Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-03-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

especially III the task shall involve the
expenditure Of any money.
j -. Lea, who has been connected
with the FL Paso Herald for several
years In different capacities has gone
10 Tucumcari to start a newspaper and
grow up with that promising country
The people OF Albuquerque is.
rs per cent Of every body, merchants,
taxpayers and citizens generally-are
In favor of this county being divided,
and their wishes in this important mat
ter should not be ignored by the legis.
lature.
Shccpmen throughout central New
Mexico have already commenced On.
gaging men for the Landing season. II
Is the custom to pay these hands one.
third TO one half In advance in order TO
insure attendance ON time. hut even
with this induccment men are scarce
this year.
Taxing bachelors may be a mefitor
ious idea. but chasing the runaway
husbands who 10y thousands desert
wives and children every year and
bringing them back to "A work house
would be more moritorious. There are
practically no laws and no requisition
proceedings g. cover such desertions.
Albuquerque Is growing; her mer.
chants are all enterprising and believe
in substantial improvements, and nat.
urally they object to any kind of legis.
iation which will in the least retard
the growth of the city They believe
that county division is essential and
the Legislature Is called upon to pass
the bill recently introduced by Council
man Hughes creating the county of
Sandoval.
President Brooks. of the Board of
Trade should Keep bis eyes wide open
during these closing legislative days,
and when a bil relative TO incorpor-
ated cities and towns are introduced,
he should promptly call a meeting of
the board to decide whether the bill Is
beneficial or detrimental to the inter
ests of Albuquerque. II beneficial, our
legislators should be so informed. If
detrimental, strong protest should be
forwarded to Santa Fe.
No legislation, affecting the city of
Albuquerque, should be introduced in
the Legislature without first being sub
mitted to the people of this city for
approval. The people in mass meeting
should have been asked regarding the
municipal election bill, which recently
passed the legislative council and
house. before its introduction. Some
OF our citizens say that the bill should
not become operative until year from
the coming April as the people elected
the present city officials for one year
and not Tor term of years.
Yesterday, The Citizen published
short interviews obtained from Henry
Brockmeier, L. l.. Washburn, L. Rosen-
wald, T. Y. Maynard. T. A. Written,
David Weinmann and other well
known republicans. They, like the
many others interviewed the past
week, have placed themselves on rec
ord for county division. Surely. IL does
not look like a democratic scheme to
have the county divided. but II does
look like scheme on the part OF the
and taxpayers to better
their condition and to have taxes re-
Guced. These facts should not be over
looked by the legislature. The people
of this city, in two mass meetings.
have declared for county division. and
the Legislature should grant their ap.
peals.
The Journal-Democrat says: La
Bandera Americana is making a strong
fight against the division of Bernalillo
county"
Hon. NJ Sandoval, a well known
republican politician, was at Santa Fe
working among the house members of
the legislature for county division.
Colonel Bryan threatens to turn the
tables on the gold democrats by bolt
ing the regular ticket in 1904. The
Bryan thorn is going to be hard one
to eradicate from the body polite,
The merchants and taxpayers are
these days throwing bouquets AT The
Citizen for its fight In behalf OF county
division. One merchant, who Is a big
taxpayer, remarked this morning that
The Citizen is placing the merchants
and taxpayers of this city squarely on
record on the county division propo.
sition, and that they cannot go back
on their opinions, which have been
strongly expressed in favor of county
division and the reducing of taxes.
The people OF old Albuquerque are a
unit in their opposition to TIE Albright
bill becoming a law, al.
though the bill has passed both the
council and house, and now awaits the
signature of the governor. The bill is
to annex contiguous territory (some OF
the hamlets pay very little, II any,
taxes) TO Incorporated cities and
towns, There is a strong feeling in
this city against annexation. as was
clearly proven a few years ago when
Barleas desired to get in and the mat.
ter was voted down, TO 1.
Because they think II makes the