Arizona republican., 1911-05-12
WILL BE ADMITTED
 IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO VOTE ON RECALL OF
 JUDGES. Opinions of Rev. J. E. CrutchfieId, Who Has Returned From
 Washington.

from a trip of about three weeks in the east. the primary object of his visit being to attend meetings of the board of church extension and the board of missions of the NJ F. Church South in Nashville and in Richmond, respectively.
 As a member of the late constitu- tional convention. Mir. Crutchfield was naturally interested in the statehood issue and was too near to Washing ton to give the national congress the go-by. He spent considerable time there and talked with a great many people. Asked concerning the pros poets of statehood, he gave the fol- lowing interview to The Republican last night:
 "Of course, to an Arizonian in Washington at present, the most in- teresting spot is the capitol building. in either wing of which the two houses of congress sit. and the ques- ton of statehood is to be threshed out again in the next few days. The lower house is decidedly favorable to our admission, though a peculiar con dition exists. ArizOnas constitution was rather too radical for the last congress. and New Mexico's is too conservative for this. Their cOnstitu- ton was made rather to favor large corporations. and was made almost impossible of amendment. An amend ment must be passed by two con- secutive sessions of the legislature Then it must be submitted at a gen. eral election, and must have a ma jOrity for, and that must be at least 40 per cent of the whole vote. and it must carry also in a majority of tho counties. Then, too, the districts are gerrymandered in d very unjust way, and our chances of admission are really jeopardized by our combination with New Mexico.
 Members of the committee on ter ritories asked me how the people of Arizona would take it if congress re- submitted the recall of the judges. 1 told them that I believed that if left free the people of Arizona would ratify every part of the constitution. but if statehood depended on it, they would abolish the recall of the ju- dietary. Some of them intimated to me that they were under the neces- sity of resubmitting something in ours to offset the resubmission of the clause in that of New Mexico.
 The senate will give us the closest scratch to get through, for a major ity of the men there are opposed tO the principles of popular government outlined in our constitution. Our sys- tenn of eleCting these men has given us a body that is too far away from the people to be considered their rep resentatives. One of the leading spir- its of the senate who joined a party of us who were visiting more or less informally together in the Marble room behind Vice President Sher- mans desk, said to me: Why. doc tor. if these principles you have put into your constitution were to prevail with our approval it would inaugu- rate direct democracy that would rival the period of the French revOlu- tion in wild and unconsidered rash ness
 Another said: If we admitted your state with these doctrines. every state and chartered city would be trying them
 Senator Bailey, who has always been a strong friend of our family. showed me every courtesy and kind ness, but protested that he would be to vote against us. giving as his reason that these principles would overthrow our form of repre- sentative government, and were against his idea of democracy. He said that the senate would take the matter up as soon as it came from the house and have it all over with. I think he is anxious to have it set tied, and while he expressed the be- lief that we would not gain statehood. I read beneath his words that he had a conviction that we would win, and thought that we ought.
 T kept the subject as much alive as I could while I was there. giving to papers in Washington. Virginia, Tennessee and Texas. and in two or three instances furnishing matter that was used as editorials. I did not see Mir. Taft while I was there. The only attempt I made in that direction was to go on Sunday to the church where he was supposed to worship. I heard a very good ser mon for a city preacher. and saw a perfect wilderness of ladies hats.
 What do I think of the prospect of statehood? Well. that question will probably be settled soon. but I think we will be admitted with the mOOted question resubmitted for the vote of the people"
 What do you think of the possi- bility of electing senators by an ad- visory vote at the direct primary pro- vided by the convention and at the regular election of the first state of ficerS?" was asked.
 "I think my friend, Mir. Franklin. has misjudged the work of the com mittee on style" said Mir Crutchfield. This committee was created to fin ish and adjust parts of the constitu- ton itself, and had no jurisdiction over the election ordinances, which were not part of the constitution. but only a task assigned to the con- by congress"
 
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