The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-05-27
TO LET NEW STARS SHINE.
PASSES n RESOLUTION ADMIT.
TING ARIZONA AND NEW
MEXICO.
People of Territories Must Pass ON
Certain Features of Proposed Or
ganic Laws.

1
Mexico to immediate Statehood, but
Withholding approval of the constitu-
tions Of both States until the peop,e
nave voted on certain proposed
amendments to them, passed the
house Of representatives this after
noon by a viva voce vote. No r.
call was demanded on final vote
a preceding motion to recomp a
resolution, made by Jas. + ISn.
Republican leader, 81 T y -ans
voted, with the Democre eating
the motion, PA to 81.
The resolution re- - Arizona to
vote on an amend .emoving the
recall provision as it .,plies to judges
and requires New Mexico to vote on
an amendment making its constitu-
ton more easily amendable in the fu-
ture. Neither State is required to
adopt the amendments proposed by
congress.
Whether they are approved or re-
Jected by the proposed referendum.
the constitutions Of the new States
Will stand finally approved when the
respective votes have been taken.
| The resolution passed in the form
proposed by the Democratic majority
of the committee on territories.
Efforts were made by the Republi-
cans to force Arizona to vote out Of
its constitution the recall of judges,
and TO give immediate and unqualified
approval of the New Mexican consti-
tuition. Both provisions were re-
| jected.
The Democrats declared that the
proposal to force Arizona to reject
the recall was an effort to keep that
State out Of the Union.
Notwithstanding this attitude, lead
ing Democratic orators bitterly de-
nounced the recall of judges during
the afternoons debate, while Republi-
can insurgents refused ito join MIR,
Mann in the proposal to force Arizona
to give it up.
Representative Sherley (Ky), at
tacking the provision, said the recall
was no excuse for refusing to admit
Arizona to Statehood but that as
policy Of government it threatened to
take away the greatest safeguard Of
the public.
The courts are the only protection
of the individual" said Mr.. SherIey.
| People ought to recognize the neces-
sity in their calm moments for main
| tanning safeguards that will prevent
| hasty and unfair action on their part
| in their excited moments"
Representative Martin w. I.ttleton
of New York made an equally vigor-
Gus attack, not exactly or the recall
| but upon the initiative and referen-
dunn.
1T will strike from the splendid
structure of free government the
arch upon which it has come to rest
with mistaken confidence" Represen-
tative Little declared in his speech.
The seasoned and staid traditions
of impeachment are to be translated
into trial by tumult," said Mr.. Lit
| tleton. THE orderly processes of
| regulated justice are to be converted
| into sporadic assaults born Of hate
and disappointment The dignitied
minister Of the established law, en-
nObled by the grandeur of his lofty
station and disciplined by the pres
sure of sober responsibility, is to be
degraded by the impending threat
and distracted by the uncertainty
of precarious tenure. The misguid-
ed or malignant passions of an un-
| important fragment of the com
munity may accuse the most stain
! less judge, and by groundless charge
ut suspicion in the place Of conf
tence and distrust in the place of
faith and trust"
| Quoting from Saint Luke. telling
| how PLATE, bending before the cries
of the mob, permitted Christ to be
| taken away and crucitied, the speak
cr concluded:
God forbid thai the sanctuaries Of
America shall ever he ravished by the
| Sibilant hiss Of mob crying. Cruelty
him. Cruelty him.
| ELECTED GRAND PREF ATE