El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-21
JUDGES WON I.
be SAFE IN
ARIZONA
Courts Can Be Made Mere
Playtllings Under New
Constitution.
DEMOCRATS ARE
NOW AROUSED

Phoenix, Ariz, Nov. 21-Win the
constitution when adopted be accept
ed by the peoplpe? Many think not
ed by the people? Many think not
proviso as that for the recall Of judges.
With one exception there is not
: newspaper, Democratic or Republican
il the territory which is not ham
mering the constitutional convention
hard for the passing Of such sweep
ing provisions for direct legislation
Were this attack sectional in scope;
were it confined to one or the other
parties as represented by the Arizona
press; were it even an attempt TO Sc
gregate and jump upon set Of dele
gates from a certain county or group
of counties, many explanations
might be forthcoming. It is none or
these and. therefore, it is plain fhat
the Arizona press, TO the last ink pot
has awakened TO the impractical ma
ture of the recall in the constltu-
ton.
Democrats Awaken.
The Democratic press, during the
campaign, cried aloud for these Tea
lures, and helped to make votes on
them, but now that the things nave
been inserted and the seriousness OF IL
is apparent, the editors are talking
the other way They realize that II
is not what the territory wants or
needs. ,
the Republican papers have all
along declared that statehood would
be lost if these Socialistic 'isms" be-
came a part of Arizona's organic law
but the Democratic press is now
aroused as we'll after the harm mas
been done.
When the convention assembled, the
Republican papers declared the Demo
Gratis had betrayed the people; thar
they had 10 intention o. giving the
state the measures OF direct legisla-
ton. and. indeed, it looked like this
was true for a long time. Finally
however. the initiative and referen-
DUN were made into provisions Tnen
the Republican papers screamed pro-
fest. while the Democratic papers
with only an exception or two, writheo
In discomfort.
AT last came the day for the pass
ing Of the recall provision Ihe oe-
hate on this in the convention was
upon whether this should be extended
to the judiciary and the members IN
favor of such extension proved the
more numerous.
Judiciary Unsafe.
The fact acted as q signal TO lei
loose upon the convention all the walls
of wrath. Even the Arizona Demo-
Graf protested vehemently that the
constitution was utterly ruined and
that the people would not accept IT.
Other Democratic papers fell into line
until there is now not one that is NOT
protesting the action Of the delegates
and il would be no surprise TO see the
constitution defeated IL the papers
have their way.
The Douglas international, Demo
cratic. has this to say: Arizona wants
q judicial system which shall be SUI
perior and away above all political
controversies We want courts that
cannot be subjected TO harassment In
the enforcement Of the law for and
against every interest class or indi-
viduaL"
The same paper quotes at length
toW-nsman to the effect that there is
practically no support Of the conveD-
ton on the recall proposition. It fur
Their editorializes IN the story contain
ing an interview with the townsman
in question TO this effect:
THE International finds that among
the business men there is little sup
port for the recall In any form, and