Arizona republican., 1910-08-27
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behalf of statehood. I said then that l hoped there would be no politics mingled with the constitutional con vention. l said that the man who at tempts to make political capital of the present emergency is an enemy of statehood. What is the result?
 Our proposition for non partisan delegation to the convention was re- jected contemptuously by the demo- crats. They told us that other counties would not send non partisan delega- tions and that therefore they would not ;acquiesce in the proposal. That was the reason they gave. We are going as delegates from Maricopa county and what Cochise or Yavapai do is their own affair.
 "The democratic papers tell us that democrats must write the constitution. Why democrats? Why not prohibit tionists or socialists? Why shall not the constitution of Arizona be written by representatives of all the people re- gardless of party?
 SELF-INDICTMENTS.
 The democrats. as I have said, in- SlSltu llilS Sildil bt d P1i " NehiA paign And how have they conducted it? First, by writing indictments against the democratic party They say that the legislature is so corrupt that they must have the initiative and referendum Why should democrats indict themselves and plead guilty to the charge Qaughter)?
 The initiative and referendum are grand democratic principles for the followers of Jefferson and Madison and Cleveland and Alton B. Parker. What would Madison and Jefferson say to them today?
 "One of the two evening democratic papers continually refers to the refer iendum but not to the initiative. You who read the Democrat will bear me lout that this is true. What has be- come of the initiative? Has there been a divorce between them? < NOT NEW BUT OLD FAILURES.
 Tn spite of the statements of the two proceeding speakers and with Apologies to them I want to say that the initiative and referendum are not new principles of government. They are only new and untried in this coun- try They were proved and found want
 ing 2500 years ago. History tells, us that they were complete and disastrous failures The Greek democracy went to pieces on it. The chief result of the adoption of the initiative and ref eperidtni has been to breed a race of cheap takers. They shout over it and demand that the laws must be changed at d fast and furious rate. And in ,Oregon today these legislative whims of the public have proved miserable and dismal failures.
 E The people of the east are waiting for Arizona to commit suicide. Every sniaii who Is in touch with affairs in the eastern states well knows that they don't want us in the Union. There is strong prejudice against the admis sion of any more western states. but lat last. when the pressure became so great, they said, Well, make q consti- tuition and let us see tiff it's all right syou get in And after this men tell Jus that we have been humiliated and iinsuited. that we should have the right to make any sort of constitution we pleased without showing it to any ibody. ss-s
 HOW STATES WERE ADMITTED.
 Up to 1864 every state as it was ad- mitted to the Union with. of course, the exception of the original thirteen, had its constitution submitted to congress After that constitutions were rot sub ,mitted till oklahoma came along with her initiative and referendum. Now, suppose they tell us that polygamous marriages shall be prohibited in our