Arizona republican., 1912-07-22

l must be answered in the affirmative. : It is hardly conceivable that the 1 united democracy of this state, of 1 which much has been heard recently, | will remain united under the banner of a man who has specifically re- 1 pUdiated the recall, and more partc- ularly the recall of judicial officers. People who have followed political events in this state recently, know
 that the judiciary recall proposition has become the principal doctrine in ! the democratic faith. In fact, it is to be voted on at the coming election
 in the form of a proposed constitu tiouaI amendment And democrats who vote both for this amendment
 and for Woodrow Wilson will be
 giving the finest example of political
 inconsistency that has recently been
 witnessed. That large numbers of
 thcm will bank at this program
 SC ems an absolute certainty.
 Then. there is the betrayal of
 Speaker Clark in the convention
 With all that has been said on this
 subject the fact remains, Wilson was
 overWhelmingly rejected at the pri
 mares in this state and the soreness
 that was engendered by the betrayal at Baltimore is still very much of fact. Clark democrats who can vote for the recall as constitutional amendment. against the recall as ex- emplified in the person of the pres idential candidate. and for the man whom they overwhelmingly rejected a the primaries will be real political rarities.
 It would then seem to he certain that what ever strength Roosevelt develops in Arizona, q large part of it will of necessity come from the democrats. It is evident that the missionary work will be done in large measure among the people of that party and that Roosevelt and lis followers expect to receive sup Port there.
 And. returning to the question of maiorities in Arizona it is pertinent to notice that MT Tafts vote here should be as large or larger then th9 republican vote last winter, No req son has been advanced why any re- publican should desert the party that is. any one who had not already deserted it. It is a well understood fact that "progressivism" was at Its high tide last December It is a well known fact that Judge Wells and the other republican nominees were charged with being ''reactiOnaries' that the fight was made largely up- on that issue Also, it is known that the people calling themselves pro gressive republicans" voted in large numbers with the democrats in that election. And under those circum stances the democratic vote exceeded the republican vote in that election by from 1000 to 1900.
 So. there is no good reason for believing that the Roosevelt vote and the Wilson vote in Arizona should be considerably larger, in proportion to the total number of votes to be cast. than was the vote cast for Hunt last December. No one will argue that Hunt didn't get the pro eressive' vote-meaning the ultra radical vote He not only got the vote.- properly so-called- but he got practically all the social ist vote and considerable part of the radical republican vote as well.
 Then. putting it at the worst, it is evident that President Taft should hold the full strength of his party in this state this year. It is to be supposed that practically every man who voted for Judge Wells will vote for him. But it is not conceivable that all the men who voted for Gov