Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-29

Editor New Mexican.
Santa Fee, N, NJ, March 25, 1897. will
you kindly give space in your paper to
the following communication:
AS we are on the eve of a city election,
it seems an opportune time to call the
attention of our citizens to the necessity
of electing progressive, wide awake, and
patriotic men to the various city offices.
The great need of Santa Fe today is a
general awakening in the matter of civic
pride and municipal patriotism. We
have most attractive city, possessing
an unusual degree of interest for the
healthseeker, homeseeker, and general
tourist, by reason of unrivaled climatic
conditions and historical associations Of
which few cities on the American cont
nent can boast. Nature has done much
for US, but of late, and especially during
the Democratic administration now about
to close, there has been lamentable
dearth of interest in making the city
pleasant and attractive for visitors. From
this standpoint the Dem ocratic admins
tration has been dead failure, and g
good many of our citizens who have the
welfare of the ancient capital at heart
are convinced that a change should BIT
made in the coming city election, ani
that the Republicans should be allowed
to try their hand at municipal govern
ment. At all events they can do nc
worse than the Democrats, and there is {
chance for improvement in the proposed
change, that our people do not propose
to miss.
With little judicious work, and thi
need not involve any outlay of cash, San
ia Fe coald be made one of the most at
tractive and pleasant health resorts il
America. 1t would soon become the tall
of the people all over the world, and tn,
result would be veritable mecca for thu
toll weary, the invalid, the tourist, tn
pleasure seeker and the traveller.
seems to me that this is an end wortl
striving for, but it can only be &C
com plshed by the election of citizens tt
Office who take pride enough in the cit
to work for its ultimate good. An op
portunity for putting men of this char
acter at the head of the city government
will soon present itself, and the voter
should see to it that the chance is no
thrown away. If asked to specify the
line along which the new officials shout,
work, / would mention first the necessit,
of clean streets.
The first thing of which visitor in
strange city takes cognizance of is the con
dition of the streets. 1t is dangerous tt
walk after niRhtfall upon the thorough
fares of Santa Fe, in some sections of thu
city, and extremely bad lights, add tt
this danger. We should certainly hav
clean and we'll lighted streets as an mi
tial move in this campaign of improve.
ment. Improvement upon other lines
should follow. There is no better way tt
beautify city than by the planting o
shade trees along the principal streets
But it is unnecessary to point out tn
needs of the city. They are apparent t,
all thoughtful citizens, and can be fille'
at slight expense. In the coming cit.
election let us stand together in selecting
men who will work together for the emf
above outlined, which is UNIVERSAL,
recognized as necessary, if the city is t.
amount to anything In the future.
Yours truly,
"A TAXPAYER.