Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-11-28
BAKER AND ZULICK CRATE.
They Were Anxious for the Constitu-
ton .and of Course Wanted the
Audience to Concur,


Judge Baker and Elk Governor Zulick
were at the opera house Saturday night
and talked principally of Judge Wright.
Presiding officer Hughes at the close
thought they had performed the feat OF
"pulverization" OF the man Wright, in so
far as Wright and the constitution were
concerned.
The heated hall" promised for the
evening failed to materalize, the pace
being uncomfortably chilly, and about
two-thirds of its seating capacity was
occupied. Judge Baker spoke first. He
began at once on the subject ut hand
and ccdtined himself strictly TO the law
points-GLd Judge Wright.
He supposed that the weak points of
the co. titution had been wildly paint
ed and dinDed into the ears of Tucson
people-to adopt which. propositions
meant the opening CT untold mIseries
wrongs and errors. Judge Wright had
discovered manifold errors III the con-
st:tution, yet he vas in favor Of state
hood.
Reference was made to a set of pre-
misses made and conclusions drawn from
the constitution by Judge Wright, IN re-
gard to the use of the waters of Arizona.
They were that according to the con-
stitution the. title was in the state ar d
that nothing therein inhibits the sale OF
waters. That The words appropriate
and acquire" were synonymous, mean
ing to take title 10 water and sell it with
out legislative control. The title of the
waters lay with the state in its govern
ing capacity, and not with the people
proper.
A law dictionary term of the word
estate" was quoted asa self sufficient
body of persons united in one body pol
itic, the tel ms state" ami people" be-
ing equivalent approximations the
state is merely tie people of the state,
One clause of the constitution said
the rights of the people should never be
| denied" If the Santa Cruz were sold
| the rights OF the people would be denied.
The, speakerIquoted the word acquiring
as occurring In one place only, aud then
as limiting or bounding the surplus or
hood waters. An appropriation Of water
was quoted as one who applies water to
| land, taking it from the stream to the
| land. With such meaning the farmers
| of the constitution were declared to
have used the term. The speaker also
said thatjto appropriate water implies TO
| title. That the courts give the right to
| the APPROPRIATED to sell the water and
make the consumer pay therefor,
| though the title is absolutely denied.
Colorado was quoted as everywhere sell.
| ing its waters without title.
Regarding corporations not being SUBJ
| ject TO legislation under the constitu
| ton the speaker quoted at length case
| in Illinois where grain elevator conpan-
les were compelled to reduce exorbitant
| rates to fixed maximum, the su
preme court of the United States hav-
ing so decided.
The two-thirds vote for amendment
the speaker quoted IS safeguard from
disastrous effects OF portions of the
constitution.
Concluding, the speaker declared now
the accepted time for statehood. 1t
would chill his heart to the think of the
pioneers Of Arizona as gong down to
tceir graves never knowing what it is to
be in state in this union again.
Many of the audience left at the con-
clusion OF Judge Bakers remarks.
Elk Governor Zulick stepped forward
and began by wondering "whO this man
Wright was"
He then followed by slandering Col.
Posten as always having an aversion for
water. He stated that he was there TO
''round up" the points of the constitu-
tuition. The gist of it consisted of
1 r L. L
Of himself against point scored regard
ing himself by the Florence Enterprise,
consisting of some recommendations
made by him years ago to some COM
mittee or other, and reading of recon-
mendatlons to congress for the admis
sion OF that state. He expects Marco
pa county to return majority Of 1000
for statehood.