Graham guardian., 1911-10-06

conduct gs a mere Territorial Dele
gate was a revelation to Congress.
He trampled all precedent under
his impatient feet; declaring it to
be not a time for red-tape diplomacy
Of months, but for immediate and
instant action to stop at once the
flow of blood, he mounted the steps
of the White House. To the Presi-
dent he told in respectful language,
but earnest demeanor, such story
of Arizona's wrongs as had never
before fallen upon presidential ears.
Face to face and eye to eye, with
the President, he urged her cause
with overwhelming force, until he
bore from that room the assurance
of immediate action.
The head of the war department
was summoned al once before the
president and an order issued dis
patching General Miles to Arizona.
with instructions to end the march
| of desolation and to bring old &C.
ronimo and other savages to retri-
button, with the full power Of the
government. What followed that
presidential order has gone into
history history enacted during
succeeding years and within our
cur presence. Weeks of pursuit
grew into months, and months OF
unceasing vigil and mountain war
fare grew into years; the seasons
came and went in the determined
effort to bring peace to Arizona
firesides and give assurance OF safe
ty to Eastern families, who looked
with envy toward our great re-
sources and manifold opportunities.
while stricken with awe by the hard
ships we bore. Without the down
fall of Geronimo and without the
overthrow of Indian savagery, there
was no hope for increased popula,
| ton, no hope for new homes, no
hope for development in our midst,
no hope for future State of the
| Union.
i As the sturdy. voice of Mark
Smith kept up the fight in Congress
| and before the War Department,
while years went on, the Apache
war cries became more infrequent--
weaker and weaker. The Indian
warrior and hunter no longer pur
sued the helpless settler; he became
the fleeing fugitive as he cast aside
the tomahawk and closed his lip!
against the hideous war-cry. lie
: ronimo has died in State far from
: the scene of his birth and deeds o.
bloodshed.
Mark Smith has seen peace, pros
! perity and approaching Statehood
come from his efforts in direct lin'
with his prediction made a quarte
of a century ago. when he so earn
estly and effectively urged the over
r throw of the Apache as the onl!
!, means of building Arizona into Sow
ereign Statehood. Many patri
e archal head is whitened Ger ant
many a cheek Is bronxed and fur
e rowed while looking hopefully for
n ward to the fulfillment of. that pre-
c diction and the dawn of this hou
of prosperity and peace, to be con
S summated in Statehood.
With the ending of Apache raids
t new people have thronged into Ari
i IONA, while the old pioneers ar
d rapidly passing away. The voice
b of those that remain are now raises
n in entreaty to the young manhood
e who are coming on to the stage o
+ action in Arizona, in behalf of Mar
g Smith, as one of the first two Unite
8 States Senators. There are younge
e men and later corners from whor
Y the selection may be made for tn
s other senatorship; but all shoul
l. unite in aiding the old pioneers t
e secure a seat in the United State
h Senate for Mark Smith. He hf
= been as true to Democracy as tn
IS needle to the pole; he has kept tn
n faith through all the years. 1
n him. more than to any others ye'
e more than to all others, is due tn
y place which Arizona will occup
= upon the map of States. Let I
e give honor to whom honor is due.
% well done thou good and faitl
Is full servant; thou hast been faithf'
n over few things, | will now max
n thee ruler over many things" is tn