The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-07-22

said enabling nct approved June goth
1910. except ~ modified herein, and OF
an equal footing with the other states. 3
The report Of the minority said;
The undersigned favor the immrdiat
! admission of New Mexico ~ state IL
. the Union.
All that remains ~ secure this ~
suit j. for Congress TO approve the con
sti'ution adopted by the people Of New
Mrxiro
In ihr last congress the committee Oi
territories unanimously reported aud th,
House at Representatives unauimousl,
passed u resolution approving hs consti
tuition formed hy the constitutional con
,rnti"n ot the trrritofy of New MeRic,
and ratified nt an election held IN that
t"ttitory \ similar resolution was ~
truduccd hy the present chairman Ut IN,
committee IN territories IN the present
House point resolution a.
We favor the passage uf this frsulu
tion, 20 far ~ II relates ~ New MeIi
cn. in the language aud form a. IN
ir"duced iu this Congress by the chair
man ot the committee and ~ passed b,
the House IN the last Congress
There j. No good reason why Con
gtr's should not approve the constiiu
ion of New Mexico IN accordance with
the provisions Of the enabling act IN.
resolution ~ reported by the maiofit,
"f The committee proposes 20 fequif,
New MeNico ~ vote upon an amendment
Ia their constitutions tr-ndinR article
~ ~ the New Mexico constitution
which relates "a future amendments OF
that constitution. IN our opinion there
T. no oecn~inu for Congress 10 undertak ke
~ influence the action of the people IT
New Mexico in regard 10 the provision
~ the New Mexico constitution relating
to constitutional amendments are no
more strict than those N the cnnstitu.
ti"u of many of the state ~ in the con.
stiiutinns ~ many ~ the states or IN
the constitution of the United States
We 30 not believe ~ IN hr the dutv
~ Congress 10 pass ngon the particular
provisions IN the constitution NJ PRO.
posed state which il in form the consti
tuition ut republican government. ex.
"ert u hr some provision Fundamentally
destru''iN" of republican institutions
aud representative government.
W" object to the requirement that
New Mexico shall b" compelled Ia vote
again upon q provision IN her r0nstItu.
tion merely regulating the method of
amending the constitution.
We further object "a the DELAY in the
admission of New MeVico ~ a state.
which will lee caused d, requiring a new
election Ia he held ~ proposed hy the
majority New MeNico has complied in
every respect with the provisions Of the
enabling act and has presented for an
pruNal constitution 10 which Congress-
ought not 80 take any exception. and.
IN our opiniou, the trrriinry of New
MrXiro j. now entitled to immediate
admission ~ state.
A. to Arizona, We agree with the ma
i"fiiy of The committee on territories
thar there should hr submitted ~ the
qualified voters of Ariyonn the question
whether the provision in their proposed
constitution providing for u recall Of
public officers shall apply ~ iudicial
officers, the said question Ia he submit
ted ~ an election tu bee held in that ter
rliorv h"for" the territory j. admitted
~ Il state.
We nrlirve hat the PROV sion in the
arizona constitution ~ adopted in that
territory, which would authorize - per
'cut of 'h" voters ia any judicial dis
irl"t tu require an election Ia be held
To ~" whether some Judge who may
hav" rendered an unpopular decision
shall hc retained in office ar ousied from
HI. office, j. fundamentally destructive
of republican form of government.
We believe that such provision in
constitution ~ law would lead to con.
stHnt assaults upon the judiciary; would
tend 10 take away from the Judges the
spirit Of independent desire Ia do right,
would constantly hnli before the Judges
the fear of hvstefiral excitement, would
he destructive NJ the theory upon which
our national and state governments
have been organized, aud nigh lead 10
grave Disaster II not chaos
The enabling ac, authorized the ap.
pro,al or disapproyal of the constitu.
iiou, adol ted hv the people of the ter.
r,t"rirs IT Nrw Mryiro md Arizona
We favor the approval Of the constiu.
tiou adopted hv ne people IT the ter
ritorv IT Ncw Mexico aud We favor M ,
dlsupprnval of the constitution adopted
by the prpp'' of iryuna rn,css and nm
Ill it shall he ~ amended that 'hc pr"
vision for recall of public officers ,la,i
not aprl' g. rhr iulioiprv
We therefore favor, a. "a Ariyona,
the passage of resolution PROV idiug
that there shall he submitted Ia the
qualified voters Of Arizona, AZ An elec.
tion to be duly called, the question whe
ther the provision IN the Arizona con.
s,iiution relating 10 recall ~ public of,
fcers shall he construed not to apply
10 judicial officers, aud that the admis.
sion of Arizona as state In the Union
under this constitution shall be depend
ent upon the ratification of the PROPOSE
tion or amendment providing that the