El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-28
The Taft Statehood Veto;
How the Press Views it

1 Mr.. Taft will be consistent. and those
Arizona and New Mexico had fair
warning.
From New York World.
Mr. Taft performed signal service
in yetoing the statehood bill on ac-
count OF provision in the constitu-
ton of Arizona for the recall of judges.
From Dallas News.
Mr.. Taft has declared that Arizonas
constitutional provision for the recall
of judges will debar that territory
from becoming a state during his ad-
ministration- 1t is up to Arizona to
change the constitution or change the
administration.
From Boston Herald.
Mr.. Taft has done the plucky thing.
He has thrown away absolutely all
chance of getting six electoral votes
but he has done this in the line OF
duty. Good for him.
From Boston Transcript.
President Taft's administration is the
frequent victim of hard luck The
president is unfortunate in the state
hood veto Not only will the president
lose electoral votes of New Mexico
and Arizona If admitted in time. but
will lose in other sections of the west
because of what they regard his OBJ
stinacy, and what we regard as his
conscientiousness.
From Minneapolis Journal
The presidents veto of the starenood
hill is one of the strong documents CT
his admintstra ton.
From Portland Me- Argus.
That president Taft would veto the
Arizona-New Mexico statehood bill on
account of the recall was inevitable
1t might. however, be a good thing Tor
the whole country that Arizona shoald
try this radical experiment and con-
tribute valuable experience for the gen
eral benefit.
From Boston Christian Science Monitor
We believe the president will be ap-
plauded for opposing his veto to
change that promises nothing better
while threatening something worse
than we now have.
From Memphis -Scimitar
Will the president permit Arizona
and New Mexico to enter the sister
hood of states? Can the presidential
pen rise superior to party politics?
From Philadelphia Record.
If the president is right he ought
to recommend the expulsion of Oregon,
which has Incorporated a provision for
the recall of judges in Its constitution 4
From Los Angeles Times.
We do not hesitate to say to con-
gress that the flag fairly aches for
those two new stars.
From Los Angeles Express
Taft perspired freely while endeavor-
ing to frame a veto message for the
Arizona statehood bill in such a man
ner as to save a few votes in the west
If possible.
From Colorado Springs, Colo Gazette.
Apropas of president Taft's disap-
prova1 of statehood, Rep. Dwight is
quoted as saying that the organiza-
ton will not permit the bill to be
passed over the presidents veto He
processes to be less concerned over
the merits Of Tafts contention against
statehood than he is with the assumed
fact that this overriding of the presi-
dents veto is intended to make poll
tics against him.
From Denver Colo, News
Taft's veto of the Arizona New
Mexico statehood bill did more towards
putting the administration in hole
than all the efforts Of the insurgents
have accomplished.
From lewiston Me Journa1
The recall is now actively projected
because many who oppose the recall are
active in influencing executives to pro-
mote predatory lawyers and unfair men
to the bench.
From Portland, Me-, Press
If Arizona wants judicial recall; If
other states want it, let them apply it
and recall judge Lynch. There is no |
moral or legal objection to that