Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-04
SENATOR BoRAH swATs THE JUDICIARY RECALL.

iHG JOOtStHhI h6NNIG-
 There must be unusual guoom in
 the camps of the Arizona radicals
 who forced the recall of the judici-
 ary into the Arizona constitution and thereby hung up the chances of
 Arizona becoming a state on the
 peg of uncertainty In congress. When
 it was suggested after this provision
 had been included in the constitution
 with the recall feature in 1t, that 1t
 would be better to send the con
 stitution back to the delegates who
 made it and have this objectionable
 feature removed so that there might
 not be any delay in securing the ad-
 mission of Arizona into the union as a state, there was great howl among the radicals. who declared that they had assurances that the democrats and progressive republi- cans would push the constitution through to approval Those who ad- yfsed against this ultra-radicaI fea- ture of the constitution were de- nounced as traitors to Arizona and to the democratic party Now. 1t seems that those who gave this ad- vice were simply telling of what was in store for the constitution and the recall. Senator Borah. of Idaho. who is regarded as one of the strong est among the republican insurgents. sends a telegram to citizens of Phoe- nix, telling them that while he will support their statehood resolution in the senate, he is unalterably op- posed to the recall of the judiciary feature of Arizona's constitution and that he regrets that it was incor- porated into the proposed fundamen- tai law of the new state.
 There is yet way for Arizona to have smooth sailing into the union, and that is for Geo. W. P. Hunt. E. B. o'Neill, Charley Akers and others who have visited Washington and made such howl about cutting the recall out Of the constitution. is to return there and implore the democrats in congress to agree to the final elimination of the recall feature and allow the territory to come in as a state with the remain der of the constitution which pro- yfdes for such an easy way of amending the constitution by the people at any time that they need not, long go without the recall if majority really desires the doubtful experiment.
 The recall in the Arizona consti- tuition is today standing in the way of the admission of both New Mex leo and Arizona; it stands before congress practically without defense as a principle of government With that eliminated we do not believe there would be any further trouble about our admission during the pres ent extra session. As long as it remains there will be danger and serious danger, not only In the sen ate, but in the White House as wen, as leading republicans in the house gave it as their opinion that President Taft would refuse to sign the statehood resolution as 1t passed ! the house, even if 1t gets through i the senate.
 The reason for the opposition of President Taft to the Arizona con stitution is because of the presence of the provision relating to the re- call vote at the first state election. In the house, democrats denounced | the recall feature of the constitution and advised the people Of Arizona to drop this experiment which S<il be SO destructive to the independ- snce of our courts. They agree fully