Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-08-15
VETOES FLOOD
RESOLUTION
Democratic Vaccinations
Succeed In Holding up
Statehood
new MEXICO NOT TO BLAME
Recall In Arizona Constitution
Is Objectionable to
President.

(By Special Leased Wire TO New Mexican
Washington, D. c., Aug. l5.-Presl'
dent Taft. in a special message to the
House of Representatives, today We
toed the joint statehood resolution pro-
viding for the admission of New Mex
ico and Arizona to statehood.
Disapproves Recall.
His reason for exercising the execu-
tive power of veto was based on his
thorough disapproval of the recall OF
judges clause in the Arizona constl-
tuition. The fact that New MeXlco's
statehood was bound up with that OF
Arizona meted out to her the same
fate and neither territory can come
into the Union at this time unless
friends of the joint resolution in Con-
gress can muster the two-thirds vote
necessary to pass the resolution over
the presidents veto. This may be at
tempted.
The president did not spare words
in condemning the recall feature OF
the Arizona constitution which, he
said, would compel JUICES to make
their decisions under legalized ter.
rorism.'
The recall provisions would oper-
ate against all elective Offices OF Ari
zona including both county and state
judges.
When 25 per cent of the voters Of
the previous election petitioned fol
special election to remove an official
such an election would be compulsory
This provision of the Arizona con
stitution" the president says, ''in its
application to county and state judges
seems to me so pernicious in its effect
so destructive of independence in the
Judiciary, so likely to subject the
rights of the individual to the possible
tyranny of popular majority, ant
/ therefore to be so injurious to the
cause of free government l must disa
prove a constitution containing it,
Function of the Courts.
| Much of the message was devoted
| to a discussion of the functions of thu
courts under the constitution. Th1
president dwelt at considerable lengtl
| on the necessity for freeing the judi
ciary as much as possible from poll
tics or popular influence. And, refer
/ ring to the recall provision he asked
/ Gould there be system more ingen
! iously devised to subject judges tt
momentary gusts of popular passion
| than this?"
| The message was received will
great. interest by the House, largel.
because of the presidents long associ
alton with the judiciary.
Will Consider Veto Immediately.
| Washington, d. c., Aug. Ia mo
ton for reference of the statehood res
! olution and veto was made by Repre-
sentative Flood of Virginia, Chairman
! of the committee on territories. H
declared that the veto would receive
immediate consideration and woul
be reported back so that Congress
might express it's convinctions abou
this great matter" The bill was re
ferred without roll call.
Republicans Applaud.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 18th
message was read to the House ami
absolute silence. Then applaus
broke from the Republican side. Th
Democrats remained quiet The Mes
age was referred to the Territoris
Committee.
The Message.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 15.-In hi
message to the House of Represents
tives President Taft said in part: 6
return herewith without my approva
House joint resolution No. IA to ADM
the territory of New Mexico and Ar
zona as states into the union on a
equal footing with the original state
! have approved the constitutio
Of New Mexico and so did the Hous
of Representatives of the Sixty Fir.
Congress. The Senate, however, fai
ed to take action upon it.
I have not approved the Arizon
constitution nor have the two House
of Congress, except as they have don
so by the joint resolution under col
sideration.
The resolution admits both terr
tories to statehood with their const
tutions, on conditions that at the tim
OF the election of state officers, Ne'
Mexico shall submit to it's electors a
amendment to it's new constitutio
modifying and altering its provisio
for future amendments and on the fu
ther condition that Arizona shall sui
NIT to its electors, at the time of ele'
tion of it's state officers, propose
amendment to its constitution b
which judicial officers shall excel
ed from the section permitting a r.
call of all elective officers.
'If sign this joint resolution, q
not see how can escape responsible
ty for the judicial recall of the Arizon
constitution. The joint resolution al
mits Arizona with the judicial reca
bat requires the submission of tn
questions of it's wisdom to the voter
In other words, the resolution a.
proves the submission of Arizona wit
the judicial recall, unless the votel
themselves repudiate it.
: Under the Arizona constitution, a
: elective officers, and this includ
lcounty and state judges. six montl