Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24
WHAT TIE MEN WHO DIDN'T
GET ON THE RAND WAGON DII

1 WHAT TILE MEN WHO DIDN'T
| GET ON THE BAND WAGON DID
There is another feature of this leg
I iSlature which is interesting. i'm the
| light of Mr.. Abbott famous warning
to get on the band wagon" or get
| left.
/ There were seven men in the house
who refused to get on the band wagon.
| They were warned to get on or get
| smashed. They wer told that if they
didn't get on, they WOULD be unable
| to pass any legislati n whatever
| Mr.. Abbott of c flax county. one
| of the seven, passe ! every bill in
which the people Of his own immedi-
ate locality We're int rested Moreover,
he helped to defeat all of the legisla-
| tion to which his people were di-
lrectly opposed.
| Mr.. Walters. of San Juan county,
| standing fatty against the demands Of
| the machine, and for what he deemed
! to be right has his name upon the wal
| ters- Ruppe fee ana salary bill. for
which the whole territory has made
demand. Every local measure in
| which he was directly interested was
| passed. Mr. Walters accomplished as
much in actual legislation as any
member of the house, and at the same
| time established himself as man
whose honesty and consistency are
| forever beyond question.
Mr.. Lucero. of Bernalillo county. is
| directly responsible for the passage of
the Rio Grande appropriation bill
which gives $4,000 for the protection
| of homes in this county from foods.
Mr.. Ruppe drew and passed, all
| though he did not introduce the two
| hills in Kybfal, hn int 4
the pharmacy law and the militia bin.
as well as to play a part in the fen
, and salary bin.
The democrats did not get on the
band wagon. but Mr. Hudspeth has
won for himself the reputation Of one
| of the ablest men in New Mexico,
while Mr., Moran, of Luna county has
actually passed more legislation in
which he was directly Interested than
any one of the machine followers in
the house. Mr.. Moran was an active
force for the Introduction of the pro-
vision in the appropriation bill allow
| ing seventy young men in New Mex
leo an education each year in the sew
eral territorial institutions. He passed
a bin desired by the dental profession
of which he is a niemGer. and with
the assistance of Senator Murray Of
the Grant-Luna district, he passed sew
eral bills of great Importance to his
county.
Aside from Mr. Holt. who through
! his control of the machine following
in the house and his position at the
head of the judiciary committee was
| for the greater part Of the session in
control of all legislation in the house,
the members of the belligerent seven
! passed more legislation than did the
members of the seventeen, more than
one of whom recalls today the defeat
of legislation in which he was partic-
ularly interested.
In the council the same thing oc-
CURED. The men who refused To get
in line with the ring were warned to
expect nothing. What did they get?
The fight of the ring in the house
was centeTed on James Duncan be-
cause Of the aggressive position he took
I took from the first day OF the session,
against the ring campaign. Because
of this antagonism, the valuable tax
revision law was defeated because it
bore his name, while to his position Is
due to some extent the defeat of the
Garfield county plan, although he
fought valiantly for It. Yet Mr.. Dun
can has his name upon several laws
and took active part in the passage
of every bit of the strong legislation
of the session,
Mr.. Miera, of Sandoval county, was
told fatty by one daring ring mana
ger that unless he got in line, not
bill Of his could pass the house, yet
Mr. Miera passed every bill which he
desired to pass, including several
bearing directly on his own county
and likewise took an active part in
all other legislation.
Mr.. Sulzer, who was a marked man
from the first because of his well
known position against the ring, re-
turns to his constituents having de-
feated half a dozen laws intended to
restore to power certain diminishing
political influences, and having Sc
cured large increases for the Univer-
| sity.
Mr.. Stockton and Mr.. Chavez were
uniformly successful in legislation
proposed by them, while Mr.. Murray
passed practically every bill he intro
| duced.
The failure to get on the band
wagon seems to have been rather
more fortunate than otherwise.
/ And so throughout the session. at
every turn, the plans of the ring were
| checked and the interests of the peo-
pie protected. The fight was not with
out bitterness. directed chiefly against
the governor And it is because of this
very bitterness that the completeness
| of his success and the success of the
men who stood with him, is
marked in the mind of every man in
New Mexico who interests himself In
| public affairs. The very bitterness of
| the assault on the governor has served
moreover. to arouse public sentiment
3 l.. saf.Va
aroused before. The result will be
J far-reaChing and sustained.