Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-08
ARIZONA RECALL OF JUDGES
STANDS IN WAY OF STATEHOOD

10, no,D,ns s.uf,,a, svcclA, s.e.~~s Wnei
Washington, Aug, with the
| judiciary recall provision of the Ari-
zona constitution as the principal is
sue, the senate took up today for
| final action the bill for the admission
of New Mexico and Arizona to state
hood. BY previous agreement the bill
will be voted on before the close of
| this Legislative day" which. however.
may be extended by recesses for sew
eral days. Indications tonight are
that the vote will be reached tomor-
row.
The test will come on the Nelson
amendment to the house bill the
former allowing New Mexico to be-
como a state with it's constitution un-
changed, while Arizona must strike
out the provision by which the judges
may be recalled.
| The Nelson substitute was framed
to meet the wishes of the president
and IL had been stated that 1t has re-
ceived the Endorsement Of sufficient
! number of members to insure It's
passage. The president has taken Il
| determined position against the in
clusion of judges In the recall pro-
vision of the Arizona constitution. The
4
| of Arizona to vote that provision out
of the document as fundamental
condition" of admission
| The house bin requires that the vot-
ers of Arizona shall take a vote on
the judicial recall question before the
| territory is admitted, while In New
| Mexico an effort must be made BY
| vote to change the constitution
J adopted so as to make II easier oi
amendment.
Vigorous speeches In opposition to
the recall of judges were made today
by Senators Root of New York. Borah
| of Idaho, Nelson of Minnesota and
Crawford of South Dakota, while
Senator Poindexter Of Washington
defended 1t. declaring that the peo-
ple of state should have the right
10 say what sort,of constitution they
desired, provided II Is not in conflict
with the national constitution.
Mr.. Root maintained that the great
basis of the strength of American
self government was the self restraint
the people had placed upon them.
selves in the judicial system adopted
by the fathers of the country.
In behalf of the Nelson provision
| regarding Arizona judges II was arg
ucd that If the people OF that terri
tory SO desired they can re-tnact Il
through their legislature any time as
a statute.
Senator Poindexter OF Washington
smoke in defense of the initiative, ret
erndum and recall features of the Art
zona constitution.
"All these arguments against th'
constitution. he said. Resolve them
selves into this proposition. that The
| people of the state are given too
much power
He contendcd that tho people coult
be trusted with full power. He dc
clared II was 'travesty on self-gov'
ernment to try to compel the people
OF Arizona to adopt a constitution
which they themselves do not want
but which the people of other states
think they should have
Senator Root declared that In mum
erous cases which courts were call
cd to decide, questions OF criminal
political, religious, social and econom
ic character-great popular feeling wa
aroused. lie held that popular recall
OF Judges would mean that while
the Judge was supposed to decide thu
cases by the evidence he himsel
would be judged by newspaper reports
of the case. necessarily brief ant
| partial" Newspapers, he said were