Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-25
WHAT DID TT.

Now comes the Phoenix Republican
and says that. after all, it was not
alone The recall for judges, but the
oregon plan that did it.
After all. Il doesn't much matter
whether the recall or the Oregon
plan. the initiative or what other
freak soeyer. dis Il: the Arizona con-
sutauon is evidently up against 1t. The
Republican says:
Arizona cannot get admitted into
the union under the constitution
framed BY the late conyention-the
constitution which the people are -
ratify or reject al the election OF
February ?
n the people ratify the constitution
II Will be peremptorily rejected al
Washington.
II will be rejected because Of its
inclusion OF the initiative and the
referendum under the Oregon plan"
at deStroying the representative form
Of government: because OF Its in.
elusion Of THE recall in all ia
vleloOsness. and because Of other
features which democrats n re-
pubsieans Al Washington regard as
Objectionable.
This constitution rejected az Wash.
ingt0n. that - the end Of statehood
for years to come.
The enemies OF statehood are more
than pleased that Arizona has foolish
IS PLAYED into their hands.
President Taft. Arizona's consistent
friend. and our most powerful adVo-
cate OF statehood, cannot conscien-
tiously approve the constitution that
has hapu framed.
The president hopes that we Will
YET enable him to do his duty by the
country and az the same time help
us into the union. by our rejection
OF this constitution and the adoption
Of another constitution which he can
approve.
This is the Information brought
home by Governor Richard T. Sloan,
after comforting with the president
and with the leaders az the republic
can and democratic parties in con-
gFess
Thus are finally. and we may say
officially. stated TO the people of Ari-
zgna facts which we have for six
months urged our Arizona readers to
consider. The Republican is honest
with its readers at al times II
never Intentionally misleads them.
BEFORE laying before It's readers any
Information OF grave importance, this
paper endeavors TO be sure Of It's
facts. And once sure, II insists upon
telling the truth. regardless of any
temporary unpopularity OF the truth,
Had this paper desired merely To be
'on the popular side Il would have
rushed Ia the front with other news
papers last summer and urged the
voters 10 adopt the "isms." But we
had positive Information personally
from "a member OF the presidents
cabinet that the president would not
approve our constitution II IL pro-
iected the Oregon plan into OUT
state government. Therefore, while
believing the oregon PLAN fanda-
mentally wrong. We laid stress upon
the fact that TO make 90 a feature az
our constitution would surely defeat
statehood Sooner than We expected.
b position taken hy this paper has
been indicated
The achievement % statehood for
Arizona. under "a coustituficn com
mcnded az Washington and bv the
people Of the east. would be - such
unreasonable value that IN our 1udg-
mont nothing else 50 beneficial a.
the welfare 90 our people could Be
SUGGESTED Capital and immigration
Nnuid flow into the state iu q stead
iiy Increasing volume. whereas the
very remote DANGER ~ our admission
under the constitution proposed has
practically dried up the stream ~
tuflowing capital and practicaliy
stopped immigration.
TIT question is sQunreiy up - the
people 81 thc territory. DO fher want
statehood NJ they do. they viii vote
down D proposed constitution on
February 2
Fortunately this Is n time FOR
cool reilectiun-nu party issues are
invulyed-and We believe the people
win reflect coofy and viii disregard
the frenzied advice % demaFogues and
the bogus frcnfy % dcmaeosuc news-
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