Arizona republican., 1892-09-04

temporary appointments until the next meeting of the state legislature, which legislature shall then fill such vacan- cies. J.
 See paragraph 2, section 8, article |, of the constitution of tho United States.
 Following out in the course thus pre- scribed by the constitution of the United States the late constitutional convention in this territory incorpo- rated in our proposed constitution, the necessary provisions for the election of United States senators, namely, by the legislature of the state members of which shall be elected after the admis- sion of the state into the Union.
 Those are the provisions of sections 9 and Is of article 22 of the constitution of the state of Arizona which is now pending before congress.
 What kind of figure would the ter ritorial legislature cut in electiDg United States senators for the future state in the face of these provisions of both the constitution of the United states and of the state of Arizona.
 But some of those who have made the proposition that the territorial legislature may elect the senators have said that congress may insert in the act admitting the state provisions ratifying and making good this abortive, idle and foolish work of our territorial legisla- ture. But glance at the consti . tuition of the United States will show how completely they have jumped from the frying pan into the fire by this assertion. Even congress can do no such thing as that under the constiu- ton of the United States if congress were so disposed. But the result of such proceeding by the territorial legislature would bring the territory into such ridicule that the state would probably not be admitted at all.
 Any man of ordinary intelligence will know at glance that any Such proceeding by the territorial legislature will be the result of the most dense ignorance or of the grossest venslity i; and in either event it is not improba ble that congress would consider it stuff. cient ground for rejecting our applica- ton for admission to the Union.
 The question arises whether people who would elect such territorial legis- lature are capable of self-government or fit to be entrusted with the power to control the destinies of a great state and member of the great Union upon equal footing with intelligent and upright communities where ignorance and venality are not in the ascendency.
 But, perhaps, these statesmen" who have inaugurated this move have no expectation that the territorial legis- lature will attempt to do so foolish thing as the mockery of electing United States senators. If such be the case why then do they set such proposi- tion in motion2 What can they gain by holding out this false proposition? It has been suggested that the sugges- tion originates from their desire to throw dust in the eyes of the good voters during the ensuing campaign and mislead the people as to the issues which are really involved in the ensu. Ing campaign. For what purpose, you will inquire. The reply is obvious to direct their attention from guarding the halls of the house and council, which will meet next winter, from the pres ence of members whom the subsidy grabber, the appropriation schemer, the public plunderer, who will iniest the Hobbies, may manipulate at plea sure. If these long-headed. long.winded and long-fngered statesman can inject into the coming campaign enough of true partizan politics-enough enthusi- asm upon the great issues, wko shall be the United States senators of the great state of Arizona, which we hope to be- they feel certain that no questions will be asked by the honest voter, whether for the legislature will prob hDll iI1 lO lnCTtdSt our dtTtduy RFtHI public debt nor whether those candi- dates will increase orr already great rate of taxation? Nor whether if elected they will probably go cn with these self-styled "statesmen" to loot the treasury and increase their already almost intoleIable burdens of taxation But these duped but honest voters will simply inquire about the candidates as follows: Is he Democrat oi Repub- ican? If elected who will he vote for Tor United States senator?
 The candidate may he graduate of every penitentiary in the land. and yet fl he is surely going to support the ,hoice of the honest voter for United States senator he is quite satisfactory. Because, forsooth, he has been deceived by these crafty politicians into the be- lief that that is the issue, while in fact le is intriguing for the election of men whom he can control.
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