New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-19
E[V MEX|C0'S STATEHOOD
Cow People in Territory 0p-
Nv nosed to Flood Resolution.

no ,,r,ns 10 correct what it seems TO
!cur error in your interesting editorial
pc last. on Arizona and New Mex
Of n~y vour comment on the passage in
r0' ,.o NJ Representatives of the Flood
the NJ Cor the admission Of these two
resU ,.ories TO statehood you say;
-, ~ hold New Mexico back the
i"c,ion Was trumpet up 'nat we ldttei
ocns' ras sonahly difficult. As matter
was the process of amendment is no
o. iSo., ,niicated OF cumbersome than that
rs,Se average state.
-.;s affection is, YOU are led to believe
rolitical ruse Of the Democrats
,.en out Republican New Mexico until
ratjc Arizona shall be also assured
ps-".ior i'm spite of the fact that her
so,..,,,ion contains the Objectionable feat
eV ,ha iudicial recall to which Presi-
wt TN and many others are very adj
verse - H.. ,o,;,,cs is
great deal 10 do with the DELAY
sranting statehood TO these territories
as il has for the last forty years
,bo live here in these territories IN
and seemingly eternal waiting for
nrivileccs Of national citizenship. have
s,7ed that for generations. and realize 1t
Inst AZ the present time We cannot
hat the recall provision I'm the pres
d-sft Of the Arizona constitution is a
a.iant reason for keeping Arizona out
80. r-nion. n she is otherwise fitted for
..hooS or that by eliminating 1t from
AZ, Of her constitution We will elm
tho institutions
:, ,r;zons when she becomes state
90 ',ba neopIe Of Arizona want the recall
- sn amend their constitution after ad-
u,sson. So as 70 secure IT. even II II ne
so eliminated. provided. Of course. that
,r.b provision does not make govern
60, which is unrepubllcan in form That
.,n..on has been thrashed out in the re-
,.rt debate on the Flood resolution i'm the
tJ.,se with thorouchness rarely attained
,,s, in that most able body. However OBJ
.,.,ionahle the provisions Of the recall may
:. the debate makes it pretty certain that
.,v state could adopt such provisions # II
:, desired and still remain republican in
form.
Az q matter II fact. the recall I'm one
,,-ro or another has been adopted in sew
avail states. and IL would be assuming a
Great deal. even for Congress. "a decree
,,a, Arizona is unit for statehood merely
h,,.pse o. her desire for this perhaps
ri,-s.rrogressive measure This Is aPpar-
.,,lv the conclusion that the Democrats
and considerable number Of the Republ-
rams in the House Of Representatives have
come 10. for. while they have provided for
,,o,her vote on this question in Arizona.
Of
-rsH Of judges a condition 10 the adlnis-
s,n Of that territory into the Union. The
ru,ion is one which seems emincnuy fair
md reasonable.
Now. a to the proviso attached to New
v.1ico's admission by the Flood resolu-
trp-namely. that We shall vote again on
nat section Of the proposed constitution
-slstiye 10 ar1endments-I respectfully sub
nj, that II cannot reasonably he Charac-
,.-zed as merely trumpet mp for political
r,rnosss on the contrary. II seems 10
rany ~ MS re-RepubliCans and Demo
crsts alike-to be of infinitely more mo-
rsrt than the proviso as to the recall IN
Arizona ann for this reason. that We be-
reve that If the New Mexico constitution
remains in its present form. It VIII I'M
doubtedly engrsft upon the people Of New
Mexico for 4 long period government
essentially non-representative and non-re-
publican. one that will become less repre-
sentative and less republican a. time goes
on one. moreover which those of us who
closely followed the process of it's con-
sruction are convinced was made with the
express intention Of removing as far as its
trainers dared TO remove ii the govern
ment from the body Of the people, and or
concentrating il in the hands Of political
machine
That this is true must he apparent TO any
one Who has carefully followed the debate
IN Congress and the committee hearings
On the Flood resolution But fl Will he
said If il be true, why is it that our peo-
PIE accepted the constitution by consid-
cradle majority? There were two reasons
for that acceptance. The first was the IN
tense Overwhelming. almost blind desire OF
the people here for statehood at any cost.
The second was that the political leaders
made many Of the people believe that only
by an immediate. unqueStioned acceptance
OF the document presented to them could
the constitution he submitted to the last
Congress. which being Republican in both
branches. would il was urged, surely ap-
prove II.
The people had very little time 10 digest
or anslvze Il. II is doubtful whether If
they lad had the time they would have
sctuallv rejected il. so keen vas the desire
Of a majority Of them for the advantages
Of state government. They did not stop
10 dsscct many Of its provisions IN the
rush and enthusiasm Of the moment the
prospect Of al last being freed fromNwha
they considered \ state of political Vassai-
age prevented them from realizing that by
nesrs Of the eerrymsndor Of legislative
districts and of provisions making amend
ment next 20 impossible the men who con
rolled The constitutional convention al
Santa Re were forcing upon the people
condition which might prove inhnneY
more humniating than had ever existed
under territorial government.
When however. the last Congress failed
70 approve the constitution. ana time was
given for reflection. many Of our thinking
People began 70 see more clearly the de-
fects Of the document they had accepted
sad more especially the difficulties OIL
amending IL They were Thoroughly
alarmed when they understood. AS they mao
not understood before. that minority OF
the voters could effectively Kill any pro
Posed amendment.
Discussing this matter Mr. Hardy oil
Texas, IN a debate in the House OF Repre-
'enistives. said.
Speaking i'm broad terms. they have a
constitution that requires tUo-thlrds OF tnC
members elected 10 each house 10 VOC IoI
lhe submission Of an amcndmeni' ana men -.l
cast on fhat a,oondmeut shall be cast for
u ~ iho whole state. That is wei enc ugn.
hut then 10 requires that that nlaJor'H