Bisbee daily review., 1911-02-04
CO NS TlTUTION |S DEFENDED
 LAST NIGHT
MeSSrS. Bullard and WinSor Speak to People on Post
 Office Plaza

An open air statehood meeting. held last night on the post office plaza, was addressed by Mulford Winsor. Of iun.> and G. P Bullard of Phoenix. both oS whom are well known throughout tre territory. Mir Winsor himself was a member of the constitutional convention which framed the proposed law for Ari- zona-
 The evening was ideal for the drop-stitch idea of meeting and the night was one of those which poets have sprung their vocal cords over in trying to set it in type. It was appropriate the meeting should be held in the open air for Arizona s the out-of-doors country. Prior to the speaking the Copper Qneen band. engaged for the occasion made stands at various places and dis pensed music and later led the crowds to the speaking place.
 The platform which had been erected in front of the post office was occupied by several prominent local supporters of the constitution. The first speaker was Mir. Bullard, district attorney of Maricopa coun- ty Outside of his interest in politi- cal matters, he is well known thOughout the territory as a good roads enthuSiast and through his efforts and endeavcrs road building in the territory has become one of the prime duties of the county and state governments. He is all so well known among automibilists, which is his hobby.
 While he analysed the proposed constitution in a thorough manner and sought to show that it repre- sented the wishes of the people ot the territory, the crux of his speech was when he said. in answering the argument that it was inexpedient at this time to incorporate the initiative and referendum and re- call in the constitution. ITO hell with expendiency, begging the par don of the ladies of the audience for the employment Of the term.
 Proceeding. he said that President Taft had no right to allow his personal opinion of the constitution to interfere with its approval As to the recall. he said that the pesident would not presume 10 anticipate the supreme court of lhe United States as to it's constitutions ality and intimated that it would not matter if the court so held it, after Arizona had obtained admis- sion.
 Mir Winsor, the next speaker, is a newspaper man at present of Ylma He has in the past been connected with newspapers at Phoe- nix. Tucson and Globe, but he used the personal pronoun in his speech last night notwithstanding. The speech was delivered in we'll rounded sentences and he handled the Kings Tnglish with a facility acquire in a lifetime behind the editorial quill. The choice collection Of verbiage leaped to his tongue tip and formed itself into orderly files of words and phrases. which he brought to the support of the con. stitution The old familiar Fourth of July keep standing" phrases of .cianking chains, liberty" were Joined together in an eloquent plea for the constitution.
 Several hundred people heard the two speechc5 though the audience could not be called an enthusiastic one The people seemed to have come out to learn and not to be convinced. Both speakers were given the closest attention and there wes not a single untoward incident