Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-18

~ TR ancient ana amusing contemporary al the territorial capital. the
santa ICE NeN Mexican 81 slightly N error when Ii assumes TINT the
Morning journal wants 10 destroy @l the educational institutions "a
~ Now Mexso. we say slightly because in comparison with many Of
the errsfs made by OR esteemed contemporary the deliberate fnlslheauon
1T tfe position ~ 4 ueshbur a merely Q slight one. nut a good deal y
Altowsnao Ias III be made N this rase our neghbor was ostensby reply
ing i d Journal article IN which weetuel the attention ~ the Legislature 90
several ways a which the territorial expenses might be cut down. not only
uf1onf injury 10 The public interest but with positive benefit thereto. Al
a muter I'd course wc took w tho big gratis FIRST and that made Y neees
say ~ a. "a call attention to The scandalous steals which have been per-
pcnuied Tor yeas past under the guise Of public printing, and to show the
legislature TINT by letting the territorial printing 10 the lowest responsible
bidder hi could get is work done in nrstelass goth century style, for not
nor thn onehalf on what 1T now pays for having f. done IN the country
ptass-roads style OF the 18th century. That's where we touched The sore
spat ana that's what eaused all the wincng. We did not say a word about
destroying Inc educational institutions Of The territory. our Santa re neigh
to answer because ne knew as well nj everybody else knows that there h
no answer 70 be made 10 what we said about the public printing graft
As 10 moving the Silver city Normal School to Albuquerque, that would
be 50 foolish that e ire surprised TINT even the New Mexican should umS|
Dpquerque ii connection with the university, ana we do MOI need two. ana
IN he second place there IS a positive demand for the institution where it is
qhat large and important district OF the territory tributary to silver city
needs greater facilities IL the normal ine than the school there at present
affords ana for that reason II ought to be enlarged. The normol at Las
Vegas IS also doing good work and should be literally dealt with by the
legislature but the three schools all working to their full capacity, are not
ate to supply tile demand, and there should be another established on the
side 81 The territory. say al Roswell The journal believes that money
spent Tor lie education uf our children. or Tor the purpose OF preparing
Young men and women 70 become competent teaehers ia the schools o New
Mexieo. rs one OF the best Investments that the people OF the territory could
make. hui e docs not follow, by any mannor Of menus that we should. for
that reasons faser every scheme Of every local boss to secure appropriations
under ne euhe q education, for institutions that have no mission and can
do no good.
The chef portion 81 the New Mexican article in question Is a TRADE Of
faiaehood and abuse poured out upon the people and institutions Of Albu-
aneraue, but mat does OF cn for N reply Abusing Albuquerque has been
the only mission on earth that the paper has had during the years It has been
under is present management and The town has thrved 50 vigorously and
ID rapidly under that sort Of treatment from that source. that IL the
od concern should change rs policy toward us II people wonld probably
regard n asa premonihou Of some impending evil