Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1910-11-13


stitutional convention yesterday was
devoted almost entirely to cleaning
up and throwing into the discard
constitutional material believed to be
useless or worse.
The most interesting event of the
day was the drawing of a fairly
distinct line between the ordinary
progressives and the extreme prog
ressiVes, some times called the So
cialists and some times the labor
democrats. 1t indicated that since
the ordinary progressives with the
aid of the extreme progressives have
got through all the matters that they
set out to get, they believe now, that
the limit of foolihness has been
reached, il is well to come to a halt
and let the sOcialistic element shift
for itself.
The test came in the committee OF
the whole which had under consid-
Grafton the judiciary committee's
recommendation for indefinite post
ponement. Mr.. Feeney's bill Of rights
calculated to legalize bOycotting and
picketing.
A Precaution Against Judges
When this order was reached, Mr.
Feeney rose in defense of his meas
ure which he said was not calculated
to give labor any right that did not
belong to it. Labor, he said. had
never suffered from legislation. Its
troubles had always been with Judge
made laws and it was desired to put
this proposition into the constitu-
ton, so plain that courts could not
misinterpret it as they had been mis-
interpreting legislation from the time
of Pontius Plate down to Recorder
Goff of New York
Legislation favorable to labor had
been a door to freedom but the door
was always locked. Here was a key
to open it.
There were no speeches in op-
vote on a motion to adopt the re-
port of the committee, resulting a:
follows: Ayes, 27--Baker, Cassidy
Cobb, Cooper, Cunniff, Cunningham
Doe, Elinwood. Franklin. Hutchin
son, Jones of Yavapai, Jones of Mar
icopa, Kingan, Kinney, Langdon
Lovin, Lynch. Orme. Parsons. Scott
Sims, Standage Tavrea, Tuthill
Weinberger, Wells, Wood.
Nays. I6-Bolan, Bradner, Coker
Connolly, Crutchfield, Feeney, Ingra
nam, Keegan, Moeur, Moore Mar
gan, Osborn, Roberts, Short, Win
sor, Mr. President
1t is not meant that all of tn
gentlemen who voted in the mega
tive are socialists or of socialists
oh n.
most radical measure that had beel
presented, the votes of all could M
doubt be counted upon in supper
of the other propositions which hav'
been brought in. supposedly in tn
interest of labor.
Seven republicans voted with tn
majority and four were absent. F'iv'
democrats were absent.
Another Test Coming
more rigid test will come. it i
expected, on the proposition of MI
Kinney to prevent the employment
lin the underground workings 10
mines or in other hazardous task
where large numbers of men are EN-
plOyed. more than twenty per cen
of laborers who cannot speak tn
English language.
Members of the labor party il
and out of the convention are sup
porting this measure more earnestl.
than any other which has been pre-
sented in behalf of labor. There i
an organization in the territory 70
the purpose of putting it through AM
the members of the convention hav
been deluged with petitions from
every mining camp. 1t is claime'
by the opponents of the proposition
that if it should be adopted and tn
territory should be admitted to state
hood, every large mine in the stat
would be closed.