The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-03-25


tuituus ~ certain siaic- nlrpuIv with
in the union.
The principles ~ the initiative and
referendum may or may uo, be- adapted
'n the need. of given state under
given conditions I believe they are
useful iu -uuc communities. aud mot
IN others but 10 deny territory the
right uf JH'chnud hccnu-r it hn. nduri
rd THESE principle. d, a. wrong ~ tp
say that Vermont should not hc IL state
because H. governmental ~ysi"m is hn-
81 upon the principle Of the town
meeting II the constitution uf the
United states furbids the usc uf the
referendum or initiative. then the rou
stiiution should hc amended without dc.
lay. According ~ the varying rundi
tiou. in each state aud urrurdiy tu tho
limitations upon the usr at the iui'in.
tIy" aud referendum this use may nr
may not hr wi.r in ANY given instance.
but ~" right 10 ~ u,r 3. Inherent iu
every community should hc allowed to
dictate tu any other community ou thi,
matter
1T is 80 with the rriuciplr Of the ro
cull I du not believe ~ ~ wisdom
here iu Arizona. ~ provided ~ the
Arizona constitution hw \rIl"nn has
nn ah,"iul uphi q" 't' 'h" experiment
10 ~ ''"s ~. Indeed, system under
which Judges ar" appointed for l.i" dli
i"r' moro from "n" under which they
Hf" elected Tor very short '"rm- than
The latter does from system which
pr"'id"s Tor ih" recall. Each stat"
should nav" tuII liberty u" nri ~ ~
"h""s"' 10 such matter and therefor"
arh territory d"Nir"uS "i h"lng admit
ted ~ stat" should hay" 'h" sam"
liberty.
am strong nationalist, hWi !
an ~" less believer IN ih" rights "t
the states whenever III" rights "i the
tn'r, mean the rights "i ih' people
nnh ~ ms '"s" 'h" r'phi' "i the p""pl"
inclnd' III" right "i ~" r""pl" at ANY
stat" 4" d""id" upon amy c"uf," "i a".
iInn u deems best ~ 'his matter The
nii"d states Government l' 90 honor
hound =" admit Arizona under ~ pre-.
"ni constitutions
90 Now, my friends Will" ~ 'h" full
",' way J thus a'hnowl"dp" Your right
q" form th" constitution that YOU hnv"
formed "nd =" hr admitted hereunder
To ~" iull membership 90 'h" federal
uni"u, nls" wish " distinctly under
stood 'h'' "h'l" '""i" are many pro.
visions ~ Your constitution win winch
heartily agree 'h"r' W" some WIN
whlrh Disagree ahd n"iahlr among
'hns" o. m" provision 81 the recall,
especially affecting W" Judiciary.
uphold III" right :" act ns YOU ~"" NJ
~ 'his matter hui ] Il" not h"l'"'"
th" position v"n h"'" seen W 4" 'hh" Is
wise.
- feel strongly the wt"nginln"N, "l
The position Your opponents inN" n
treating Your adoption "i 'h" recall
"i NJ" Judiciary ~ Justification for u"
iusing io admit N"u y" 10" uni"n' vet ]
nls" omlha'irnllv feel that under y"n'
| conditions th" proposal YOU nav" mad
- against the Interests Of iusir"" uml
therefor" against Your Interests.
~ admit ih" melancholy in'i that
'hr'" ~" states whrr" Judges hnv" PEI
ori"d ~ ." make 1t lus'tli"hl" aud nee.
rs,ury for IA" people o" adept meas
u'os tor retiring all such Judges from
oilirr. But speaking generally aud ~
regards most c"mmpurtl", under normal
conditions, ! feel that II g. =" onr sell
interest. =" the interest at decent ciii
/cns who want nothing hut iu~ti'" iu
its hrondc,i aud trucsi SENSE, not II
adopt ANY measure which would make
Judges timid, whirh would make then
fearful lest deciding rightfullv IN some
given eases might arous" storm OF
anger, temporary but f"'nl Nou should
shuu every measure which would IL"
priv" Judges of the rugged Indifference
aud straightforward courage which II
Is 80 p,rcmiucuily 10 the interests oi
the community 10 see that they pre-
serve.
"Sum" way should hc provided b,
which, in extreme eases aud after care
ful dclihcraIion, II should be- possible
To remove Judge even though the cir