Bisbee daily review., 1916-07-23

at the next sessicn Of the legislature
 Under the provisions of our pres ent constitution, members of the ieS- islature are the only officials Tn thls state who are practically exempt from the recall. A man elected m November assumes office the follow ing January when the legislature con venes, and his services ordinarily are completed sixty days later.
 It is manifestly impossible to re- call a member of the legislature in large county of ten or twelve thou sand voters before his term of service expires. Besides, it would be impos- sible to get another candidate 10 make a campaign for the vacancy III case a recall petition was circulateu.
 Under the proposed amendment man elected in a district of 1900 vot- CTS. and having a four year term or office will be exceedingly careful to represent the sentiments of hls dls- trict on all matters coming before the legisalture, as it will be a compara- lively easy matter to get candidate to make the campaign in a small dls- trict. if a recall petition should ee circulated. Besides. it will be very much easier to recall a man in dlS- trict of 1900 voters than in county of four or five thousand and upwarcs-
 This measure is absolutely non nartisan. It makes no pretense SI changing the present method of elect ing state senators. It simply provides for an increase in membership when the population of some of the smaller counties warrants it. There Is no ad- vantage or disadvantage to any po- litical party in electing the members of the lower house of the legislature by legislative districts as proposed m the amendment. It is the very per sonification of representative govern ment. It gives the people the right to elect representatives personally known to them. It makes the recall provisions of the constitution enec- tive as to members of the legislature. If gives every section of the state and of each county equitable repre- sentation. and does not permit the more populous sections to name me members of the legislature to the eN- clusion of the less pOpuicus sections.
 
 argument that can be advanced ann successfully maintained against thIs proposed amendment. Read IL over carefully for yourself, study lt an alvZe it. and if there is anything m it that you do not understand, write the secretary of the Non-Partlsah Legislative leage, Douglas, Arizona, and he will enlighten you. 1T thls nroposed amendment appeals e you and if you believe that it will give HIS a better and more representative state legislature, vote for 1t and work for it's adoption on November (, l9Ib. Do not let the politicians of any party ar those interested in the present method of electing the leglslature' influence you to vote against this amendment Remember they always have an axe to grind. and are inter ested in the legislature for their own selfish ends This amendment puts the control of the legislature Tn the hands of the people. our represe1- tatives will be responsible to you ana you only.
 The Non-Partisan Legislative league composed of tax payers and citizens of this tstate. is not interested m the candidacy of any man. Its only oo- feet is to place the merits Of ms proposed amendment before the vot- CTS of the state The enormous eN- pense of our legislature prompts this action. Two hundred siXty-three thousand two hundred eighty dollars and sixty-four cents for legislation since January. 1912. should make the citizens of this state interested Tn its welfare Investigate and find out what it is that is so radically wrong with this branch of our state govern ment.
 W. M. ADAMSON,
 Douglas, Arizona.