Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-15

from the national capital When Douglas and Bisbee sent Dr. F. T. Wright, of this city. and Postmaster Cassidy of Bisbee, to Washington in connection with the effort for eoun- ty seat removal in this county. both these genuement received the same impression as had Governor Sloan, and frankly stated on their return that President Taft would not give his consent for the admission Of Arizona as a state under a consti- tuition containing the recall of the judiciary
 More recently. Leroy Anderson, the Prescott attorney. returning from Washington. stated that ne had found a wide impression in the national capital that the statehood resolution would meet with the dis. approval of the president unless the recall of the judiciary was com pletely eliminated
 Now. in the face of all this, and in the face even of a telegram from Eugene Brady o'Neil last night to the same effect, a mass meeting at Globe has sent a telegram to Wash ington saying that the people vf Globe. as represented in a mass meeting. did not want statehood unless it came with the recall pro vision of the constitution Tele- grams from Phoenix and Douglas were to the same effect
 This remarkable position for any. one to take who is in favor of put ting into effect in Arizona the re- call or any other provision of the Arizona constitution, and it is just such action that will perhaps block all opportunity to get this territory into the anion.
 This paper did what it could to prevent the insertion of the dan gerous recall in the constitution. but all efforts in that direction were futile as the radical sentiment had complete control of the conven- tion. Now. we should very much .hke to see the territory admitted with the recall or without it. Ad. mission now would greatly stimulate industrial activity here. and that is what is required more now than anything else.
 Once admitted under the plan for amendment included in the Arizona constitution, the people of the new state could easily add or take from it whatever a majority desired.
 We shall anxiously await further developments in the statehood siJu- at1on. but to our mlnd there is ir- tie possibility for success of the Flood resolution.
 There is a condition of lethargy apparent in Washington among sen .ators and congressman of both par ties regarding the statehood resoiu- tion. and has been during the er- tire session. With the exception of few of the insurgent republicans, there has been hardly a single prominent democrat or republican to come to the defense of the Arl- zona constitution, and when tbe Flood resolution was being coasid- cred. there were few who went on record as defending the recall Jf the judiciary feature of the ArlzoRa constitution, as a principle Of gov ternment, though the democrats. who spoke on the measure. took tbe position that the people of Arizona had a right to place this provision lin their constitution If they desir- ed to do so. and passed the resolG- tion.
 Some of the best friends Arizona ever had in Washington. Senator Bailey and Speaker Champ Clark among them, advised that the dan gerous features be left out of the Iconstitution until such time as they lcould be inserted without endsa- Igering statehood Now comes sen
 ator Owen, of Oklahoma. and sd-
 vlses that the recan of judges 5e