Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-20

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 lslature Of the State of Arizona:
 Hfateini to Almighty God for tn,
 poIitlcai liberty which has come to us
 ErsleIuI Tor the spirit Of American IhueI ehdence through which that lib
 "'y mas been preserved to us. proud OI me Arizona record which has pre- ceued ana led To this hour. anu
 grateful for the privilege Of partici
 pa'ng m it's momentous. never-to-be
 forgotten events, l greet you, the chosen representative Of the people Ol the sovereign state of Arizona Likewise a servant and representative oi the people. and your fellow worker
 greet you. and in the name of the state, welcome you to these legisla
 i've halls not only conscious that your presence will grace them. but confident that your deliberations will be marked by an order of intelligence so high and a 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- lion, and in conformity with long established custom. have the honor. as governor, to herewith submit to you my report upon the condition Of the state. and 10 respectfully recon 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 reo- pie We Jointly represent.
 It is fitting. first of all. that | should congratulate you. and through you the faithful loyal citizens of Ari. zona, that the seemingly endless struggle for recognition as a sover- eign 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 it's duration need not again turn the pages or that painful history. marred by calumy and islander. marked with falsehood, written in ignorance, ended in a poli- tical party's shame These things We would. if We could. forget. but l can not pass without a tribute to the un- faltering courage, the unequalled de votion. the splendid faith, which dis tinguished the soldiers who fought these dark and dreary years. Ari. zona's forloTn fight. who brayely 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 to her name immortal fame I can not pass without a tribute 10 those heroes, tried by fire, whose honor and bravery and bulldog tenacity have left their indelble impress upon the Ari- Zona, aye the American mind, for the present and for future generations. l glory in the fact that the impress of this dauntless peoples greatness greatness of mind. of heart and of souls upon you. their chosen repre- 'sentatiyes, and that their unfaltering adherence 10 principle is reflected in your selection and inscribed across the face Of the commissions you bear given you to still farther advance the cause of humanity and of pro- sress-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 it's faithful discharge.
 From a position Of comparative obscurity Arizona has emerged into the spotlight of unequaled promi- l hence. From the post of a pitiful l beggar long scorned. and reYiled and winked at, she has stepped forth | a royal heiress, a queen whose every l subject is a sovereign; from the rank of a distant and little regarded ], province, her station has become that ! of a leader of men and Of states- aye, more, the leader Of a mighty l. and irresistible movement, the chief | exponent of an imperishable prin- | ciple
 The government of Arizona, as founded upon the constitution which | the people have ratified, is the very I embodiment Of popular government. ! IL is the most definite expression ever pronounced by man, of a social and | political organization in which every ] citizen is the equal before the law ! Of every other, and government is | truly by consent of the governed | Born in a day when the encroach- | ments Of predatory wealth have | strained the endurance of the masses | near to the point of breaking, it ap- l peared as a flaming signal in the night, lighting the way to an almost l unhoped-for deliverance. It gave strength to millions of faltering feet, | life to countless Tagging spirits, | courage to the Respondent fresh ] vigor to the weary. It placed upon <. its makers-the peoples of Arizona-l at once a solemn duty and a mo- mentous responsibility. With the | eyes of the world upon them. 1t is for the people of Arizona to vindicate | their claims that all power may with | safety be vested in the governed; .t is for them to demonstrate the prac- ticability, the advisability, the wisdom | of genuine government of. for, and by | the people. An estimate can not DC made for this responsibility im- mensity-not for any fear the friends