Weekly journal-miner., 1911-11-29


 than casting reflections upon oppon- ents. formed the keynote of last nights republican rally at the Elks Theater The house was filled and at the request of the presiding officer that all who were not vitally interest ed in the immediate development of the new state quite a number of very young Americans left the upper gal lery and from that time until the close of the speaking every man and woman in the house listened with anxious intensity to the words of every speaker; it might truthfully be said that last night rally was one of the most vital held thus far. The speakers were men whom every one in the audience knew and they talked about the issues which actual ly affected every voter present. What is being done in Washington and in the court of Europe is of course of interest to us all as nation, but what is going to be done by the man next door affects the citizens of Yav- apai much more vitally. Last night $ speakers were not going to spend the nations money but they are the men who are going to spend the money which comes out of the pock- cts of Yavapai s citizens and on that account the entire audience wanted to hear just what every can didate intended to do should he be elected to office. Let it be said to the great credit of the speakers that they not alone absolutely refrained from indulging in the harsh criticism which marked the democratic meeting of a week ago but they graeiously re- trained from even mentioning either of the opposing parties other than in a most general way. It was, "the members of the other parties,'' or "my opponent" and not a wide range of inflammatory abuse.
 After listening to the "Star Span gled Banner,' by the Prescott band the candidates seated themselves up on the stage and county chairman, J. W Mines, announced that E. J. Mitchell, republican candidate for the office of county attorney, would preside.
 E. J. Mitchell
 Prescott's brilliant young attorney then read a list of the various county candidates and said that as he had desired to address the audience at some time during the evening he would take the opportunity to do so at that time.
 In a few short, well chosen, ineis- i've words he sketched his career and asked that the audience lay aside the fact that he was a candidate on the republican ticket and east their voters for him if they deemed him the right man for the office. Party lines he said should not be a factor in choosing a man for so important an office as that of the county at torney. He referred to the office to which he aspires as a necessary evil due to the existing social conditions. This evil made it necessary that the laws should be enforced. This as sured to the weak the protection of those laws and if properly enforced they would demand the respect of the strong as we'll
 He spoke of the great value of preventative over curative measures and said that this was true of poli tical as well as physical ills. His speech was greeted with several bursts of applause and when he prom ised a square deal to all, regardless of politics the audience showed how his manly straightforward address had appealed to them by responding in a manner which left no doubt in the mind of anyone that Prescott is proud of the record of E. J. Mitchell and will show their appreciation of his clean record by casting their votes for him on the 18th of next month.
 Brownie Gentry. In referring to the next speaker, Mitchell said that the man he was about to introduce was well known to every citizen of this county. Prob ably many of them were well acquaint with him but would be greatly sur prised to learn that their acquaint- ance was on false basis and that the next county treasurer although christened Charles F. Gentry, was shown from one end of the county to the other as "Brownie" Mention