[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 120 (Friday, September 11, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H7612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


    A TRIBUTE TO TWO OUTSTANDING CITIZENS FROM THE STATE OF ARIZONA

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise this afternoon in the wake of a 
momentous vote to discuss not what lies ahead but to remember two who 
have gone before, from my great State of Arizona. I first pay tribute 
this afternoon to Governor Jack Williams, a dedicated public servant 
who served as Governor of Arizona during challenging times from the 
mid-1960s on through the early 1970s, an effective leader, a true 
public servant, who reminded us all that public service is not always 
equated with public office.
  Jack Williams, for many years before serving as Governor of Arizona, 
was a broadcaster. Mr. Speaker, his repeated broadcasts on KOY radio 
were a source of inspiration and amusement to his fellow Arizonans and 
every day he would conclude his broadcast commentary with a sign-off 
saying, ``It is a beautiful day in Arizona. Let us all enjoy it.''
  Arizonans enjoyed unparalleled economic prosperity during the 
administration of Governor Jack Williams. He was a dedicated results-
oriented leader, but more than that, he was one who listened to all 
Arizonans, one who never developed the trappings or the arrogance of 
office; instead, always dedicated himself to the ideals of true public 
service, whether as a broadcaster or later a mayor or finally as 
governor of the great State of Arizona.
  Because of Governor Williams' efforts, we remember him today and we 
can honestly say, there is a great future for Arizona. Let us all enjoy 
it.
  Mr. Speaker, despite the fact that those in the punditocracy in the 
light of current events and other procedures would say that the culture 
of Washington has somehow denigrated, has somehow deteriorated, until 
the politics of personality, I would make this observation, for I rise 
today also to remember another Arizonan, not a member of my party, not 
one who subscribed to the conservative philosophy to which I adhere, 
but one who I believe needs to be recognized. His name was John Cox. He 
aspired to service in this chamber and, Mr. Speaker, just last week, he 
passed away, even as he had made plans again to challenge my good 
friend and colleague, the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Salmon) in the 
First Congressional District of Arizona.
  John Cox was not a man with whom I agreed but, Mr. Speaker, he was a 
man whose company I enjoyed. Indeed, the last time we had a chance to 
get together was at one of the great programs that has been run 
nationally, where Americans got together to discuss the future of 
Social Security. That meeting was scheduled in the Valley of the Sun in 
the days immediately following the passing of Senator Barry Goldwater, 
and it was during an honest, open dialogue and discussion, listening to 
citizens of Arizona when John Cox leaned over to me and whispered in my 
ear, I have something for you that I would like you to have that I 
believe will mean far more to you. Even though it has great meaning for 
me, I know it will have far more of a meaning to you.
  Mr. Speaker, what John Cox gave me are the little replica of glasses 
I wear on my lapel just above my Congressional pin, glasses that 
symbolize allegiance to Barry Goldwater in the 1964 campaign. John 
Cox's gesture bespeaks what is good about our political process because 
in this chamber, even in these challenging days ahead, there will be 
honest disagreements, sincerely held, passionately stated. Our Founders 
experienced the same, in what Catherine Drinker Bowen calls the Miracle 
at Philadelphia when they put together the document which we swear to 
uphold and defend and indeed whose very presence we are mindful of 
today at the outset of such momentous proceedings.
  The examples of John Cox and Jack Williams suit all Americans. That 
is why I pay tribute to them today and that is why they will not be 
soon forgotten.

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