Arizona republican., 1912-03-19

AItllltl0en tl lIlt ScIldNt diIu ii'H9C
 Of Representatives of the First
 Legislature ot the State Of Arizona:
 Grateful to Almighty God for the political liberty which has come to us. grateful for the spirit oI American indepcndence through which that lib- prtv has been preserved to us: proud or the Arizona record which has pre- ceded and led to this hour, and grateful for the privilege of plrtici- batting in its momentous. never to- be- forgotten events. l greet you, the chosen representatives of the people of the sovereign State of Arizona. Likewise al servant and representative nf the people. and your fellow worker. l greet you, and in the name of the state welcome you to these legISla- tive halls. not only conscious that your presence will gr1ce them, but confident that your deliberations will he marked by an order Of intelligence So high and patriotism so pure as 10 serve as worthy model for the legislators who in years to come. and through our commonwealth's varying fortunes. will occupy the seats you now adOrn.
 In compliance with the laws direc- ton. and in conformity with long established custom. l have the honor, as governor. to herewith submit to you my report upon the condition of the state, and 10 respectfully recom- mend. in connection herewith. such legislation as to me seems to be war ranted. and as l believe will inure to the benefit and happiness of the peo- pie We jointly represent
 It is fitting, first of all. that l should congratulate you, and through you. the faithful. loyal citizens of Ari- znna. that the seemingly endless struggle for recognition as sovcr- cign commonwealth has finally come 10 a successful. triumphant end; that the persistent. determined efforts Of Arizona's yeomanry have at last been crowned with splendid victory.
 l need not recite the story Of that heroic. unequal struggle. nor count anew the years of its duration. l need not turn again the pages of that painful history. marred by calumy and islander, marked with falsehood, written in ignorance. ended in d poli- ticaI party's shame These things we would, il we could. forget; but l can not pass without tribute 10 the un- faltering courage. the unequ1lled de votiOn. the splendid faith. which dis tinguishod the soldiers who fought these dark and dreary years, Ari- zona'S forlorn fight; who bravely bore their beloved banner, while the fu- ture seemed only tO spell despair: who. by their exalted example. mould ed the Arizona character and brought 10 her name immortal fame. l can not pass without q tribute to those heroes, tried by fire. whose honor and bravery and bulldog tenacity have left their indelible impress upon the Ari- Zona. ave the American mind, for the present and for future generations. I glory in the fact that the impress of this dauntlcsS peoples greatness greatness of mind, of heart and of souls upon you. their chosen repre- S+ntatives, and that their unfalterinG adherence tO principle is reflected in vour selection and inscribed across th. face of the commissions you bear given you 10 still further advance the cause of humanity and of pro- Gress-the cause in which Arizona, of all the states of the Union. is to- day the leader.
 great and grave responsibility faces this youngest of the nations commonwealths. doubt not that you gentlemen-inasmuch as most of you were active and prominent in the incidents which brought it about have a full realization of that re- SpOnsibility's magnitude, and without respect tO partisan affiliation or thought of partisan advantage, will measure up to the standard required for its faithful discharge.
 From position of comparative obscurity Arizona has emerged into the spotlight of unequalled promi- ncnce. From the post of a pitful beggar. long scorned. and reviled and winked at, she has stepped forth q royal heiress. a queen whose every subject is sovereign; from the rank of a distant and little regarded province, her station has become that of leader of men and of states aye. more. the leader of a mighty and irresistible movement, the chief exponent of an imperishable principle.
 The government of Arizona, as founded upon the constitution which the people have ratified is the very embodiment of popular government IL is the most definite expression ever pronounced by man, of social and political organization in which every citizen is the equal before the law oS every other. and government IS truly by consent of the governed Born in a day when the encro 1ch- ments Of predatory wealth have strained the endurance of the masses near to the point of breaking, it ap- peared as a flaming signal in tho night. lighting the way to an almost Sunhoped-for deliverance Ii gave strength tO millions of faltering feet life to countless Tagging spirits courage to the Respondent, fresf vigor to the weary. It placed upor it's makers-the people of Arizona at once a solemn duty and mo- ,..,..n.fh;lif,- With tb,