Arizona republican., 1914-08-27
MARK \. SMITH
 0N HIS RECORD
United States Senator Tells One Thousand People Why He Should Be the Nominee of Democrats to Succeed Himself

Mildly ridiculing his enemies, dis coursing on his record and prospects to his friends, and paying the finest tribute ever heard here to Woodrow Wilson the statesman, Honorable M. A. Smith, candidate for e-election to the United States senate, addressed thou sand people in the Y. M. C. A. stadium last night. John Orme, in making his opening address said MT. Smiths talk would not be essentially a political one and 1t was nOt-except in spots. It ranged from the humorous to the viz orous, and proved beyond all doubt, that although the veteran has lost somewhat of his stentorian voice. he is still that same strong outdoor speaker who has held the attention of Arizona audiences for the past twenty years. The speaker could not very we'll avoid boasting of his work in the sen- ate, and his position as chairman of that very important arid lands com mittee to do still more for this state. But he excused what he termed seem ing egotism'' by pointing out the oc- casion, and the opportunity-which were DOtH tOO SOOu tO De lUSt. MT. Orme said that MT. Smith would explain the workings of the time ex- tension bill.
 Tt was very hard to prevent Arizona getting the worst of it-interest at a rate of three or four per cent on de- fered payments, and practically only two years of real grace" said the sen ator. 'The first bill, as I pointed out to my confreres would not benefit Ari zona, but would possibly burden the water users of this state with a debt they might never be able to pay" He explained how the bill was draft ed, the conferences with the secretary l of the interior, and with the Salt River valley delegation. The most notable point he brought out, wasthat of the appropriation provision, saddled on the bill by the house, and upheld by the | house division of the joint committee | against the most vigorous opposition of the senate.
 | We all believed firmly that the money in the reclamation fund should | not be divided by the committed If we are not careful, this money will be i distributed out of the-the-what you call it? The hog barrel-the pork l barrel."
 1 If I am not returned to the senate, or if I should die in the middle of my term, the chairmanship of this commit tee on arid lands goes to the second man on it. Senator Lane Of Oregon. And i1owTweil. do you think, we will fare in this hot dry Arizona against the prejudice of rain soaked Oregon?"
 The senator spoke on the importance of the chairmanship to Arizona at this time His power is almost limitless. He calls the committee or he calls it off, just as he sees fit Arizona has drawn from the reclamation fund near ly sixteen millions of dollars, and has paid back less than a million Oregon has put in ten dollars for one with | drawn"
 Mir. Smith kidded Reese Ling, at first referring to him as "one of my op- ponents." and later thinking better of it and calling him by name.
 T must refer to the inference of one of my opponents-and this will prob ably be my only allusion to this matter in all my campaign-He let it be in ferred l was being led by the corporal tions."
 Then came some mild ridicule, al- ready referred to.
 John o. Dunbar, not by name, but
 by inference, as the publisher of "some
 of those printed sheets, thrown about
 the streets" also came in for mention
 "So I have drawn something like
 seven hundred thousand dollars from
 the public till? Well, not one dollar
 has crossed that (uplifted) palm ex-
 cept salary"
 To the Women who were numerous
 in the assemblage:
 If the men haven't common sense
 enough to know whether I shoulder