The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-02-17
CONSTITUTION
OF ARAz0NA
DENVER LAWYERS LETTER
USED EFFECTIVELY IN THE
CAMPAINGN FOR SAME.
GIVES AN UNF9TTERED START
1t Should Be Privilege to be n Cit.
lien of State With Such Laws
He Declares.
(Denver News.

One of the documents that was
nsed with great effect in Arizona dur
Ing the campaign for the constitu-
ton just adopted by the people, who
der laws the most advanced in the
country, was letter written by T. J.
ODonnell, of Denver, to Lamar Cobb
of Clifton, Ariz., and published in
the Arizona Gazette. The letter fol-
lows:
Denver, Colo, Jan. 20, 1911.
Hon. Lamar Cobb, Clifton, Arizona
''My Dear Mr.. Cobb / beg to
thank you for the copy of the propos-
ed constitution for the state of Ariz-
Ona, which you so kindly sent me.
l have read it carefully and wish to
congratulate you as one of the mem
bers of the constitutional convention
and the embryo state Of Arizona upon
many of its features.
''The first clause to fix my atten-
ton is Sec. 81 of your declaration OF
rights: No law shall be enacted in
the state limiting the amount of dam
ages to be recovered for causing the
death or injury of any person.
This clause is long step on the
road to progress. The archaic and
barbaic provisions of laws in most of
the states, thus forever forbidden
from blotting the statute books of
Arizona, are relic of the time
when men were chattels and the least
valuable form of property.
Heroes Slightly Considered.
THE mighty army of men-aye,
and women, too,- who create the
wealth of this country, wealth sur
passing Pluto's powers to give,
wealth so great that it staggers the
imagination and appals the senses;
all these toilers for others ease, who
go as brayely into danger as any SOL
scaled an escarpment, whose every
morning roll call discloses it's fright-
full list of dead and wounded; those
faithful heroes of peace who fall in
the performance of duty, have had
but little consideration, but little ac-
count taken OF them in the great in
dustrial scheme which has for its
chief end the amassing, by few, of
dollars and then more dollars.
The provisions of this instrument,
which are intended to eliminate par
tisan consideration from the choice
OF The judiciary, must commend it.
self to every lawyer and thoughtful
citizen, whatever his profession.
There can be no greater curse in
Gjcted on any community than par
fiEan judiciary. | also beg to COM
mend the provision that no cause
shall be reversed when upon the
whole case it appears that substan-
tial justice has been done.
The provision of clause % of ar
ticle "A. against the acceptance by
state officials of favors from public
corporations, is wise and timely. l
only regret that it did not go farther
and provide that no public corpora
zion should extend favor to any one
citizen over another.
The provision with respect to the
election Of United States senator's,
the initiative and referendum and re-
call are conservative and will place
the state high up among those that
have given thought to the abuses and
black spots in public life, and deter
mined to do all that our present de-
velopment suggests to sure the evils
from which the body polite has suf-
1ered.
The provision Of section IL OF
article 8, are some of the best !
know Of in respect to taxation.
Under it franchises and other intang-
ible property may be compelled to
bear their share of the burdens OF
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the household conveniences of the
poorest citizen. which are always Wis
ible to the eye of the tax gatherer.
Il am glad that you have provided
tor an income tax. regard this and
the Inheritance and succession taxes
a. the most just form Of taxation;
collecting revenues from the source
where there is ability to pay, rather
than from the sources where the OK.
action Of taxation must tend toward
further Impeachment.
The provisions Of the same ar
ticle, making an exemption from tax
alton In favor Of widows, shows that
the gallant and chivalrous American
heart, which is always found best de-
veloped On the frontier, is still in the
majority n Arizona.
The proposed constitution seema
M Eisely provide for the conserva-
fapp ~ the state for All its people
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