Bisbee daily review., 1911-12-31
WHY NOT LET THE PEOPLE CHOOSE?

PEOPLE CHOOSE?
 The Arizona Democrat is standing
 furiously for the restoration of the recall provision as it was first writ. ten, in it's application to the judiciary It resents vigorously any purpose to alter it, even b. the removal Of a fly speck. Says the democrat
 There are iutimations handed out that effort will be made in the first session of the legislature to change the substance and method of the re- call of the judiciary.
 Any motion along that line should be promptly and emphatically sat upon and squelched by the sane and strong democratic majority in either house.
 The recall of judges was included in the making of the Arizona consti- tuition because the people wanted 1t as part of their fundamental law.
 When the constitution was sub. mitted to the people they ratified it by a tremendous majority in the face of the official threat from Washing ton that the inclusion of the recall of judges would defeat statehood.
 And when the recall of judges did defeat statehood as the people wanted it, they yielded to the de mand of President Taft only for the sake of statehood, and with the ex- press understanding from both par ties that they should promptly have the right and opportunity to restore the recall of judges after statehood became an accomplished fact
 The democratic party of Arizona stands solemnly pledged to give the people what they wanted and what was denied to them in the admission Of the state. It stands pledged to re- store the constitution as 1t was writ ten with reference to the recall of the judiciary. And the party should not-indeed, it dares not-disregard that pledge.
 The only inst md honorable p1l' icy that the democratic majority can follow is to resIbnit to inc people the original gec-ion of the C..aslitu- ton at the next election. aad Ter the people -ha1 say by ueir baliots whether they w9n1 it restore I or not.
 It will be observed that the fore going abounds in false premises, and consequently, wild conclusions. The people in only two counties. as repre- sented by a majority in the only one oi two conventions in each of those counties, declared for the recall of the judges. It may be assumed, therefore, that that was a demand of only minority of the voters in each of those counties. At no time since then have the people of the territory had an opportunity to express themselves sg a body regarding the recall of the judiciary or other officers.
 Some criticism of the recall pro vision which we were required to strike cut in order to secure state hood, has been uttered. In fact, such criticism seems to be increasing in volume, as to the form of the recall provided for in the constitution, which closures the issue presented in the petition charging the judges and oth- CT officers with dolinquencies which would warrant their removal from office.
 That is coming to be regarded b. people as unfair and there has been some talk of sub hitting to the voters the question whether they want the recall in the original form, or whether they would prefer to modify it in the interest of fairness,
 We assume from the tenor of the . Democrats remarks that it opposes ] the leaving by the legislature to the ! people, the settlement of the kind Jf a recall they desire.
 This is something that must be set tied by the people. The legislature is and so are the politi- clans.