Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-10-28
SENATOR SMITH
SPE AXIS IN
PRESCOTT
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of that great statesman Henry Clay
in Kentucky. My first vote was for
| the party of Thomas Jefferson, and
do not believe any man living
can take lessons from Thomas JEFF
ferson in the theory OF free gov
eminent and not BIO a democrat to-
day. Jefferson was called a dema-
gogue, yet his hand wrote the dec
laration OF Independence and his
master mind was the practical origi-
nator of the great principles of
government which have blessed this
country from the day of his activi-
ty until the present time"
He asked what chance either Mr..
Nelson or Mr.. Hubbell would have
to do anything in the senate if eth
er was elected to succeed him, de-
claring that they would be tailend
erS on committees and out of
touch with the government to such
an extent their hands would be
tied. Then he proceeded to tell
his hearers that he was honorcd
second to no man in the senate
with committee positions, being a
member of the committee on con-
servation of natural resources. chair
man of the committee on irrigation
and reclamation of arid lands, mem
Der of the geological survey COM
mittce, second on the committee
on public lands and a member OF
the committee on the District OF
Columbia, closing his accounting
ny stating that the greatest COM
mittee to which he belongs is that
of foreign relations, because it
brought him into direct contact
with President Wilson. At this
point he declared that Wilson was
the greatest president since Abra
ham Lincoln" adding, "and would
HdIuly except Lincoln.
He spoke OF and endorsed the
watching and waiting policy OF
President Wilson with reference to
Mexico, of his tender of the good
OFFICES of the United States in the
European war, crisis, and placed
the president on pedestal as the
one and brightest shining light in
the universe today with reference !
to all things that makes for peace
and good government, notwithstand-
ing he had severely criticised the
presidents Mexican policy in a
speech in the senate
A review of. the accomplishments
OF the administration, and endorse
ment of every policy that had been
carried through or attempted in
congress, from the tariff bill to the
repeal of the Panama canal tolls
for American coastwise shipping.
met with his hearty approval, and .
he declared that unless the policy .
of the president changed he would,
If continued in the senate, stand
by him in all things from begin
ming to ending.
On the matter of the tariff he
pointed out that free wool had not
decreased the price OF wool to the
American wool grower; that free
cattle had not reduced the price
of meat; that the placing OF hun
dreds OF other articles on the free
list had not been followed by a
reduction in price. Il believe in
unhampered trade, because it is this
kind of trade which alone can bring
to American business an unham-
pered prosperity" he declared.
In referring to his accomplish
ments in congress he pointed to the
four bridges built in the state, two
across the Colorado and two across
the ella rivers. the gift of Fort Grant
to the state for a reform school,
and some other things. He said
that he had introduced a total of
forty-seven bills and resolutions in
the senate, one out of every three
having been passed, while the av-
erage of bills and resolutions pass
ed which were introduced by other
members had been but one in every .
twelve.
His address was punctuated by I
frequent applause.