Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-14
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Prescott. Afis., Oct 13 President
Taft won hearty welcome into Ari-
zona today by proclaiming wherever
he went that he was heartily in favor
of statehood for each of the territor-
les ot Arizona and New Mexico. When
the ioyousness that greeted this state
ment had died away Mr. TAFT had
some sober words for his audience IN
which he sought TO impress them with
the necessity for dcliberatiun in franz
ing a state constitution
lie declared their constitution
should follow the simplicity Of the
constitution Of the United States and
should be merely fundamental laws
with simple rules of limitations.
Ar Taft urged the people of Ari-
2Gna to profit by what he termed the
mistakes OF oklahoma In constitution
making He characterized the Okla
homa constitution as a geological
garden of cranks."
The presidents train was whirled
along at breakneck speed today
through scorching desert wastes of
sage brush and cactus.
At times the alkali stirred up by
the rushing cars filtered I'm a cloud
through ycntilating screens 'ad closed
windows and was wen nigh Sitting
llt HkN WAS tlhuillttHS ana lili sun
shouc with torrid intensity occa-
9ionallN however the train rushed
through u veritabe little garden spot
OF fruits ana flowers where the touch
OF Wator had worked It's wonders
At Phoenix and Prescott, whore he
made his principal stops. ana at each
station where ne up-
pcared for a moment or two on the
rear platform, he was greeted by the
cosmopolitan people of tho territory.
The auachronism of lndiaus la their
primitive blanket wrapping standing
IN the midst Of group o. nigh power
automobiles became common before
the day was over
The territorial officials. headed 10y
Governor sloan, met the presldent'a =
train at Yuma before daylight and
viii continue with him until actor his
visit to the Grand Canyon tomorrow.
Postmaster General Hltchcock join
ed the party today with him was
victor Mason. who had charge Of tn"
republican national headquarters I'm
New York last fall
In his principal speech 90 PhocniN /
today President tart said
1T is new sensation for me 10 I
talk to the people OF territory and ,
may say thus far it Is "a very pleas |
ant one. I want tp congratulate you
IN having such a territory, such en-
,rgv and such enterprise as has called
'oTth from the republican party
pledge that yeu shall have statehood |
and IT, establish my relation with you /.
early I want to say that eu f1t as I
nm concerned, | ana going to help |
'nrry out that promise as fuT as ! can |
ID is better to postpone tine
and everything 'lsc in a.
novel to tho end, bat always nave
he trouble of looking through To- see
whether 10 ends right before I begin
md I ann inclined 90 think that the
aides before me generally FOLLOW that !
'ourse
Now gentlemen aud ladies, for
ion't know whether you are going o.
81 tine ladies vote or not ana ! speak
therefore with due consideration, Nou
.r. anticipating statehood, vou are
mNious to show what you can do as
m independent government and ! am
Ifraid you are anticiputing the pleas
re of that Independence without fully
or realizing nov ia"
responsibilities uf II. and therefore II.
flor having made this auuounD cment
point out some of IN" dfhruities
hat YOU are going Co have. YOU VIII
Xcuse me.
You have got tn formulat, "a con
titution aror the CONGRESS provides
hat YOU shall com, iu. and 7 want
% say ~ word about that constitution
n saving 500 J give you au earnest Z
now ledge of thn seriousness with
rhich ! spy that heiietr YOU "ill
~ made - state. s constitution b.
or the purpose nf laying down fun
ameutsl limitations upou your lesis-
lture and YOUR executive. Now n
ou think that i'm that constitutional
onvention YOU ought to iay down all
he limitations That are ordinarily in .
luded in thr statute Nou Are going
10 make 20 great mistake The great
~ constitution that was ever made t. /
b. constitution az the United States
nd sou can go through that In ;
hort time You take the last con-
iituiion that was made-Okiahoma's q