Arizona republican., 1910-03-30

who brought him to Phoenix and he has been here ever since He told how
 Yuma looked iu those days when Il dance hall was thc only meeting place of d pIblic nature and there gathered the elite pf the city. the McNicdhs the soldiers. the criminals and all other kinds of people good and bad. lie related also q number of early Phu"nIA incIdnnts and how he tried his iirst laWSuit under a cottonwood tree where the Irvine block or Doris grocery sirrr now stands. the story being d very graphic one. Like the snveronor the judge also paid worthy tributes |" Che pnncerS saving that h" often thought they had been too little non uTcd for their struggles of the days when there were difficulties and cm- harrdSSmcnts and dangers {" life. en- cpunt.rcd on every hand.
 Senator ThurSton of Nrhr!sha W1s an invited guest and .r..'Wing Judge Baker the toastmasttr CHI!ed up"n him tu. address the gathering. The senator delivered ringing speech. cnlivencd by stories and periods of ordtory that created great enthusiasm He said h"
 
 r,cjtals of Arizona history and only wished he could pay his respects Co the pioneers iu as glowing language as had been done. Nevertheless he said he had seen some western life himself ;Jrtwecn the Missouri and th" Pacific and sometimes when he thought of othcr days days he had almost wished t5at old conditions might be restored when everything Was wide open and there was no limit under the stars. All of which. given as a testimony Jo the rugged character of thc frontiers men. brought him a hand of appre- citation.
 Continuing the senator sad that his own recollection of Arizona dated back ! twenty-five years. He was then think ing of a trip to the coast via the southwest and applied tO an old army officer for information. The latter tolG him that the trip would involve d two days ride across Texas during which he would wish he was in New Mexico. When he reached New Mexico hc would wish he was in Ari- zona and when he got in the middle of Arizona ho would wish he was in hell . what he sees today hc said he is pre- pared to tell his eastern friends who want to come west to come by all mcanss via the great state of Texas. and across tuc developing state of N"w Mexico but by ali means come into the heart of Arizona. He said that since coming here instead of wishing hc Was in hell he had found himself Iu a paradise. Speaking ut statehood he said the nation needs this country. not merely as de- pcndoncy but on equal terms with the other states. and in thc near future would S" order it and when that was done he expected to see the western statesmen make the eastern men look to thir laurelS He spoke of the char aCter of the citizenship as he had ob- served it and of its loyalty and said he believed that here had been realized a little earlier and little, better than anywhere. the reunion of the north and the south. Closing with d fine pcroratinn he said that while he still tolerates the east he never feels as much'at home as in the west the backbone of American civilization
 At the. conclusion the toastmaster thanked the senator for his address saving that if the consent of Dr Hughes and w Canning Eould be secured. he thought the gentlemen present would like to se the town opened up again just for one night for the benefit of the senator.
 General Sampson offered a vote of thanks to the senator which was unanimously carried by q rising vote and the session was declared ad- iournod