The Detroit times., 1912-05-30


the way they elect United States sen
ators by an advisory vote up in Ore
gon? Well this is an advisory re
call"
Hereafter, in Arizona, when a man
aspires to serve in the senate, and
asks the people TO vote to advise"
the legislature to elect him, he may
file with the secretary of state one
OF these statements, addressed to the
people of Arizona:
Statement No. 1.--If chosen to
I'LL the Office of United States sen
ator, shall deem myself the serv-
ant OF the people, and under obll-
cations to Immediately resign IL 50
requested by an advisory vote
Statement No. 2.--If chosen 10
fill the Office of United States
senator, shall deem myself un-
der obligations to resign II so re-
quested by an advisory vote.
On the ballot under the name OF
every candidate for the senate will be
placed one of these stateMen s.
tPledged to advisory recalD, (Re-
fused pledge of advisory recall, cr
tSiient as to advisory recalD. II Is
hundred to one shot that the man
who does not file Statement No. 1 will
never get to Washington.
II John Doe is elected, and. after
couple of years the people find he
Is representing somebody else, a pet:-
ton OF 15 per cent OF the voters will
cause the secretary OF state to place
on the ballot at the next election this
question:
"Shall John Doe be requested
to Immediately resign from the
office OF the United States SEN
atorY'
II a majority vote ives" II is a
hundred to one shot that John Doe is
gong to resign and create vacancy,
John Is the only one who can.
On the ballot recalling John Doc
are the names Of other candidates, |
and when John resigns the governor
and legislature are instructed to con
siderNthe majority candidate the pref
erence OF the electors to fill the unex-
pired term" First and second choice
candidates is provided and no boss
can slip over machine man by split
ting the progressive vote by running
several fake candidates.
In exactly the same way the people
may request a federal judge to re-
sign, and IL he does, the majority cam
didate becomes the choice OF the peo-
lple and Is recommended to the prcsr
dent for appointment. II federal
Judge dies in Office, the people of the
whole state can recommend a man
to take his place by an advisory rom.
ination vote. II is not left to a few
corporation lawyers.
This new application of the recall
principle was worked out by Judson
King, OF Toledo. field man for the in.
itiative and referendum forces, who
has led the fignrfn many states. Con-
corning which he says:
When In Arizona last fall, found
the progressives would win. and that
the real danger -to-the new -state-iay
In the fact that Taft had Il on his
slate to appoint ex-Gov. Richard Sloan
district federal Judge. Sloan is a cor.
poration man. hostile to-. every-pro-
gressive line in the Arizona constiiu-
ton. He was for years federal
Judge and Il is clear from his record
that he will use his power TO block
every attempt of the state to regulate
railroads and corporations. This plan
occurred to me as the only possible
means OF self-defense for the peorle.
Sloan has been appointed as De u
schedule by Taft against the protest
OF the people. predict his recall I
within two years. 49,, -
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