Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-04
ARIZONA POLITICAL FIELD

have been in Washington and knov
 how he exerted his great influence
 to redeem that promise. There were
 others aided-Morrison. Sloan and others gave efficient assistance. and
 as for Ralph Cameron it Is hardly
 necessary to speak of his work, fol
 he has made good in every respect
 As for the rest of us that helped
 We deemed it a privilege to do so
 l understand that you are choosing your wisest and most capable men
 to go to the constitutional conven
 tion. and feel confident that they
 will frame a constitution that will
 meet with the approval of the Presi dent and Congress. In doing so. keep
 in mind the constitution of the Unit ed States, an instrument that is
 marvellous in it's simplicity and its
 comprehensiveness and that compels
 us to admire the foresight of our forefathers who drafted it. Re member. that in building a constitu- tion 1t is not the present or for a few years. but the ages. hope the future state of Arizona will show the same marvellous growth that the country has made at large. am anxious that the constitution of Arizona shall be so framed that it
 will meet with the approval of Con- gress and thus insure the final sue vess of what we all have been work ing for, I thank you for your
 kind attention and it is always a great pleasure to come here."
 /Upon Mir. Hitchcock's arrival at
 Phoenix he was rendered a public
 reception at the Ford Hotel. When
 the Postmaster Genera. spoke as fol
 lows:
 Governor and Friends-When l
 arrived in Phoenix and found the
 town actually seething with politics, felt like going on at once. but some
 of my friends thought it best for us to stop and hold a non-partisal meet
 ing, like this one. (Cries Of We are all with you,") l am here in a rather peculiar role, as an antidote to political activity. The genera, had 
 gathering similar to this in Prescott last night and they called it a smoker. Representatives of all par ties were present and we would call on a republican and then on a demo- crat to speak. alternately, and when it was all over I could hardly tell whether I was a democrat or re- publican, and I came here thoroughly saturated with the notion that l would not talk politics in Phoenix, and I will not do so.
 T am not going to talk politics. bat that does not mean that l will not talk about statehood. l believe there will be no division of opinion when I say that we all want state hood. (Great applause.) am a sort of an Arizonan. Applause and cheers) This is the seventh sum- mer I have spent in Arizona, and l have some little investments here that give me a real personal intes- est in Arizona. I believe statehood means a great boon to the territory and that it will result in great pros perity and progress (Appiauses The enabling act came with strug, gle and it now remains to get al that will be satisfactory here. but we must have one that will be approved at Washington. and unless we get 1t approved,we will be hack where we were, and may have to wait long for another oppor- tunity. (Cries of Hear! hear rD
 When it comes to framing the we must keep in nina the fact that it must pass in Wash ington. The senate is composed very largely of conservative men, and they will look it over carefully. Many of them are constitutional law yers who have made a study Of the of the United states that document simple in marvellous degree and yet so elastic, and they will demand of us constitution ID accord with it. Your constitauoh must not be made for today, but Tor the future. Arizona is in it's intan- w. I was thinking of that today as I looked over this great valley ana noted its agricultural wealth with d Knowledge of the greaS mIreral wealth lying so close q hand The new state is board 10 be most pros nerous. and must have a constltu- ton that will meet its needs. have abundant faith ia the wisdom and sincerity of you: mea 'applause. but it is of so much importance cannot hep speaking this word oi warning.
 .J hesitate to speak of the presi- dents attitude, for in sense am his representative as a member oi his cabinet, but I have ho dohD, yo' remember what he said when Ee wac here. He is a lawyer ard a 1ur- ist and when your constitution. com es up he will ,ook a: it ia the spirit in which he looks at tho cnnst.tipoh of the United states which ne so u,,cb admires. I ask you t9 remen-- Der that when you frame your GU stitution YOU must frame 1t Tor the wbole peop.e of the United States. We are all interested of course
 suggestions of new forms of gov ernment are often well to exper- ence with. Sometimes great good comes from them. but remember that your constitution is not to be ex- perimental but fundamental JAP p,ause1 On the other hand it is comparatively easy to change legisla-