The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-25

Document Will Be Submitted for Ratification
in January; Has Good Points

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A department Of agriculture ard
conservation is to be created by the
legislature 10 be undes the control
Of commissioner OF agriculture
1t is expressly provided that can
didates for state Offices shall have
resided in he state for i've years
and candidates for supreme Justices
or district judges three years.
All able-bodied MALI ci'izens Of the
state between the ages OF lS and As
years, are subject to military duty,
exemption being made.
Polygamous or plural marriages, or
polygamous cohabitatlon is forever
forbidden.
Perfect federation Of religious senti-
ment is forever guaranteed
The leasing of convict labor by
the state is prohibited
Bribery Of any civil officer or mem
Der Of the legislature is made a fell
ony, and also works forfeiture of Of
fee.
The seat of government of the state
shall remain at the city of Santa Fe
until December 81, 1925, and then can
only be changed by two-thirds vote
Of the people Of the state, voting at a
special election called for that pur-
pose.
Absence Of Popular Theories.
The foregoing summary shows a
complete Absence Of such popular
governmental theories as the inltia-
tive, the recall. direct primaries, pro-
hibition, etc. The clause making il
impossible for officials to Immediately
succeed themselves has met with gen.
eral approval, the only opposition and
naturally so, coming from those who
have held Office year in and year out
for twelve, fifteen or twenty years
and have built up county rings which
have become notorious.
The making Of all officers elective
was directly brought about by pop
ular demand, statewide in it's scope,
the people having tired of the ap-
pointive power under territorial
form of government and its frequent
abuse. The supreme judges are to hold
office eight years and the district
Judges six years. and they may sue
ceed themselves If the people so will
While the fight made by the w, C.
r u, which organization maintained
a formidable lobby during the entire
session Of the convention for prohibi-
tion failed, the constitution does met
prohibit the legislature from enact
ing such a law.
The state corporation commission
is given full power TO regulate rail
roads and corporations in general,
but all OF its decisions must be re-
viewed by the supreme court to be-
come effective.
In order 10 encourage the invest
ment Of capital in the new state new
railroads are exempted from taxation
for six years after their completion,
as are also factories, smelters, reduc-
tion works, pumping plants for irrl-
cation purposes, irrigation works and
other corporations having for their
purpose the development of the re-
sources Of the state
interest in Congressman.
Now that the constitution has been
framed and is ready for submission
to the people for approval, interest is
directed towards those who will rep
resent the new state in the United
States senate and house OF representa-
tives. These will be the most covet-
ed of all political plums. The conven-
tion has developed some big men.
Though made up OF 100 delegates,
fewer than dozen of these did the
actual framing Of the organic law
Among these We're Charles Springer,
OF Cimmaron; Charles A. Spiess, OF
Las Vegas; Solomon Luna, Of Albu-
querque; H. 0. Bursum, of Socorro;
s. B. Davis Ir., of Las Vegas; Judge \
Frank w. Parker, OF Las Cruces;
Judge A. b. Fall, of Three Rivers;
Judge c. j. Roberts, of Ration; T. B. /
Ca.ron, Of Santa Re; Harry W. Kelly,
and DR.. ]. NJ. Cunningham of Las
Vegas; Nester Montoya, of Albuquer-
que; Reed HoTomon, OF Tucumcari,
and Iridore Armii0, Of Las Cruces.
OF these eight were lawyers, the
best in New Mexico, two Of them be.
ing on the supreme bench; two were
sheep raisers, capitalists and lead
ers Of the republican party, one be-
ing national Committeeman and the
other chairman Of the central com
mittee; one wholesaler and capital
st; one a leading banker Of the state
to-be.
And from this list Il is safe TO nre-