Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-15

groas tu withhold or grant statehood
s absolute, ih' people about TO con
sttut, state should gcueralh know
Dtttcr tho Diud Of government dul
constitution suiIed to heir needs ,hnu
congress on the executive.
But when such constitution con.
raius something -o destructive ut free
government as the recall ,t should D.,
disapproycd
\ governmon, b. Ior the benefit oi
ail the people We believe this bCuo-
ht is best accomplished by popular
government, because in the long run
each class Of individuals is apr 90 se.
cure better provision tor themselves
through thci. own voice Ia govern.
mcut than through tho altruistic in.
trrCst oi others. however intelligent
or phiianthropic
The wisdom of ages has taught that
no government can exist except ~
accordance with laws and unless the
people under " either obey the laws
voluntarily on are made to obey them
In a popular government the laws arc
made by the peoplc--not los aH the
people bat hy those suiJosed and
declufed to be competent to- tho pur
pose as males owen - wears of acc
and not uy all o. ihcsu but bt ma.
iority ol them oul,
Now as tho government Is Tor Hil
the people and is not sOlelt fur q ma
iorify of them tho maiOrlt, boo cNcr.
CisiHg control either directly uJ
through its agents. is bound no oNor.
else thc power for the benoh. of the
minority as well as the majority But
an have recognized that the majority
lot people unrestraIuCd uy law when
aroused aud when without the sober
uu effect OF deltbcration aud discus-
sion may do injustice 10 he minority
or TO thc individual when the selfish
interest oft 'hc majority prompts
Hence arises the necessity tor a
constitution los which thr viii Oi the
malorit, shall br permitted tu guide
thn course ot the guVornmcu. only an.
doJ Couirolliu. checks that experience
has shown fo bD necessary 90 secure
for the mnorit, Hs share of th' ben.
olt to the whole people thar popu.
lar govern ucnt is established ro bee.
stow
4 popular government is nnt gov.
"Tumpnt ol a muioritg ul majority
Tor a majority at the pcopl. u is q
government oi the whole people, hy q
majority ot th, whole people under
such rules ana checks as viii secure
wise. lust aud bcurhci"nr govern.
mont for all The people
II Is said YOU can always uu-t he
people tu do Justice lf that means
all the people and they an agree, yon
can bat ordinarily tncy du not all
agree uud the maximum Is interpreted
90 mean that YOU can alNaNs trust q
majority oi the people This is uot
invariably true, aud every limitation
imposed by The people upon tho pow
en- 0t the majority iu their runsfitu'
tiOns is an admission tHa. U is not
always rue
so honest clear headed mau. how.
ever ggeHt an over popular govern.
Wnnl can donv that tho unbridlCd eN.
precision of the majority OF t COIN.
munity converted hastily into laV or
a,.iun would sometimes maze gov.
rlu uuouj trranniCal Hnd cruel Culsti
tufiuus are checks upon The hastN ac.
tiuu OF che majority They are The
sclfmposod restraints of whole uco.
pl, upun e majority of them 20 secure
sober action ana respect for the
rights Oi fhC minority and oi the in.
diyiduul In his relation TO other 100.
di,iduals and iu his relation to the
whole people iu their character as a
state or goycrnment
The constitution distributes the
functions Ot government into three
branches -thc legislative. 10 mako
these laws The executive. 10 execute
thom. aud the judicial. 60 decide iu
cases arising before II the rights of
the individual as between him and
others aud "a between him and the
government
This division ut government into
three separate branches has ALWAYS
been regarded as "A great security Tor
juc maintenance OF free institutions.
and the security Is only nrm ana as.
sured when the judicial branch b. iu.
dependent aud impartial
The legislative and executive
branches are representative OF the
majority of people, which elected them
ia guiding the course, of the govern.
mont within the limits of ,ae con5tilu.
;lon They must act Iuf the whole
people. 0f course hat thfy maN prop.
eTly follow, and usuallf ought 10 lul.
low. the views Oi the majority which
elected them In respect 10 the GOV.