The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-21
WORKS ADVOCATES AR|zONA'S RIGHTS Maiden Speech Strikes for
 Recall WARNS REPUBLICANS Defeat and Destruction Awaits the Failure to Heed the Voice of the People-Lorimer's Name
 Is Mentioned
WARNS REPUBLICANS

NdSnIngtOn, Aprll N-Wn nen oend'o' l Works of California made reference to the case of Senator Lorimer in his maid en speech in the Senate today on the Arizona constitution, Senator Hepburn of Idaho raised the point of order that the speaker had violated the rules or the Senate by refecting upon the course of the committee which investigated the Lorimer case. A
 "The senator cannot impugn the honor or the integrity of any senator or any member of Senate committed said MT. Hepburn.
 Neither have done so, nor attempt ed to do so,' promptly responded tho new California senator.
 Arzona's right to statehdood under the constitution which 1t has presented foun1 a strong advocate on the floor of the Senate today in the person of Senator Works, California's new member of the upper house. In defending the Arizona constitution he took occasion to warn the republican party that unless it should heed the demand made upon 1t for an indorsement of the initiative ref erendum and recall, earnestly demanded
 
 pie of, all political parties the party would go down Ito defeat and final de- struction and oblivion"
 Fight of the People
 The real objection to the constitution. he declared, was "one phase of the strug gle that has been going on in this coun- try between the common people and the aF-l ing the right to govern the nation, the state and the municipalities" The inita- tive. referendum and recall, provided for in the Arizona constitution and al ready In force In some states of the union, was one method the people were taking, he asserted, of trying to blot out corruption in politics. With the excep- ton of recall of judges, he said he was heartily in favor of this way of get ting rid of incompetent or corrupt pub lie servants.
 The senator touched on the Lorimer case in connection with his plea for honest politics. Senator Works was named in the resolution introduced at the present session by Senator LaFol- lette calling for another investigation of the Lorimer case, as chairman of the committee of investigation.
 Widespread Uprising
 This widespread uprising against the corruption that, if persisted in, must eventually overthrow our representative form of government he said, Ifs found- | ed upon the most convincing evidence that corruption is eating at the very vi- tals of the republic and threatening the perpetuity of our free institutions. We need not go outside of this chamber to find evidence of this fact. The pages | of the Congressional Record of the past | few months will disclose a condition that | has brought the whole nation to shame | It was charged that the election of a | member of this body was procured bv corrupt practices and the bribery of | votes in the legislature. l need not en- ter upon a discussion of the evidence in | that case. It is enough to say that 1t | ,was clearly and sufficiently shown that corrupt practices had been resorted to in the election and that some votes had | been purchased.
 "I have cited the case" the senator | continued, ito show why the people of l this country may justly claim larger share in the election of their officers and the control of the legislation. It is one out of hundreds of cases where | corrupt and Illegal influences have been | brought to bear to control elections | and the enactment of legislation detri- | mental to the public at large
 .Is there no way" he asked. by which | such evil influences may be met and overcome? Somes senators here seem to think not. When the people at- tempt to limit the power of their rep | resentatives and assume some of that power themselves by ignoring the un- faithful representative and acting di- rectly at the polls, or by recalling him and substituting an honest and faith full representative in his place, the cry is raised that this effort to control their own representatives and their own government is a violation of the constitution of the United States and an encroachment upon the principles of our representative form of govern ment
 That is the issue which confronts us today. The proposed constitution of Arizona provides for the initiative, referendum and recall. Objection is made to the admission of this territory as state on this ground and this alone.''
 Quotes Decisions
 Senator Works then attempted to prove by references from supreme court decisions, and other legal and political opinions that the people of Arizona have a right to decide for themselves what form of a republican government they will live under so long as 1t does not conflict in any way with the con stitution of the United States or the principles of the declaration of inde- pendence. As republican form of gov ernment' is not defined by the consti- tuition, he declared that 1t must be as- stunned that the phrase was used In the generally accepted sense, if there is any" He then sought to prove his contention that under a republican form of government" as provided for