Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-29
WORTHY TRIBUTE TO MARK SMlTH.

The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, sends the following to that paper which will be pleasing to the many friends of Senator Smith {; in this state:
 Every democratic member of theI Smith family in the Senate" Sill re- tire from that body March {, 1915, un. less reelected. And the democratic end of that famous group of states men comprise about all of it.
 There is Senator John WalYrj Smith, of Maryland: Senator HoiFe Smith, of Georgia; Senator Ellison D. Smith, of South Carolina. and Seh2tor Marcus Aurelius Smith of Arizona only William Alden Smith of Michi- gan. is a republican. And it happens, too, that all four of the democratic Smiths have real op- position in their states. Smith of Maryland has his Marbury; Smith of South Carolina has his Rlease; smith of Georgia has his Howell. and Smith of Arizona has whole wagonfui of | people who are eager to take his seat
 The case of the Arizonan is inter esting. just as ne himself is one or inc most interesting characters III she senate. His is new state. It's people i never. until two years ago enjoyed public honors. They were merely citizens of Territory, disfranchised except in local affairs.
 Therefore, when Arizona was ad-' p,;ited to Statehood innumerable party leaders inspired to cfice. They had had only poor pickings in all the years gone by and many there were who were anxious to assume important of 1c;al responsibilities and incidental Iy to draw official salaries.
 But a state having only one con gressman and two senators does not offer agreat variety of places for It's ambitious citizens to pick from. Yet the people of Arizona could not and did not fail to reward Mark Smith with enc of the three great offices in their gift.
 This reward came as result oi 20 vaars of hard fighting for statehood smith had been a delegate in con gross from the Territory almost con tinuously for a decade. As delegate he had no vote, but he had voice in debate. the privilege Of the house floor and an opportunity to reflect the demand of his people at home for recognition and enfranchisement-
 And smith voiced this demand in season and out. He haunted commit tee rooms. he laid seize to the White House. he importuned house sBd sen ate leaders. he made speech upon speech, ae diekered., he negotiated he maneuyered and he played politics with republicans when they were in power quite as consistently as with democrats when they controlled. ali to advance the cause of statehood for Arizona.
 Finally little more than two years ago congress and the president moved to admit Arizona to the sisterhood Of s,ates With this accomplished. Smith vent back home. He vas no longer a delegate. He was merely private citizen who had served constituency long and successfully.
 But the veseran fighter was not to remain in retirement. The people oi the new state still needed him iu Washington. They needed his exper fence in legislation. They needed his vice kposledge ,of public men and pablic measures They needed his Fe sourcefaIness and his leadership 1T the battles that were to come. in voiving tho great vital interests O their state And realizing all thh