The Detroit times., 1911-12-11
ARIZONA WILL VOTE IN
LEGISLATURE PLEDGED
TO RECALL OF JUDGES
Shall the People Rule ?" Will Be
Decided in Affirmative by
Voters Tomorrow.
WILL REBUKE TAFT,
George w. p. Hunt, Progressive
Democrat, Is Expected To Be
Elected Governor.
BY JupsoN KING.


PHOENIX, AriZ., Dec. 1l-Tomor-
row the people OF Arizona will do one
OF the most paradoxical things known
to American politics. To obtain
statehood and free themselves from
federal officeholders they will vote
the recall OF judges out OF their con.
stitution. On the same BALLOT they
VIII vote in legislature pledged alb
solutely 10 submit the recall OF judges
to the people ''at the earliest possible
moment" which means special cleo
tion and a well-nigh unanimous re-
pudiation OF the Taft veto before
March 4, 1912.
Who shall administer the new con
stitution and pilot the new state?
Who shall enact, execute and in.
ferprit the laws which the people
have ordered put In force?
Who will best carry out the spirit
of the constitution?
Shall IL be the progressive wing
OF the Democratic party which '---~1 - :
IL, or shall II be the Taft wing of the
Republican party which opposed its
making and adoption by every means,
fair or foul?
These are the white heat questions
on which the voters are making up
their minds. For, back OF those Ques-
tions lie the real questions-to whose
benefit shall the vast natural re-
sources of the great new state &C.
crue? Shall the Santa Fe and South
ern Pacific railroads, the great cop
per and coal mines, the telephone,
telegraph and irrigation companies,
Inxr I'd he.NA Nhn nj fhai iT
will? Shall they control or be con-
trolled?
Shall Arizona commercially and
politically belong to Big Business, or
10 the people.
The political orator still seems to
think virtue inheres in the old words
Democrat" Republican and ''our
party" Not so with the cool SHOW
me- voter in the audience.
What are your principles? What
abuiIt the Initiative, referendum, re-
cali, takes, labor. education and a
square deal for the common man?"
cause D. the prorressiss 5sfsls ssSs
satisfactory answers to those ,ques-
tions and the Taft stand-pat Republi-
cans did not, that the Democrats
wrote the constitution and will be
given charge of its execution. The
common people wrote that constitu-
tion. not "our most distinguished citi-
zens." Workingmen. did 1t and the
farmers.
incidentally the man chosen by the
people in the primary election to lead
the fight OF the progressive Demo
Gratis Is George w. p. Hunt, a mer-
chant, president OF the constitutional
convention. who kept the faith" He
was educated In the university or
Hard Knocks. He believes that chill
dren deserve as much protection from
a government as copper mines and in
fant industries. His passion Is TO see
the new constitution carried out as
the people want 1T.
The Republican candidate for gov
ernor, Judge Edward w. Wells. is a
banker OF fiue business ability but
Judge Wells is out OF harmony with
his age. AS a member of thee onsti-
tutional convention he opposed bit
terly nearly every progressive pro-
vision as laid down. refused TO- sign
II. and openly declared IL was the hap
piest day OF his life when he voted
against H.
: The Republican leaders are in
bad way. They misjudged the tenn
per OF the people from the first and
overestimated their own power.
The Democrats will sweep the state
and Il is doubtful II single nation
al official will be elected by the Re.
publicans.
when the new legislature meets in
January, 1912. men will fight for the
honor of introducing the amendment
for the judicial recall. 1t will be
quickly adouted and the circles OF
the peoples control will be complete
save only the congressman and the
federal Judge. 81