Arizona republican., 1910-06-28

broadly stated, is that which imposes
 limitations upon the powers of the agencies of government, so that the
 rights of the people may not be jeopar-
 dized. Those rights are those of life,
 liberty and the pursuit of happiness. | Can there be any partizan difference
 as to these. The equal protection of the law, immunity from unjust depri- vation of life or liberty, security of property. the unhampered pursuit of our legitimate vocations-can We as republicans or democrats or socialists differ? Upon these broad principles we all stand. These things are funda- mental, and Americans do not differ upon these fundamental principles.
 There is, say, Mir. Chairman, no eX cuse for partisanship in the formula ton of our constitution. Nevertheless, it may be discovered that there are reasons why, at the very threshold of our new existence. that partisanship may seek it's opportunity. It may be conceived by some partisan politicians that the formulation of our constitu- ton will afford some partisan political advantage. Some may think that they see in the occasion opportunities to promote political ambition or party success. That, MT. Chairman, cannot be done without recklessly imperilling the rights, the happiness and the prosperity of the people as a whole. The man or the party who will attempt to make of this, the supremest of all our efforts, the formation of the best possible constitution for the good of all the people of our new state. the means or the opportunity for all or partisan advantage, is already an enemy of the state.
 Let us not lose sight of that noble aphorism in the realization of which lies all our hopes. that this IS gov ernment of the people, by the people. for the people" If we are indifferent, or negligent, or venal, we may soon find to our utter dismay and final un- doing that this is a government of po- litical parties, by political parties, for political parties. And let me warn you that in party strife. in the stress of partisan struggles for supremacy, the designing politician, the shrewd repre- sentative of great special interests, find their best opportunities. While we are blinded by the heat of political battle, then the rights of the people are stolen or frittereI away.
 l trust as I am proud of Arizona, as as l have the highest hopes of her fu- ture that not a line will be written in to our constitution that can be dis tinctiveIy pointed to as republican, democratic or socialistic in the parti- san sense. Let every line of it be in- spired by whole-hearted patriotism, with regard only for the welfare of all the people all the time. Let it be the best result of the best judgment of the honest men and women of Ari- zona with a total disregard of politics. Just so far as we shall depart from that rule. just so far will our consti- tuition fail of it's purpose. OF all the evils to which We may ever be subject, the worst is a partisan constitution a constitution formed only for a part of the people.
 Let the constitution be so drawn that no matter who may administer the government created by it, whether republican, democrat, or socialist, 1t will in all cases be ;he sure guarantee of that good government that has for its object the safety. happiness and prosperity of all of it's citizens
 Political parties will no doubt exist in our form of government-bUt the or ganic law should be non partisan. IT the people shall hereafter differ among themselves either as to who shall ad- minister the affairs of the state or as to policies of government. within the limitations of the constitution, let the parties organize and contest for those.
 Let us all get together and form the best possible government-and we can not hope to do that if our efforts are always to be hampered by a consider ation of partisan advantage.
 Our constitution should be perman ent, and if permanent it should be constructed by the best effort of our best citizenship regardless of political partisan bias. The government should be permanent-party policies and indi- vidual political views and affiliations may be as changeable as the moon it. self-but a good government founded upon a good constitution is unaffect- ed by such political changes.
 l. Mir Chairman, will not be heard
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