Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-20

of Prescott, and the Hon. Nj. 4.
 Smith Of Tucson. Their formal cleo
 ton by you is, Of course. assured.
 lt will be one of your duties, as
 we'll, 10 provide by law for the SC
 lection Of senators in like manner
 hereafter: and no less a duty. l think,
 to give recognition to the peoples
 desire as reflected in the democratic
 platform. for the choosing by popular
 vote of delegates to the national con
 yentions. and the expression by di
 rect primary Of the peoples prefer
 ence for presidential candidates.
 Constitutional Mandates.
 There are numerous mendates of
 the constitution which it is your duty
 10 observe. and which have no
 doubt will be accorded prompt con
 sideratiou. Only through the medium
 Of the laws thus indicated and d.
 rected. can many of the constitution
 most important and most beneaceat provisions be given life and potency lt is you. duty to carefully see that
 each such law faithfully carries out
 the intent of the constitution makers,
 and reflects the spirit Of the demand 1 which brought these mandatory ErO- NlhlbHS lIAu RAlNttiift. SiiAlA Nll ls+r fer 10 many Of tlhse mandates in de.
 tail, inasmuch as the constitution sets them forth with all necessary par
 ticularity: nor shall l attempt any definite reference at all eXcep; to
 those certain ones which l deem 70 l be most vital
 l initiative. Referendum and Recall
 The initiative. referendum and re- | call being the groundwork and fOuu-
 dation of Arizonas system Of popu- 1 far government. should be strength | ened, and as far as possible. ,impIi | fled by statutes. showing by item and | without ambiguity the steps necessary to be taken to invoke either of these powers reserved 10 the people insur ] ing prorer publicity Of all proposed ! laws or proceedings. and Otrer- ise giving full effect and practiCability | to the initiative, referendum and re- | call articles Of the constitution.
 Suffrage and Election
 Next. if not equal in importance. is : the enactment of laws to carry into effect. the several mandates haviES to do with suffrage and elections, and l earnestly add to the c)Estitu tion's instructions. my recommends ton of laws which will insure the purity and fairness of the ballct at both general and primary elections to prevent discrimination agaInsr. and injustice to any candidate or caudi- dates: guarantee an homes. count. and put stop. if possible. to all system Of campaigning tending to de hauch the electorate and briug ais credit and disgrace upon the hIghes. of all American privileges. This system should include a most comprehensive and stringent corrupt | lraotices art. carefully desisned by ! means of adequate before and after i election publicity requirements. and | otherwise. 10 guard against the em- piOyment Of large sums of money in 1 He nomination or election of canll. | dates desirable 10 great financiai il- ! terests. lt should provide cffeeuve |, machinery whereby all tOtpis of | bribery. both large and small. and i intimidation and fraud may be reach | od and punished. It should provide | an uT-to-date plan of registration, ] Luarded against the many irregUlarI | ties heretofore practiced in order | that the direct primary method Oi I nominating candidates may be Te- lieved Of a criticism which is now i properly directed against it. electors , should be required to register their | partisan utilization. or the lack of | such utilization, and prohibited from participating in the primary 1f any but their own designated party | Cases have been known when large 1 numbers oi voters. acting under tfe 1 instructions of cunning bosses, have ' been loaned to an opposing party . for the purpose Oi influencing inc | nomination Of undesirable pr weak . candidates. thereby defeating the ain l. of the primary law which is to in- sure the nomination of those Candi- | dates whose attainments mak. them | the choice Of the larger number ot | their respective parties The direct | primary system of nominations is an F essential feature Of government y the people, but in state affairs. at least. where party competition is a necessary incentive for the exercise of care in discharging governmental | functions, the adherents Of eacn party should be protected in the selection of their standard bearers from the machinations of shrewd maniPula- tors of an opposing political faith. Tn this and in all other respects, the primary law should be made simple, 1 workable, fair and efficient.
 In line with the best progressive thOrPht of the times, the headless ballot. somewhat similar to that now designated by the Arizona primary law, should be adopted for ase :n general elections, and in order that equal advantage may be giveI to each candidate. regardless oi tte alphabetical order in which E.s name might appear, there should be sys- tematic rotation upon the pallet, without distinction to party arfilia- tions. Thus for example, world 7 a republican candidate for sheria. find himself at the head of the l.s5 of aspirants for that office sn equal nunSer of times as A. the derO- cratic candidate.
 The qualifications of electors should be definitely fixed, and the rights of Arizona citizens so protected as Ito never admit the possibility ct a re- petition of the outrage visited upon them by the terms Of the enabling ] act, when thousands, qualified under