Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-20
SPEAKS FOR ARIZONA
Senator Works Urges Admis-
sion to Statehood.
DEFENDS ITS CONSTITUTION
Warns Opponents of Initiative, Ref
erendum and Recall.
STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE
Called to Account by Hepburn for
Reference to Lorimer
DEFENDS ITS CONSTITUTION
STRUGGLE OF THE PEOPLE

| Arizona's right to statehood under thu
Constitution which it has presented found
strong advocate on the floor of the
| United States Senate today in the rsor
| OF Senator Works, CALIFORNIA; new mem
| per or the upper house of Congress. In
| defending the Arizona constitution he tool
| occasion to warn the republican party
| that unless it should heed the demand
made upon it for Endorsement Of the
initiative, referendum and recall, "ear
nestly demanded by an overwhelming ma
| ]ority of our people of all political par
ties, the party would 60 down ito de-
1eat and final destruction and oblivion
| The real objection to the constitution
ne declared. was lone phase Of the strug
gle that has been going on in this coun.
try between the common people and the
| privileged, self-seeking interest, affectins
| the right to govern the nation, the state
| and the municipalities"
| The initiative. referendum and recall
provided for In the Arizona constitution
and already in force in some states OF
the Union, was one method the people
were taking, he asserted Of trying tC
blot out corruption in politics. With the
| exception of recall Of judges, he said he
was heartily in favor of this way Of get
ting rid of incompetent or corrupt public
servants.
Touches on Lorimer Case.
The senator touched on the Lorimer
case in connection with his plea for hon
est politics Senator Works was named in
the resolution introduced at the present
session by Senator La Toilette calling for
another investigation of the Lorimer case,
as chairman of the committee Of investi-
cation.
This widespread uprising against the
copruptl0n that. II persisted in. must
FORM OF government" he said, lis found
ed upon the most convincing evidence
that corruption is eating at the very
Vltals OF the republic and threatening the
perpetu1ty 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
prought the whole nation to shame 1t
was charged that the election of a mem
Der or this body was procured by cor
rupt practices and the bribery of votes
In the legislature. / need not enter upon
a discussion of the evidence in that case.
1t is enough to say that 1t was clearly
and sufficiently shown that corrupt prac-
tees had been resOrted to in the election
and that some votes had been Dur
chased.
Hepburn Charges Violation Of Rules.
When. Senator Works made reference
to the case of Senator Lorimer Senator
Hepburn Of Idaho raised the point Of
order that the speaker had, violated the
rules Of the Senate by rejecting upon
the course Of the committee which in
vestigated the Lorimer case
The senator cannot impugn the honor
or the integrity of any senator or any
member of a Senate committee" he said
Neither have 4 done so, nor attempted
to do so.' promptly responded the new
California senator.
when the: senator reads his remarks
in the Record he will find that he has
done So" said Mr.. HeyDurn in response
Senators La Toilette and Cummins came
promptly to the defense of their fellow
lnSurgent
Cummins Defends Works.
Il am amazed" said Senator Cummins,
that any question of violation of the
rules should have been raised. No line or
expression Of the California senator's
speech constitutes any reflection on
either senator or a Senate committee,
and no analysis will disclose any such
reflection"
While not ruling on the point, because
Mr.. Works had not been directly called
to order, Senator Townsend of Michigan,
who occupied the chair, expressed the
opinion that the California senator un-
derstoOd and would observe the rules OF
the Senate.
Il have cited the case." the senator con-
tinued, Ito show why the people of this
country may justly claim larger share
IN the election Of their officers and the
control OF legislation. 1t is one out OF
hundreds of cases where corrupt and
Illegal influences have been brought to
bear to control elections and the enact
ment of legislation detrimental to the
public at large.
The Pending Issue.
rs there no way" he asked by which
such evil influences may be met and
overcome? Some senators here seem to
think not. When the people attempt to
limit the power Of their representatives
and assume some Of that power them
selves by ignoring the unfaithful repre-
sentative and acting directly at the polls,
or by recalling him and substituting an
honest and faithful 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 epcroachment upon the principles Of
our representative form of government.
THAT is the issue which confronts US
today. The proposed constitution of Ari-
iona provides for the initiative, referen-
dunn and recall. Objection is made to the
admission of this territory as a state on
this ground and this alone
Quotations From Decisions.
Senator Works then attempted to prove
by references from Supreme Court decis-
ions and other legal and political opinions
that the people Of Arizona have a right
to decide for themselves what form of u
republican government they will live
under long it does not conflict in
any way with the Constitution OF the
United States or the principles of the
Declaration Of Independence. AS a "repub-
lican form of government" is not defined
by the Constitution, he declared that it
must be assumed that the phrase was
used In the generally accepted sense. II
there Is any" He then sought to prove
his contention that under republican
form of government" as provided for
in the Constitution. 1.-The power to govern
exists in the people"