Arizona republican., 1910-12-25
"BosToNESE" HANDICAPPED.

To the Editor of The Republican: Sir-While l have no desire to med dle in the politics of this territory. being. as I am, one of those persons (described by The Republican, who have not yet shaken the dust or other localities off their understand ings.'' I can not help coming back at C. B. Wood. the high and mighty undershcriff of this county, after the way he ridiculed me and my Boston ese English in the Arizona Demo crat when l took occasion, m my humble way, as a free American citl- zen, to address an urgent appeal to the constitutional convention not to endanger the chances of statehood al this time by the drafting of such constitution as neither the president nor congress would accept. This, l believe. was the first note of warn ing sounded at the time while the convention was in session. and after events have justified it, much to my regret
 After all is over but the voting, C. E. Wood has come around to my way of thinking. He now desires to eliminate those features that are ap- parently objectionable to the presf- dent How much better it would have been to eliminate them in the beginning and do as Roosevelt ad- vises, to make a constitution easy te amend? Tn this case. foresight would have been better than hindsight.
 It does not follow that l am Op- posed to the principles of the con stitution. l know something of the initiative and referendum and recall. which were turned down by the leg islature of my own state last year. yet a modified form of the recall was enacted in the city of Boston. which persisted in electing a demo cratic mayor like the famous John F. Fitzgerald. Strange to say. the democrats Of the old Bay State did not seem to relish this gift from republican legislature Probably they had heard of Greeks bearing gifts
 It is not too late to remedy the matter C. R. Wood suggests the method We all must remember that Arizona is an integral part of our common country. and it is no dis grace for us to yield to the regularly
 
 is sometimes the the better part Of valor in fight, so expediency might well be a matter Of wisdom in poli- ties. especially as such principles as We advocate can be adopted at any future time if necessary. There IS a time and place for everything. That the present is no time for in- sisting on the adoption of our prin- ciples goes without saying, and the sober second sense of the people can not but agree on this point of view
 This is no reflection on the dele gates to the constitutional convention. They were elected on pledges which did their duty to the people as they saw 1t. If We. the people. choose to ! vote down the present constitution l on account of changed conditions. the l delegates. who are all Americans as we know. will heed the Noice of the ! people as thus clearly indicated and i turn out a constitution more in keen | ing with the circumstances They as we'll as We know enough not to | butt their heads against a stone wall |
 In conclusion. I wish to return my sincere thanks to the members of the | constitutional convention for making | such good provisions for the educa | ton of the deaf by the new state. ana. by whatever method achieved. | Arizona can not be made a state too | soon to suit me
 HENRY c. WHITE.