The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-01-01
The NEW CONSTITUTION

Speaking OF the new coustiiu.
ton, ] a e no reason why the
proposed charter should not be
fully discussed at this time. |
must also confess that the position
taken by the ATtesia Advocate,
which is simply that the republi.
cans must be held responsible los
the instrument, with a tull under.
standing OF what the minority de-
mand. IL is only iair to presume
that the republican party will DOM
mate the constitutional convention.
They are in the majority in New
Mexico, and they should dominate
il, for they will be held response
bic anyhow. and it were tar better
to meet that question with that I'M
Outstanding. The documen, that
is prepared at that convention will
be submitted to the people. They
a reject any or all OF it as they
please. What they accept is pref.
ty certain to be about the correct
thing, assuming that the democrats
will in~telligentIy study the various
phases OF the charter when it is
submitted. The republicans GER
tainly will, for theiis IS the respon.
sibility. They will not as a class
accept anything that IS p%reiudicial
to the people, no matter what its
source may be, no matter if it
comes from the fountain head it.
self. The delegates from the
eastern counties and possibly a
few others will be democrats. 1t
will be up TO them to determine
and present the essence oil UNDER
stood democracy for use IN the con-
stitution. Ii they are good, they
will be accepted by the people,
there is no doubt about that. Ii
will be to the best interest OF the
republican party to { that they
do, for the republican party does
not for a minute les to relax It's
control. IL can not hold that con.
troll If there is any shenanegin
about that constitution to start
with. No one realizes this truth
better than that same Andrews,
whom the Advocate says will be a
dead duck il statehood fails. II is
SO near the truth as to be worthy
of classical preservation. He will
also be- a dead duck IL statehood
prevails, and he attempts to put
through any skullduggery in re-
hard n the constitution. These
are the weaxds OF a republican, and
the IMAM who ~slected Andrews
Andrews knows il, sRd Is using all
of his power to achievS~ statehood
in the pursuance OF the Rs'inet OF
self preservation. He may not
succeed, but though he try aS>best
mortal man can, he will have the
chief blame II it fails. for such is
human nature and especially dem
ocratic human nature. IL IS not
recorded that ii he tails he will be
wiped from ike political map. Not
everybody is 20 unreasonable as
10 expect that. He will have a
right 20 stay in the game 1t he
wants 70. In the meantime, he is
MOI of right a factor in the matter
a the constitution. There Is moth
ing sui serranean to fear. The
dominant party Is even more inter
essed In getting g proper frame
work for the new system than are
she democrats and the unterrified
generally. They do not object to
the submission OF the constitution
and the vote for officers separately,
fos no reasoning person a object
10 Il. IL 10 about the only sane
way. La the meantime, only good
ear come from the line OF discus.
siou started by the Advocate, and
whose only fault that a see Is
m Inability TO recognize that state.
hood and a proper constitution are
questions that really rise above
party lines, and in which the pa.
ssiot, irrespective OF party, should
and will help in every way that be
esn.--WSLL Ros1ssos.