wilkinson made short speech, reciting a funny story with | a moral to it that fitted the case ol | Arizona. MT. Hubbell, one of the no- | table men of northern Arizona, made | a very pelasing and enthusiastic talk and was loudly cheered. Dwight B | Heard being loudly called for chose
 "F'riendship'' for his topic, and as his finest illustration pointed to the | constant friendship for Arizona thai l had been exhibited by Postmaster General Hitchcock
 Governor Sloan, in closing, said nc
 wanted to add word of personal ap- | nreciation of the efforts of MT. Hitch | cock. who to his personal knowledgt l had been laboring hard for Arlzona ! since 1908, and he knew that wha' Mir Hitchcock had said was not be- cause of his identification with one of the great political parties. but pe- | cause he is interested in the state to he. And in the same way, he said 1 he knew that President Taft was sin l core in his desire to see the new ! state enter the Union on terms thai would justify his work in behalf oi 1 the territory.
 The meeting was closed by three rousiug cheers for President Taft.