Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-21

OF northumberland democrats
everywhere have been expressing their
qualification because IL ~ us easily
amended as that of almost any state
In the union, that II may be amended
~ easily as that Of Texas, which state
has amended IT'S constitution when
ever II felt so disposed.
The judiciary provision IS need
lessly ~extrayagant and the salaries are
too large whom only one additional
district, the need for which IL gener-
ally recognized, is created; the illog-
ical and improper system OF having
the district judges compose the SUI
preme court is of necessity changed
and the salaries are barely large
enough TO attract men OF judicial cali
Der and ability 10 the bench; salaries
much smaller thnn advocated by such
distinguished %jurists and authorities
as President Taft.
Thus we 40 down the list with the
growing conviction that the Santa Fe
convention has placed Itself on rec
ord as pucrllc, illogical. inconsistent,
foolish and microcephalous. If these
resolutions arc fairly representative Of
the ammunition Of the opposition. the
constitution VIII carry by n much
larger majority than the advocates Of
statehood have hoped for. IT this is
the beet the democracy can do. 1t
have been in q much stronger
position II II had RETAINED from hold
ing that ill-advised, s%uperfiuous and
thoroughly puslllanimopa performance
nj the capital.
After an this. We are Informed that
il viii be for the highest and best in
terests Of New Mexico to reject the
proposed constitution: and that the
way Is made easy under the en-
lblinB act to draw up "a constitution
which VIII suit the trainers q. these
resolutions because, behold, the gov
IL commanded IN case Of rejec-
lon, to a conyentionl
The last Is a clinchcr, the apoth-
,osis of wisdom.
1T Is mandatory on the governor
~ tfAff tf'AAFNN'i NOiN3tRfVif ~ w.
ion il made Of the fact that a second 4
convention would delay matters until
III hope Of stttch0nd any time soon I
would be lost. Il Is not told how the
econd convention would know what
hanRes to make, there rs no informa-
TO convince us that these much
public servants. the dele
ntes. after being abused Tor their {
rduous ana sclf-sacrlficing labors,
iould go moekly back to Santa he. ,
o hint Is given as TO the best method :
I raising some 500. 900 to pay the ex- {
enses Of the second convention.
The thorough chlldishness of these
nsolutlons will not surprise my 1
ne when It ~ learned, moreover.
nat they are the handlwork of one &
II, Crist, delegate from Rio Arriba
lunty, who, on accoun OF his injured {
refused TO play, quit the con !,
antion without %resiBning. and early
the session retired IN n huff to the A
lids OF his home county and left his
'%nstitucnts unrepresented In the y
inNtItipH.
Now m the mlffed Mr.. Crist, q
got mad and quit, ana draws up
condemning the work of
- convention In which he refused
take part because his tender sensi- !.
were wounded by the unkind "
nguage OF another delegate. How
shly proper that n delegate who
his constituents in the lurch and
fused TO do the service for which he
rs elected should frame the reso- m
lions which condemn the labors Of 50
Ie men who did their dutyl ~
The whole proposition was an up cl
farce, The result of the
'nta Fe convention win be more
ties for the constitution ANA state-
lod. eV