The Washington times., 1911-04-20
WORKS, fl IN MAIDEN | !!
SPEECH, WARNS OLD
POLITICAL PARTIES
Predicts Disaster Unless Re-
form Measures Are Made
- Into Law,
SAS PEOPLE WILL
DEMAND THE RECALL
Urges Statehood for Arizona and
Condemns Taft's At
titude.

In the first speech he has made since
entering the Senate, Senator Works of
California today strongly urged the ad-
mission of Arizona as a State.
Senator Works, who was recently
elected as a reform Senator, and who
has had much to do with routing the
Southern Pacific machine in his State
warned Senators of the Republican
party that the people were strongly
demanding the initiative, referendum
and recall. AS the recall has been tried
In California cities, Mr.. Works speech
had added interest. He declared the
Republican party would go down to
defeat and destruction unless 1t adopted
these measures He gave a like warn
ing to the Democrats, and said If neither
oIa party met the situation, third
party would form.
Scores Taft.
He declared President Taft had no
right to refuse TO approve the consti-
tuition on such ground. He said:
THE provision for the recall of judges
and other officers is not in violation of
the Constitution or any law of the Uni
ted States. 1t is not in violation of any
provision, requirement. or limitation of
the enabling act. 1t is question that
affects Arizona alone and one that her
people have a right to settle for them
selves. have no right to set up my
judgment against theirs. II is not a
% matter that gives me any right to OBJ
Ject to her admission as a State, and /
snail not allow my own convictions as
10 the wisdom of such legislation to
warp my judgment in so important a
matter.
I'm my own city the recall of other
officers has been in force for ten years.
] have seen the urgent necessity for it
there and have seen it tested In the
beginning was opposed to II. Expert
ence has convinced me that it is one
OF the best agencies for the publication
of politics and the elevation of the
standard of official duty, obligation, and
integrity that has yet been devised.
The enabling act provides, specific
ally, what shall be done; by the people
OF the Territory to entit1e it to be ad-
mitted as State: That statute is the
full measure of its absolute right to
admission. No official or representative
of the National Government has any
right to impose any other, further, or
different condition or Limitation of the
conditions. If the people of the Terri
tory have complied with the terms upon
which they were allowed TO form a
constitution, the Territory is entitled,
the constitution approved, and no repl G.
sentative Of the Government has any
right to refuse to approve II. He has
no right to impose any other test.
His Warning.
THE initiative, referendum, and recall
are loudly and earnestly demanded by
an overwhelming majority of our people
of all political parties. l want to say to
Senators on this side of the chamber.
representing the great Republican par
ty, that unless the party heeds this de-
mand and responds to It by enacting
and enforcing these reform measures. II
will go down to defeat and final de-
struction and oblivion.
AT the last city election the good
people of our city, both Republicans
and Democrats, after enacting a nom
partisan election law, Joined together
and wrested the government of the CITY
from corporate control and elected one
of the best city governments of any
city in the country.
THE Democratic party needs to be
redeemed as we'll as the Republican
party. If either of these great parties
sees the light, and in good faith takes
up these reforms, 1t will sweep the
country If the other party fails to re-
spond to the popular demand. If neith-
er OF them shall conform to public SEN
timent on these great questions, both
will be consumed by the fire of public
condemnation and a new party will be
built upon their ashes, a party that will
represent the people and not the inter
eStS."