Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-08-16
NEW STATEHOOD
BILL INTRODUCED
SENATOR SMITH HAS ONE TO
MEET PRESIDENTS VIEWS,
ORIGINAL MEASURE VETOED
Rc-PasNngc Oycr Veto l. Not LikCly-
Executive Gives His Reasons
for DisapprOval.

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| By Associated Press
Washington, Aug. IA final at
tempt to secure statehood for New
Mexico and Arizona began in botn
Houses today, following the receipt
Of President Tafts veto Of the state
hood resolution. His veto message
denouucing the judiciary recall pro-
vision of the Arizona Constitution was
received in the House with great APP
plause by Republicans.
with the announcement of the
Presidents veto, and following CON
ference with President Taft, Senator
Smith Of Michigan, chairman Of the
Senate territorial committee, intro
| duced new statehood resolution
meeting with the Presidents views
and providing for the admission or
both states on the condition that
Arizona shall strike the recall Of
judges provision from the new Con-
stitutIon.
THE territories need statehood"
said Mr.. Smith, and this is the only
way they can obtain It,
a canvass Of the House of Repre-
sentatlves was in progress today.
Chairman Flood Of the House terri
torial committee expressed the opin-
ION that the friends could secure two
thirds Of the House to vote for re-
passage Of the bill.
In case the overriding fails, many
of the Democrats will support such
bill as introduced by Senator Smith,
Declaring 1t Is his duty to disap-
prove Of the judicial recall clause Of
the Arizona Constitution and assert
ing that AN untrammelled judiciary
Is the corner stone of a good govern
ment,' President Taft today sent to
the House of Representatives his ex-
pected veto message on tho resolu-
tion admitting Arizona and New Mex
leo to statehood
The President in vigorous language
condemns any legislation that would
place restrictions upon the judiciary
declaring that the majority cannot
always be trusted to decide questions
of moment for all the people, and as
serts that the recall Is "pernicious in
its effect destructive OF independence
In the judiciary, likely to subject the
rights Of the individual to the ty-
ranny of a popular majority and In
furious to the cause of free govern
mont.'
q return herewith, without my ap-
proyaL says the President, House
Joint Resolution No. 4, to admit the
territories Of New Mexico and Au-
2ona as states, into the Union on an
equal footing with the original states.
"If ! sign this Joint resolution do
not see how | can escape responsible
lity for the judiciary Of the Arizona
Constitution"
Here the President explains the
operation of proposed recall and con
tnues:
This provision Of the Arizona Con
stitution In its application to county
and state judges seems to me so per-
nicious IN It's effect, so destructive of
Independence In the judiciary so like
~ to subject the rights Of the indlyld-
ual TO the possible tyranny Of pop-
ular majority and therefore TO be so
injurious to the cause Of free govern
ment that | must dsapprove a Con-
stitution containing It.
by tho recall in the Arizona Con-
stltutlon, It Is proposed to give the
majority the power to remove arbi-
trarily and without delay, any Judge
who may have the courage to render
an nupppuIur Ja,tgl.,