Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-29
OVATION TENDERED THE
 REPUBLICAN NOMINEES

| me most easily dHenueu Ol any sIdIe
 constitution in the United States or
 at least as easy as any.
 ''When the constitution was made and completed it was sent to the people for ratification. During the convention we had received informa- tion from reliable sources that if it contained the recall of the judiciary it would not be acceptable at Wash ington. The enabling act contained grand donation. It was this: Con- gress gave the new state of Arizona ten million acres of public lands of the United States, eight million acres to be devoted to the public schools but several hundred thousand addi- tional acres for other educational in- stitutions valued at from s to $25 per acre.
 "Another gift, Coconino, Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties had considerable indebtedness. Most of this indebtedness consisted of per cent bonds. The amount of Coeonino s debt was $159,000; and in 1912 that would amount to $31S,OOO counting the principal and interest paid. Mar icopa, s563,O ,OO0; Pima s6s6,OOO; and Yavapai S677.OOO. Ralph Cameron Yuoro +bo ,,d;o,ao h,,,.. ;r. ou plause which lasted for several min utes), appeared before the committee on territories and asked that com mittee to reimburse the four counties for the money they had paid out and which the Supreme court had de- clared valid and for which a curative act had been passed.
 "Ralph Cameron said, 'Mr. Chair man. congress has imposed upon these counties and I ask you to pay to these counties this money.
 '' The Chairman replied, That is scandalous; it is preposterous.
 ." Well, what can you do fur us? Can you not give us land?'
 |" After four days the Chairman said. Yes we will do that. We will give one million acres to pay the in debtedness for these counties
 "'What would you say to me. MT. Voter, if had come back before you and advocated that constitution? You would have said you have betrayed us. You were sent to obtain state hood and you have betrayed your trust and we will remember it. Is man worthy of your respect if he gratified his political ambition by making constitution which would cause statehood to be denied us. for that was the stake in the game. We were playing for $6S3,OOO which was to be paid into the treasury of Yava- pal county. That is one of the things which moved me and which should move every loyal citizen of this coun- ty. The constitution is part of my own work and therefore partly be- longs to me as well as it belongs to you and to every citizen of the ter ritory.
 ''I have a sort of policy. l de- sire the highest order of educational conditions and have marked out and advocated a system of compulsory education. We have one but it is a cumbersome one The state should educate every child within its do- main and the text books should be purchased by the state. The repub lican platform is the only party plat form which pledges this.
 "My administration will be a busi- ness one, a non-partisan one. I shall advocate the development of the vast resources of this great new state. On our hillsides many mills are idle and men are roaming around to find work. What is the cause of this de- pression? I think I can tell and I think I have a remedy. Our people have reached a stage where they have exhausted themselves and have become depressed. We know that Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco banks have in their vaults thousands of dollars which be- long to depositors. Why may we not invite these men with this capital to come to this territory. If they bring this money here we will protect it as well as we protect our home in- dustries. That is the key to the situation
 As the judge talked many people in the audience rose and cheered at the top of their voices while the stamping of feet and clapping of hands made very Bedlam. The