Arizona republican., 1911-05-26

that the strong sense oc honoc of the American people. which has so often saved them from the dangers of demagoguerY. will not be lacking in re- spect to this 'Eostruu.
 Mr. Chairman. we WHO rea;ly want statehood. and who are attempting in an intelligent way tn get it. want no more uf this attempt tn force this mat ter down the throat of the president. We want to give no further oppoTtuni- tie tu those trouble mongers who have already caused us so much embarrass- ment and have in so doing kept us out of statehood and are still endangering our chances We want this minority report which virtually cuts the ob- jectionable part of the constitution out and leaves it clear sailing to ultimate passage and the signature of the presi- dent
 We want this minority report be- cauS" it seems sure of a smooth pass signature of the president
 age through congress and sure of the signature uf the president. The cOnsti- tuition as framed. even with the elim- nation of the recall of judges. is suf- ficiently liberal tn please the demo- crdts and those members of the repub- lican party who style themselves pro- Sressives. The regular republicans are going as far as they may well be eX- pectod to So when they accept the initiative. the referendum and the re- call of officials other than judges. There seems to me tO be no occasion for insisting upon the retention Of this one small thing in the constitution when that thing K almost certain to prevent that statehood for which we have SD long fought
 MT. Chairman, l have a wholesome repsect for the judgment of the presi- dent of the United States. His per- formances and accomplishments since he came into office have been epoch making. l predict that the time will come when the passing Of years has given events of the present the proper perspective, when history will write tin" name of William Howard Taft high m the annals of fame. when rosterity win give him credit for many things that were in advance Of his time.
 
 has been felt in Arizona as elsewhere. Since the first indications were at hand. after the passing of the long democratic domination in Arizona. that statehood was attainable. the presi- dents well balanced mind lald down for the territory the fundamental prin- cipleS for constitution The prcsi- dent was right in his advice But had he been wrong it would have been the part uf wisdom for the people of Ari- zona to have conformed to his wish. for statehood was impossible without the presidents approval
 Long before the president made his positive Announcement of the recall of the judges there was DO question of his stand in the matter Attorney General Wickersham had b5cn sent forth to declare the position of the ad- miniStration on many occasions and his utterances had been concise and tp the point. Al the annual banquet of the state bar association of New York in January, Mir Wickersham. in sEeaking of the constitutions Of the never states. said.
 w hat do You think, what Nlli law yors anywhere thoughtful lawyers. think of a constitution which provides for the recall of judges by popular election if they render decisions which do not meet with popular applause: Yet that is the sort of thing which is now being advised by men who are seeking to found a commonwealth on distrust in their fellow citizens Neither th. government of state. r"r the government of al nation can ever pro- @Isss except in reliance upon the in te-rity of the greater mass of man kind. Unless every government is tp bc a failure, and unless government of the people and for the people is to per ish from the earth. such conceptions as these must receive the repruach of all