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Show LRIZONA'S CONSTITUTION.' ' . The senate has not yet voted to admit Arizona, 'he recall in the constitution seems to be the ohsta-J le. Now we do not believe in tlie recsll as ap- j ilied to judges, although a good many judges) that it have known should have been recalled. But I here ia a hieher principle at stake. The men of Lrixona are free American citizens. They are as ntelligent as are other American citizens; they put he recall in their constitution because they wanted I there, and we hold that congress has no right o atop and quibble over that. Let them try it and f it does not work, it is easy to amend the conati. ution. If it should work and be a success, then it rould be less difficult to amend other constitutions nd make them conform tn modern ideas. "We know if no public officer who is sure of himself, of hia ense of right, of his duty, who would object to th? ecall. He would naturally say. "If I cannot m ondurt this office as to win the confidence of my dlow men. then I ought to give it up." And on eceral principles unless there is something' in the late constitution which interferes with some vital rinciple of the government of the United States, re cannot aee, by what reason coiij?rei.s mIiaII say. We arc wiiwr than vou ; we do not like this; strike out." , 1 |