, 1878-06-15
The CONSTITUTIONS. Convention.

The Constitutional Convention.
Ill men who are gifted with the power ot
thinking inte,licently are unaniinous IN Tie
opinion that It Is mach more desirable 10
live rnder state form Of government than
10 exist under TIE tlimsy structure CT a ter
ri;or;al organization. To be dependent, TO
he compelled to suplicate for even the small
est boon IS i situation that t. most men is
reuulsiye. and 10 man worthy to be called
such would content hi;lseif with that cor
.I..ior a,ly longer than would be necessary
10 thT.w of tie woke o. dependency In
DOM. this, however, BE would he governed
by Judgment, would carefully scan the held,
and 81 husband his resources that when
TIE oi,Dcrtunc moment arrived his blows
would he effective The people 81 terri
torr. 50 far IS their political organization Is
concerned, are vassais, depending upon
others. who have nothing IN common with
them, for both their Judiciary AID execGhve
officers. Worn out politicians who have,
through trickery and fraudulent practices,
| become stencil in the n0s,1lS Ot the older
| settled portions OF the country, are sent ont
| to territories 10 rule over and mark ont the
| destinies Of future empires The same sys-
! tens of c0rruptiuls by which these men once
! tiorrishti IN other places are brought with
/ them to their new fields cf operations, and
ere lon. We find them plotting to secure
! places IL congress, or in attempting To shape
/ LEGISLATION so tE&t they can obtain seats III
/ the senate uf the United States. Tie wE9ic
. political organization Is polluted, and men
/ OF honest convictions are i!agccn2d INTO tho
, performance Of such acts that. PRIOR t" the
| advent If these haTpies, they WoJ.d have
stood appalled, at their siga,esJ mention.
| The l!st Of newer, coupled with . b'G"tIy
as 10 their oHn Importance Is the distinguish
! inc iaaIk of most of those who Lave cursed
this territory by their presence III executive
offices. Through their Vaccinations the
politics 81 this community have been So cor
ruptcl that the Young men ROW about en-
tcriug Upon the stage of life have come Ia
beI;cye that politicians and a.! men who are
IN p,.!I:c lie are dishonest. Through thei:
in.lnerc4. corrupt &#d uaprincip!ed u.en
have been elevated to high Iosi!irns-c
10 congr,ss. And among he men thus hon
or.I Lay. hsrn Ihosc whose only gualiiica-
ton consisted il M oily tongue and IN enor-
nous capacity for Intoxicating :iuids. Yet
sorc.e,t AZ, these blocd -sucl:essi from abroad,
AMI - powerful IS their hold npoa the dcs-
TIMES nf the yar.r to which they nave sell
sisnly attached themselves, that temperance
men, and those whose sentiments of morality
aye so keen that they are unable 10 do Jus
ticetua Uc;. ;.hbor who unfortunately is cursed
with an a,.prtiie frr strong dIinii, val co;ne
out and Eo5 ouly vote bus actively support
any drunken yar.bord who happens To re-
c,ivc the c0ultei.aEcc Of these foreign eIa-
misIrics Iu word, the whole social struct-
urc Is corrupted. good men fall hy the way
s:de. and bad mcl become Gouhiy yicions.
Now IL suppose jhat ary people desire 10
Ike under such Z. condition ot Affairs Is tG
suppose that :hsa iove imjquity rather than
virtue, and that dishonesty Is 10 b. preferred
to honesty. The question, therefore, IS t,
the deslranIlity 81 a state over that Of ter,
ritoraI form oi government beng settled,
why, wha. or' u>iJlrn CIR there lie to thC
chang: i!"iG 4 rpwcGt, gentlemen. Stale,
are uct bon. as ,i'HgIva Was ; they DO not
nj the caprice - gods sprin@ 'i;t" existence
fully armed anj equipped. They are q; slew
growth, al.l receive their vitality from the
wiii Of thc people, aHd not from The lEs.dl
ous is,1S,m.S Of designing politicians. TIE
vote 4: tic recent election IN t!ls tc"rl!"rS
for the selection # dele-aies 10 the co:vcn
ten. mogs IN SESSION ~ ;his city. clearly dem
onqtratcd that the pecpie had no confidence
IA the scheme that the dread oi some
thing after was more potent than the ut
tcranc"s Of willy politicians and the feal
that the class OF Inen OF which We have 5,
freely spoken wee the master spirits il
bringing about the legislation hooking to /;
state government rlconcilcd th,m 10 baal
Tie Us thy lave than fly to others they
know not Of. Should the course Of The CON
t,..t,r., prove t!rat these alarms are ground
ic.-. Nhy then the PEOPLE may iook at t:Ic
project with Il mere favorable eye. As il Is,
il lack tina. confidence necessary 10 make ii
4 success. Anon. tie gentlemen COMPOSING
the convention there are nI,lber, wi.o Il
every way. LOIn by clUcatim and associa.
ton, are eminyutly qualified ior the task oi
framing constitution tia: viii meet ;Ec ap-
proVal Of The people. But viii they lie per
mittcd to take the lead: Upon tie irn;,i-
hence accorded them depends the fate OF tiie
constitution, andFi;h II. for the tame byins,
az hope for state govcrEcnt.