Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-03-21
Colonel Tells Phoenix Audi
ence, However, it Should
Not Have Been Denied
Statehood.
CONSTITUTION is
ITS OWN BUSINESS
Says He Believes Congress
Did an Injustice When It
Denied Statehood on Con-
stitutional Grounds.

Phoenix Ariz, March 20 Col.
Theodore Roosevelt addressed one OF
the largest throngs ever assembled
in the southwest on the plaza here to-
day, his theme being Arizona state
hood.
Col. Roosevelt arrived from Mesa at
noon, attended a luncheon given IN his
honor by members of his former rough
riders regiment and then proceeded
to the plaza.
Col. Roosevelt In his speech said in
part:
II regret that Arizona was not admit
ted to statehood by the last congress
and trust that the next congress Will
admit it. The objection to admitting 1t,
/ regard as without warrant for justice.
Apparently these objections have been,
chiefly or entirely due to the fact that
Arizona has adopted in its constitution
the referendum. initiative and recall.
Sees States Rights Abridged
II do not agree with the form IN
which Arizona adopted the recall, es-
pecially as regards tie judiciary, but
while regret that Arizona should have
adopted the recall in this fashion,
not merely admit but INSIST, that this
Els matter purelr;- -feT~ A Arisoia as3 own
direction and that neither the opinion
OF mvself nor any other outsiders has
the slightest bearing on Arizona's right
to the privileges OF statehood.
"The principles of the initiative and
referendum may or may not be adapted
to the needs of given state under
given conditions believe they are
useful in some communities, and not
lin others-but to deny territory the
right Of statehood because 1t has
adopted these principles Is as wrong
as to say that Vermont should not be
q state because it's governmental sys-
tenn is based upon the principle Of the
town meeting If the constitution OF
the United States forbids the use OF
the referendum or initiative, then the
constitution should be amended with
out delay.
II am q strong nationalist, but am
no less a believer in the rights of the
states wherever the rights of states,
mean the rights of the people, and IN
this case the rights of the people in
clude the rights Of the people OF any
state to decide upon any case 1t deems
best in this matter. The United States
government is honor bound to admit
Arizona under its present constitution.
Oppose Recall Of Judges.
/" Now my friends, while yet the
fullest way, thus acknowledge your
right to form the constitution that you
have formed and to be admitted there
under to the full membership in the
union, / also wish it ristinctly under
stood that while there are many pro-
visions in your proposed constitution
with which most heartily agree, there
are some with which disagree.
Speaking generally and as regards
most communities under normal con-
dition | feel that it is to the interest to
the recent citizens. who want nothing
but Justice in its broadcast and truest
sense, not to adopt any measure which
would make judges timed, which would
make them fearful lest deciding rightly
in some given case might arouse a
storm of anger. temporary but fatal
Some way should be provided by which
in extreme cases and after careful de-
liberation, it should be possible to re-
move q Judge even though the circum-
stances would not justify his irapeach-
ment: but think that some much
wiser method than THAI have de-
vised in your constity ,hould be
adopted
Sin any event, measure fraught
with such possibility Of mischief, as
the recall of judges. as you have pro-
vided for 1t, should not be adopted
until by actual experiment you are
driven to it as a necessity but degret-
table method of doing away with some
even worse evil.
call are not in themselves ends Of
value-they are simply means for the
achievement of an end"
BODY OF WOMAN IN RIVER