Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-02-18
PLAYING WITH FIRE.

Progressive party meetings held recently quite
a number OF from New York to California As might
expected declarations OF principles have been
much the same everywhere alone, demanded national
prohibition all OF them declarations for amend
national constitution. make it amendable more
easily nationaz referendum for and
recall Of elective officers and for the recall OF Judges
and their decisions Also none OF them missed advocacy OF the
nomination OF all offices by direct primaries
Perhaps the civil war period has this nation faced
pcrl iraugh with dangerous possibilities They are
the threatening because OF their possibility To illustrate:
for members OF the house OF representatives
declare for the right OF this nation exclude from her shores
people OF any nation color she might choose for
Is the will OF the greatest nation OF the world
preme within her borders That the way those
put Congressman and gave those repre
aherly talk which he explained them the
dire possibilities involved,
BE said the credit OF representatives that, like
body OF school boys they quite ready listen
and they voted down the dangerous when the dangers
OF them had been pointed
The OF loose talk that bringing serious
embarrassment the administrations foreign relations
being INDUCED regarding domestic affairs The Journal
Miner does claim for that there should be
changes and then laws changing
changes should NOT made because OF APP
peas by demagogues the platform and through newspapers
and magazines the popular imagination. play with
fire and the terrible effects OF it will later to
plague
1t the duty OF consider the privileges that
each enjoys constitution OF the United States
which established bloddshed by patriots who fought
make the country free and independent
There living in those days who opposed const
tuition, They patriots There others, like Mex
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provide for strong centralized controlled by the
rich and the powerful
There today who do constitution
Stimulated by shallow haf-baed speakers
numbers increasing from year year They kind OF
administration which, despite their argument will lead anarchy
The first step toward anarchy is democracy We
democracy with reference any political party. Pure
democracy direct government by the people Unchecked
have organization. Factions follow in its
wake. and factions destroy,
The fathers of the republic the dangers which
follow much constitutional restriction the still greater
dangers which from unrestricted popular rule. Therefore
they arranged form OF government designed
other form will be. life property approx
happiness and justice every rich o poor.
1t is the constitution that nsures equal rghtsno equality
every citizen whenever the people take enough
their government invoke powers for the abotono abuses
Dishonest be office convention
system, well primary. But there will be fewer OF them
under the plan. Dishonest Judges and denagogic
prosecuting attorneys defeat the ends OF Justice when there
recall But the temptation follow the whim Of
viii be lar greater when the officers the
subject recall by popular The recall OF judicial
cision whereby campaigns would have be made legal
points involved and the questions OF OF
able outside OF the brain OF a dcnlagoguc
The logical result OF cxpmngng from the constitution
fundamental principles will be anarchy govern
upon willingness OF the people their
personal advantages theoretical system OF govern
cn that will preserve equal rights to all We have that sort
micd to work its will we not have that sort OF thing to-
morrow.