Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-14
In It's True CoIorS

~HOSE. gentlemen IN the lower house Of the legislature at Santa Fe who
made such indecent haste to lay the Sulo bill on the table without
- The poor courtesy Of a roll call, have found ar earnest and devoted
champion in the Albuquerque Evening Ch1cn. The Suker bill, as
The readers Of the Morning Journal will rcoect, was a measure introduced
IN the council by Councilman SuIzer, OF this county, appopnang eight
thousand dollars from the Rio Grande fund. for the purpose Of npannG
and Strengthening the dyke, several miles north Of albuquerque, which was
built by local enterprise, 10 restrain the river during flood time, and prevent 1t
from overlooking and greatly damaging all the valuable farms gardens and
orchards IN The Rio Gande valley between Albuquerque and Alameda.
The urgent need OF such a work to ave hundreds Of good citizens from
ruin, and the perfect propney Of paying for it out of a public fund thai
had been especially provided for such purpose. are points that wGe 50
promptly recognized and appreciated by the gentlemen Of the council, thai
the bill passed that body without a dissenting vote.
But when the bill went to the house. Mr. Bmsum remembered that the
people Of this section Of the territory did moi deal very lovingly with the
machine last fall and that all Of our present representatives. in both houses
Of the Legislature, were elected by the biggest mronhes the county ever
gave, IN direct opposition 10 the positive orders Of the Busum-Hubbcl outfit
Iheeupon an order went out from the boss to murder the bill IN the quickest
and most brutal manner, and all those gentlemen who wear The collar responded
with the greatest aacHy, Inc bill was LAID upon the table by a viva yoe
vote, and when a gentleman demanded a roll Gala demand which any
member Of the house has a night 10 make-he was ruled out Of order by the
speaker Of the home.
All this booab and indecent procedure was reported IN full in or
columns, and the anmus Of 1t was also clearly shown 10 be nothing mue
nor less Than the simple fact that the people Of this portion Of New Mexico
refused to obey the order 10 vote the Busum Iubbel gang ticket, but On the
contrary exercised the nights Of American Iecmen to vote their own sentiments
or their audauty IN thus exercising their nights as American citizens the
people o ds county are now beng punished by the gang, and in tins course
The gang IS supported and defended by The same organ that supported and
defended the gang ticket last fall, and IN uus supporting the interests of the
gang to the injury Of the town, it no longer pennds as ii did last fall. thai
it does so out Of regard for Inc interest Of the party On the contrary. it
under It's true color, as the subservent organ Of the gang-he sal old
tang which IS now de,oung its best energies to the injury Of Albuquerque
i has not uttered a word OF protest against the indecent manner in which
the house treated the Suker bill, but on The contrary has had several alleged
witty gwbs intended TO beIhc the character of the bill itself 1t has not
had a word Of encouragement for the Booster movement" which is benz
rushed by our people Of all parties and all oecds for the building up Of
Albuquerque, but IN the contrary it has lost 10 opportunity 10 throw cold
on the movement and tired to make the members Of the Legislature
believe that the people engaged init do not amount to anything, and are not
listening 10.
These facts arc subsandatcd by the afternoon pape. itself and for that
reason we congratulate IT'S readers bt it has at length thrown off its disguise
and now stands before them IN ITS true colos as the organ of the gang whose
mission 1t is to down Albuquerque. " because the people Of this city refuse
vote according TO the orders Of the gang.