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more member of the legislature, as the
parties now stand, than they would be
entitled to under the lac census.
There was one theory more, and that
was that the constitution did not proceed
at once to levy the special and local
school taxes, instead Of directing and
authorizing the legislature to do so. He
is not willing to trust the people, for
whom he has SO much overfOwing affec.
ton, to carry into effect by law according
to their needs as they may arise, the
guarantees contained in their constitution.
Yet he knows that the provisions of this
or any other constitution, giving power,
privileges or benefits, do not and can not
become operative until put into effect by
law; that constitution, in the very ma
Cure of things.
Is Not Il System Of Law,
but simply fundamental groove and
definition OF powers, and establishment
of limitations upon the exercise of these
powers.
| Now, this constitution IS a pretty long
document. 1t has eighteen articles, and
covers forty-iive printed pages All of it
except the four items above mentioned,
must be perfect, since our anti-state
champions have not been able, even with
the microscopic dissection of my astute
friend Childers, to discover any other
pretext for criticism. If these four little
sections are all that can be objected to, it
is certainly an extraordinary production,
and the time will come when the proud
est thing citizen of New Mexico can
q wi hn TO 4
ment.
If we are to credit Mr.. Childers utter
ances on the stump, he would have us
believe that the constitutional convention
was nest OF conspirators, from which all
honest men had been excluded, and VINO
counseled harmoniously together in some
dark scheme to defraud the people of
their Liberties. saw with regret that he
allowed partisan heat to carry him SO far.
| am not so much OF partisan myself. |
have never found it necessary to consider
man utterly depraved because he hap
pens to differ from me in politics. know
lots OF Democrats who are good fellows
and with whom | would cooperate in
any relation with the most cordial good
will. | was sorry they kept aloof from
the convention. would have much
preferred to see the seats from Democratic
counties filled by Democrats. Whether
they had a majority or minority would
have made but little difference, for there
is no politics in constitution IN these
days. But they were not there and we
had to do the best we could without them
and ] think the best answer to Mr..
Chllders' wholesale denunciation of the
members OF that convention is found in
the fact that out of over 200 sections in
the constitution he can only
Pick out Four to Criticise,
aud that his objections to these, in the
eyes OF all reasonable men, are the veriest
bosh. The truth is, and take the liLurt,.
of saying so, though a member OF it, that
the constitutional convention was the
most independent body of men that ever
assembled in New Mexico. There were
no bosses nor room for any. Men who
were together to-day on one proposition |
would be found next day fighting each |
other most energetically on another
Many of the most important provisions
were adopted only after long and earnest
debate, in which opposing theories were
thoroughly presented and advocated. The
final result was achieved in this way and |
the constitution is there to speak for itself |
Let every man read it and Judge for him
self and not take the word of the polti-
clans for what is in it. Yours very truly,
FRANK SPRINGER.