Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-22
so,fE sorND ADVICE


aafIc ~ fe rats q mat STATE
Ids advice aot cea1sn making
Il s0an8 wtser addressed ~ Ars-
Fora New Mexico n arg aaer COM
mau elxe n lerTnulatins Sc
lau and mhe come Colonel
WIs9ns s raernlne fhe pend
ing riafs 3 o aye of tae
fersatlsn PARTISAN demoer4r. fns Ief-
ter ar a asie u morh reading and
democrats nof 0ny ln Aslz3as. but
Sa 4ieales ne1 may uel heed It.
He writes
u have just read J9@ph W
Bailey lesser in fne Arlzona Demo
rrsf % TIE iatehsod situation. and
thar be- j. not certain neither the
democrats ~ Arizaaa want statehood
Gn1er are terms a. the BeseTl1Ee an-
ate hliL really surprising % ne. b.
se D fina tht sentiment among tse
democrats 20 be- in favor ~ accept
ing statehood on the terms offered 7
have canRaaset the situation no little
wsth Dir democratic brethren Of
coarf. base mat quite q few who
present senate bills conditions and I
suppose as'or Bsiiey has receievd
the malest ~ bis letters on this sab
geet from men with that feeling
a ~ Gee point raised that we are
nos to ~. sama until congress
shaiI approve the constitution we
Aaatt nane ~ us can wei approve
I'd taia condition IL oar admission y
. releetl9n upon 'he intelligence
u oar people and Il BE- revolutionary
70 aM prs aents ard practices here
tafasa hsd 81 the admission o. new
rtaf~
Bat h equally certain that n
eongrasa determined 10 follow this
~coars we SMALL have 70 forcgo our
cb)esiio n and take olr medicine or
remain oat ~ the union and under
territorial form NJ government as we
are. which IS atll more Objectionable
and b. growine continuously more 90
as sur experience grows
~ believe "a wo8ld ~ mad advice
were ] ~ adyire my friends not 10
accept admission. bad as Il may be
in 3 best form we can get IL under
the leadership 90 such able friends as
Senator Bailey. Senator Borah and
many others in the senate who re-
gard right above selfish, sectional
feeling If BE- not question 81 what
we want bat one Of what We can get
and then attend 20 necessary reforms
81 some lattr da]
IL seems % ltto too far In adj
vance az present 10 take ~ the form
~ constitution We should adopt but
On that subject ! have well defined
opinions II ms oWn as 10 what il
should De The oojecting side ~ con-
greas IS haidiue the right 70 scrutin-
lze our work and % pass on the con-
stRution unler which We must live
and nct and not they We are forced
70 believe that they are holding that
power lu their hands 30 order 10 De-
able tu iaru doHa CDR constitution by
nnalns WHIST. 10 them. might be o
good protest FOR their action. They
know the president would not fail 10
give his approval il the constitution
uas republican iu form. but I believe
thar th.y would go beyond that test
ft dofs not require o. philosopher
20 seo that the thing for Us 10 do
therefore. s. 90 elect "a convention Of
de.ess;s #ao are wei able 10 Crap
pie with tAe subject. who are able 90
llsliae Ish betn cen what l. and what
b uaf Required t0 make O. strong con-
sltsiIou ~atloEatius powers and fix
lns limitations preparing a written
form rf government for all the peo-
pIe sisius teem aaiiorm and equal
rights placing such limitations on
fhe departments ol government as
wlu nsffr almlt OF any transgres-
flans of faesU. and cnactlng what Is
geaalred aa ga matter o. legislation
and prescribing rules of action under
the organic hw-the major Law Of
the land
Good sense VIII require us TO or
da.n and adopt "a plain. short. simple
constitution. I'm organic law and
nothing slae and leave II 90 the app
p%caranr, ~ necessity 10 add amend
NAtN NH NHNf HFt h'fNfA AA hH' 80
eminent Of the state
rNat kind OF "a constitution could
NOT d. d..approtod hy the most exact
ine consrtss. hut 10 would De- Il tho
rretcNf a furnished by Arizona. am
one who believed Ga the good sense
9f q thinking people. Give the people
time Co think and they viii think
rleht. and. , insist that when they un-
derstand the necessity Of The sugges-
tlens . have made they Win take at-
santase of the opportunity 70 become
a soyereisu state fully empowered go
take care 90 their own affairs. and
not to De- lrterfsrel with by pets
and rarilsans Who come here from
Washington appointment and are re-
spousl1is to no people over whom
thc1 exercise power.
Whom 81 become % state duly adj
mltlel iaan ae $500 ne able TO 40 as