Arizona republican., 1914-10-11
How to CIinch a Victory

What is hereinafter said is recommended chiefly to the consideration of dry" voters. There is misapprehension to the effect of the prohibition amendment which they will be adopted. Many think that it will make Arizona dry at once But that is not the case. A constitutional amend ment has in itself usually operative effect It is merely authorization to the legislature, the people, in like Arizona, with pop uiar form of government, to do a certain thing. But, if the legislature the people do that thing the amendment is without any effect whatever Thus if the prohibition amendment should be adopt ed and should be enacted prohibiting the importation and sale of liquor, Arizona would still be wet" despite the amendment.
 The constitution, it is true, provides that "any or amendment the constitution, pro- posed under the initiative and measure to which the referendum is applied shall be referred a of the qualified electors and shall become law when approved by majority of the votes cast thereon and upon the proclamation of the governor and not otherwise" But the dry" amendment Section ? provides "The legislature shall by ap- rropriate legislation provide for the carrying into effect of this amendment"
 So, Arizona cannot become dry on November or January or at any other time until a statute making it dry" has been enacted. Such statute
 
 Whether it would be enacted then would depend upon the majority in the legislature.
 After the adoption of state constitution three years ago we began to hear of "constitu- tiona mandates In fact, in the constitutional con- vention some of the unnformed members talked of constitutional mandates" They believed that through the constitution, legislatures could be quired to pass certain acts There is such thing a constitutional mandate. A legislature cannot be compelled to pass any a majority does to pass. The constitution only limits the power of the legislature. It specifics certain kinds of legislation that shall be enacted but it does not and cannot that specified legislation shall be enacted by the legislature
 Two years ago we adopted woman suffrage amendment Not many men and women know how nearly that amendment left without effect Many democratic members opposed to woman suffrage, notwithstanding the people had declared by very large majority that they wanted it. In all probability would not have suf- frage in Arizona but for the small minority in the legislature which, perhaps, did for it than many of the democrats but for political reasons they chose support the bill granting equal suf- frage.
 If the prohibition amendment should be adopted the prohibition question would not be settled, but 1t would be passed to the legislature which would dispose of it in the the majority should choose. Dry" voters must. therefore that it IS no less necessary elect dry members of the legislature than to for the dry" amendment
 What the democratic and republican candidates of the legislature would do if elected we do not know, but do know what the progressive candi dates for the legislature would do if elected for they pledged. They under instructions by their party. Those instructions constitute date as real as a constitutional mandate is real The election of progressive majority to the legislature would be the cinching of dry" victory.
 There is still something else to do to clinch the victory securely. law is not operative unless it is enforced and it's enforcement depends upon the ex ecutve and judicial offcers-distrct attorneys, sherffs and judges of the inferior courts and the supreme court Progressive candidates pledged to the support of all the laws and by the endorse by the progressive party of the "dry" amend ment these candidates are especially pledged to the enforcement of the which will be authorized by that amendment
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