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Show STATEHOOD CONDITIONS. Tho nagging obstructions placed in the way of Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico must bo as annoying to the people in those Territories as they are futile in 'effect. These Territories are kept, out of the Union on protcxts at once flimsy antl inoperative in fact. In the case of New Mexico, it is said that difficulties in fhe way of amending amend-ing the constitution arc so great as to' bo objectionable to the Congressional Congress-ional mi ud. This is an astonishing thing to put forward as an objection to iho admission of a State. The people of the Stato may be presumed to know whether they want to have their constitution con-stitution easily amended or not. They have framed it up in t'hc way that they thought best, assuming that the constitution they have adopted is satis-factory, satis-factory, and will not need to be amended amend-ed for some time to come, at least, and 'they want the need of such amendment to be so evident as lo almost forco itself before the amending is done. Why objection should be made to this, elsewhere than in New Mexico, it is hard to understand, and it is about as hard lo sec why anybody oulsido of New Mexico should concern themselves about it, especially to the extent of making it a point of opposition to the admission admis-sion of thatTcrrilory as a State is not clear. The objection to Arizona is moro comprehensible. com-prehensible. It lies against tho recall of tho judiciary. And yet the recall as applied to the judiciary is about the only possible way of getting at stubborn and wrong-headed judges. The people can get at all other officers without with-out much delay or trouble in tho ordinary ordi-nary elections; but not so with tho judges. However, that is neither here nor there. The people of Arizona, as represented by their delegates in the constitutional convention, determined that they wanted lho power lo recall the judges the same as other elected officials. Oregon has such recall for the judges, and there is no abuse prae-ticcd prae-ticcd under it, there is no objection to it, no case of objectionable use is cited against it. California is about to provide pro-vide also for the recall of its judges, and no one is making any remonstrance about it. But Arizona can well afford to yield on this point in tho consciousness conscious-ness that whenever it wants to havo the judicial recall after Statehood is gained, it can provide that recall, and no one can interfere. Any Stato can amend its constitution in the way thai its constitution provides for amendment, amend-ment, and Arizona can well afford io gain Statehood at tho temporary sacrifice sacri-fice of this proposition. The name is true with respect to Now Mexico; the strenuous provisions for amending its constitution can be restored whenever the people of New Mexico, after gaining Statehood, wish to restore them. Doubtless the purpose of presenting these matters at this time is in allowing allow-ing the people of Arizona and Now Mexico to vote on these questions next' fall, so that thoy can bo admitted as States at tho next session of Congress, and Make part in the Presidential election elec-tion next year. So far as that motive is concerned, it is good. But there still remains tho mystery why any onu should make such a point against Ari- i zona and Now Mexico., when it is so fully known to every ono that tho very things that arc now objected to, and (hat Congress insists shall be changed, can be restored by the people of these Slates at any time after Statohood. The delay is simply annoying, and, the objections objec-tions aro frivolous. Both Arizona and New Mexico should be admlltod at once, since Congress would bo powerless after their Statehood to prevent the restoration restora-tion of tho very things now required to lie expunged from their constitutions. |