Arizona republican., 1916-07-24

ing January when the legislature con- venes, and his services ordinarily are completed sixty days later
 It is manifestly impossible to recall member of the legislature in a large county of ten or twelve thousand Vot- CTS before his term of service expires. Besides. it would be impossible to get another candidate to make a cam paign for the vacancy in case a recall petition was circulated.
 Under the proposed amendment, a man elected in a district of 1500 Vot- CTS and having a four year term of office, will be exceedingly careful to represent the sentiments of his dis trict on all matters coming before the legislature. as it will be a compara- lively easy matter to get a candidate to make the campaign in a small dis trict, if a recall petition should be cir culated. Besides, it will be very much easier to recall man in a district of l500 voters than in q county of four or five thousand and upwards. This measure is absolutely non partisan. It makes no pretense of 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
 
 vantage or disadvantage to any po- l litical party in electing the members i of the lower house of the legislature ! by legislative districts as proposed in i the amendment It is the very per l 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 effec- | tive as to members of the legislature It gives every section of the state and of each county equitable repre- sentation, and does not permit the more populous sections to name the mem bers of the legislature to the eX- clusion of the less populous sections.
 There is no reasonable or logical argument that can be advanced and successfully maintained against this ! proposed amendment. Read 1t over carefully for yourself study it. analyZe 1t, and if there is anything in 1t that you do not understand, write the sec retary of the Non Partisan Legislative League, Douglas, Arizona, and he will enlighten you. If this proposed amend ment appeals to you and if you believe that it will give us a better and more representative state legislature vote for it and work for it's adoption on
 
 ticians of any party or those interested in the present method of electing the legislature, influence you to vote against this amendment Remember they always have an axe to grind, and are interested in the legislature for their own selfish ends. This amend ment puts the control of the legislature in the hands of the people. Your representatives will be responsible to you, and you only
 The Non- partisan Legislative League composed of tax payers and citizens of this state, is not interested in the candidacy of any man. Its only ob- ject is to place the merits of this pro ; posed amendment before the voters ol the state. The enormous expense Of our legislature prompts this action Two hundred sixty-three thousand two hundred eighty dollars and siXty-foul [ cents for legislation since January ] 1912, should make the citizens of thi! , state interested in its welfare. In r vestigate and find out what it is tha } Is so radically wrong with this brancl of our state government.
 w NJ. ADAMSON.
 Douglas Arizona.