El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-25
APP0RTI0NMEHT IS
CALLED FRAMEUP
BY HAGERMAH
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and, instead Of being an advantage
statehood viii be distinct harm.
The people should certainly vote to
make the constitution easier Of amend
ment. Certain leaders have openly
stated that the constitution was made
so that it could not be amended Inc
present constitution provides that the
constitution can only be amended by a
tWo-thirds vote Of the legislature and
then by a majority vote equal 70 4u
percent of the highest vote cast Tor
any state officer at the previous cleo
ton, and this majority vote must be
cast in a majority Of counties. II would
be impossible ever to amend the cOnsti-
tuition and create a condition worse
than the present, for 1t does not even
make it mandatory to reappOrtion the
state after each census, but merely
says that the eappOruOnment MAY be
made after each census. The territorial
constitution leaves in the hands Of the
governor the power to reappOruOn the
state if the legislature fails, and the
only reappOrtiOnment the territory mas
had since 1852 has been done by the
governors. Gov Prince reapporuoned
the territory once and I reappOruOned
It once. If had not reappOruoned the
territory the PecOs valley counties
would not now be having representa-
ton in the legislature or in conVen-
lions equal to counties like Taos.
Ring Can Control.
",The constitutional convention did
not only appOrtiOn New Mexico so as
to make it Republican, but the ap-
DOrtfOnment is such that the Repubn-
can ring can control The legislature
can continue to reappOrtiOn the state
whenever 1t deems necessary so that IL
can forever under the present cOnsu-
t-IsEon. control the state and prevent
an amendment being carried TO the
constitution. What will the people
have left under this kind of frame
up2 The main underlying motive OF
that document is the perpetuatlon OF
machine rule in constantly leSsennB
number of bosses. When the people
e+ home and outside realize this, they
will see that instead Of working TO
develop the state, the constitution IS
working for its harm. The whole thing
can be changed by the people working
and voting for the amendment which
congress has submitted and then put
ting into office the people they have
confidence in, especially the governor,
attorney general and land commission
er The disposition of all the states
DrbIfc lands and Of taxation will be in
the hands Of these three men and If
thew should stand together there is no
telling what harm they can do The
state could be plundered at will
Gov. Hagerman admits that he is an
insurgent or progressive Republican or
almost ANYTHING I'm that line, but says
he does not stand for the recall.
Not Seeking Office.
Asked if he would be the Republican
nominee for state senator from Chavez
county. he said: Certainly not. I am
not going to run for any office" There
is much talk IN Roswell that the Re
pubIicans, although the "Cohoon ma
| chine" as it is called, steam rollered"
the ex-governor in the recent primar-
/ les. will nominate him for the senate.
How are politics over here, gov
ernor2" he was asked.
Rotten" he said, and he said it as
quickly and firmly as he said he would
not vote for Bursom for governor.
/ They try to get the best men they can
} to run for office and then they won t
listen to them"