The Washington herald., 1911-01-13

SIuc0 Oy IaWS on 0I8uO6IOS puOt1C
service different, from those who apply
to legislative Or executive oficers. Judges
are but human. We sometimes elect
legislators to the bench. send former
judges in executive positions. even ele-
waiting them to the highest executive
Office in the land. Does a man change
his standards Of ethics when he changes
his Office? / think not A man who Is
dishonest or Incompetent in executive or
legislative Office will as likely be dis
honest or incompetent In judicial once.
man who would use his power as an
improper purposes would exercise judi
cial power in the same way. In any
branch Of the government he Is a servant
shd Be- set to S1
people after fair opportunity to be heard
upon his record. / -f.
Disproved BY Experience.
Opponents Of the recall represent that
under its provisions public omcials VIII
be subjected to constant harassment
dure the trouble Of frequent campaigns.
Experience in Oregon disproves this.
The worlds history shows that the peo-
PIE are lons.suffering and viii ,og bear many NY
attempt has yet been made to recall 9
State or county officer in Oregon. and
there have been very few instances in
against city ofiicers. The people are al
ways advocates of a square deal, and
will not give their approval to efforts to
recall an officer for factional or selfish
You and others have asked for my
opinion of your constitution in general.
but from letters received judge that
the only question raised Is in regard TO
the popular government features. and
hence 1 have confined my attention to
these.
You will understand that I cannot an.
swer the question that has been asked @
President. except to give my personal
opinion. I believe that when the people
of any proposed State have deliberated
s5sy anS Sss %sS to dop whas S ef a
up his judgment against the Judgment
of the entire people Of the Common
wealth. especially when the people have
of legislation rather than turn it over en-
tirely to legislatures too often influenced
by selfish interests antagoniStic to eX-
tension of the peoples power.
JoSATHAN BOURNE
Accepted as Call to Arms.
Commenting upon this letter. the Globe
editorially said in its issue of January s:
Nothing that has been said or written since the
constitution framed has had the stirring effect
caused by the letter Of Senator Jonathan Bourne.
Of Oregon. published in yesterdays issue Of the
Daily Globe.
1t was a call to arms to the patriotic and honest
citizens Of Arizona and . rebuke to the towards
who would sacrifice self government because Q the
reputed antagunisic whim of man.
The Republican bosses hare told there no
hope of the progressive Senators and Congressmcn
aiding Us in fight for admission. They have
told us. in effect. that were a small bunch Of
mavericks running wild the range: that they
the only who could do anything for
Arizona. They have asked for some assurance
that even one progressive Republican in Congress
was in favor Of the admission Of Arizona into the
Union under our peoples constitution.
Senator Bourne's letter needs expert intefpre-
tation. II is as plain the sharp peaks OF the
Pnals clear day. He neither temporizes nor
bubbles. but speaks straight from the shoulder.
He tells US that would be unfit for Statehood
if We repudiated constitution that We had author
lied to be written in the very terms in which it
was drafted. He rebukss the unpatrotic Arzonans
who the knee to the chief servant Of the nation
who would rob US of the liberties for which We
ha re fought and which have won.
Senator Bourne Is the first Republican Of n1-
tional importance who has indocsed our progressive
constitution. There viii be Others before Febru-
ary 9.
So great has been the demand for Iapezs Of yes-
terday's issue containing the letter from Senator
Bourne of Oregon. that the edition was entirely
disposed of and at the request Of many who could
not obtain copies. the letter is repubished in the
Ssue of to-day.