Arizona republican., 1910-12-23
WOULD SEND COMMITTEE ID SEE THE PRESIDENT GET SPECIFIC OBJECTIONS TO
 THE CONSTITUTION A Plan Proposed by Under Sheriff
 C. B. Wood

be well to find out what kind of a con- stitutiOn President Taft would ap- prove before proceeding further His plan is offered in the following state ment:
 Everybody says that the constitu- ton is a good one-for the people. But our distinguished governor says l the president will not approve it. He advises sending delegation to confer with the president The right sort of a delegation might do good. The president has not as yet read this constitution, and l have no doubt that all the impressions he has received so far are inimical to the constitution. The president cannot know yet whether he will sign it or not, but I have no doubt that he has told some people. that if it is as they ! represent it. he will not sign it. Therefore I say the right sort Of delegation might do good X delega- 1 tiOn from those who created the con stitution and are friendly tO it. and the provisions therein. might do much good.
 If the president and the vice presi-
 
 (Mr. Hunt and MT. Goldwater), and
 Mir. Jones. for instance. from this county. would make such a committee. they would have much more standing
 in Washington than any rump delega- ton sent by an ordinary mass meet | ing.
 Moreover let that delegation be au- | thoriZed to confer with no one bat lPresident Taft Take the constitution | with them and ask the president to specify what he will and what he will not approve. Have that put into a written memorandum with the presi-
 dents signature and brought home.
 Personally I would vote to eliminate anything in this constitution that the president will say over his signature he will not approve, except the amend ! ing clause. would vote for it with the understanding that my liberty to 1 put it back in after we got statehood should not be restricted I write the above proposition be- cause am assured by prominent re- publican that such a proposition would be acceptable to the presidents friends here. and he believes that it will re- ceive the hearty approval of the presi- dent
 He says that the president does not object to us putting in the recall or anything else after we become a state but that he does not want it sent up to him for approval.
 In a speech last summer, welcoming home Governor Sloan. Governor Kibby. declared it dishonorable to frame constitution with an idea of lodging an issue that might be repugrant to congress and the president and then put it in later. He said that as in dependent and sovereign citizens. we should stand pat on our manhood and put in what We wanted. When he said that he did not know what we wanted
 Now we are told that the president wants to be fooled the worst way The president wants us to cut a lot of it out and then he will approve it, and then if we want to go to-we can go, it wont be his fault.
 Now if this is true. let such a dele gation as I propose go and interview the president, and bring back a writ ten communication from the presl- dent that is definite and not an oral one. The people of Arizona should not be expected to act on oral repre- whoever brings them.
 I am told that the president would be willing to write us if properly ap- preached. Otherwise l would not be writing this
 It would be much more dignified and l lecent of the president to so do. than | .o send us a message by the Associat- | ed Press or by a second hand inter | view.
 I knew an old farmer once who al- | ways went to the foot of the stairs | svery morning and yelled: Bill tell | sam to tell Hook to tell Noll to tell l Henry to tell Jeff to tell Burt to tell | oscar to tell Willie to gt up, or I'll | ick the whole business of you" This | vas generally effective but not digni- jed
 If a delegation goes let it go with iuch an understanding as outlined lbove, and that if the president will not indicate over his signature what ie wants cut out, we will vote unani- nously to send it all to him.
 Remember gentle reader this is written at the suggestion of one of he presidents friends. wo believes it course acceptable to the president. 90 do not laugh or scOff but think it 'ver seriously and perhaps some good night come of it.
 But remember never, never to give II ID the way provided to amend. or the