Year: 1874

or progress. may for a time, in some localities, seem blocked; {; notwithstanding that bad men stand in the way of all advance meut in government, in morals and in everything that pertains to human progress, yet they are powerless to arrest the onward march of truth. And truth is the foundation of all true progless, and truth will always triumph in the end. A good, honest, patriot ic. upright man, friend to hu- manity, to his country, and to the highest interests of civilization, permits himself to present his name to his fellow citizens, as a candidate for the highest office in their gift, possessing qualifications of a high order and the confidence of all good men who know him. and he is immediately set upon by a pack of interruptions men, who endeavor to bIacken his character and befoul his good name. Human vultures and black-hearted fratricidal ingrates! willfully forgetting all that he has done for humanity, for jus tice and for truth; willfuIly for. getting all that he has done for the widow and the orphan and his generally open handed gen. erosity to all in sickness and dis tress, thus pursue and endeavor to damn him, merely for the rea- son that they prefer another man for the office to which he aspires! "Oh shame! where is thy blush?"

 We are led to these reflections in contemplating the course of some men in this campaign. And these men, at least most of them, know and believe from the bottom of their hearts, that HIRAM s. STEVENS is the man for the time and the place. There is no use in trying to disguise the fact that those men who know anything about MT. Stevens and are oppos- ing him are shining against light and knowledge. They know that he is the right man. They know thathe is head and shoulders above all others seeking that po- sition, in the qualifications neces- sary to the proper discharge of the duties of the office. Then why does any man oppose him? Why let blind fanatical preference for some other man lead you astray?

 Fellow citizens, thinking intel ligent voters, you well know that of all the candidates in the field, HIRAM s. STEVENS possesses the  best qualifications to represent the Territory aud it's interests at Washington.

 But to our text. Progress is the order of the day" and the word is, "onward to victoryW The cheering news still comes from every portion of the Territo- " that MT. Stevens is still gain ing ground. The solid people, those who reflect for themselves and are not likely to be carried away by the voice of detraction and deceit are everywhere rally ing to his support. They don't belong to any county or section. They see that in HIRAM s. STE VEINS they nave man of sterling integrity and solId ability; a man in whose heart sectionaIism has no place, and who, if elected, will work heart and soul to promote the best interests of the whole Territory and it's people. Then let all true Arizonans rally to his standard. Of his election there there can be no doubt. But a mere election is not all we ask. We want the independent voters of Arizona, who know and appre. ciate true worth. to roll up a great and triumphant majority for the good, true, and tried pioneer, the friend of Arizona, HIRAM s. STEVENS, the peoples choice :!