Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-01
En- C~omptometer
on the Lid


The popular e~N-register Of the land
office In Santa Ee, whose burning de-
sire TO aid the lpumpn race i'm its up
ward and onward march. sometimes
leads him TO lend his inh~uencesand
prestige as "A citizen to gentlemen and
corporations engaged In playing tag
With taxes, has broken out Sfresh on
the enforcement Of the Sunday law in
New Mexico. 1t has been expected
from the start hat the outbreak
would come. II was difficult TO see
how he could help H. and now il has
come. and Oh gracious. what "a
scorchcr IL Is. We knew IL; we could
Just feel il coming, but never dreamed
1t would be like this. Gems like this
one deserve some publicity and in or
der TO help the dear Old Almanac get
the matter before the people. we hand.
II out herewith III not. why not-Let|
the chips fan where they may-Thcl
lbolers. AK dodgers, fake reformcrs.
slanderers, yellow dog sheets. coyotes.
may take IL or leave il. what O. sauce
for the goose Is sauce for the gam
der and we just cannot see the old
sports good dope go to waste. -O here
goes:
The Albuqucrque morning yellow
sheet kicks an the enfOrccmcut of tho
territorial Sunday closing law iu
|ANth - 49, H#E MnAAN#N
the expected happened in this case.
conducting the sheet care mo-
more for the observance at tho law
whose provisions n carried out would
with the making off money
by their friends, the sporting %fr4tcr-
nifty. than they do for the wink uf the
eve of the Empress Ann ur China |
IhtN care not for dcccncy COZ public |
morality.
An editorial headed. "It is "a Mis-
take which appeared In the Albu-
querquc yellow sheet yesterday e
NefN humorous and also silly. Six of
one and half a dozendo the other Th. 4
sheet wants the operation OF the cleo
trlc ltght plant amt street ears stopped ,
because b saloons and drug stores
darc not sell liquor or put up fake
prescriptions that would in "a saloon
ne caflcd drinks. The New Mexican
does not believe In blue laws or In
out provisions of the law too
-ulhgcntlN and too aggrcssivcly. hut
u believes ln treating an alike and lfl
Inc saloons in santa Fc should be-
closed on sunday. the saloons in Al
buqucrquc should be closed. So thcy
hould be closed Ia Las Vegas and
very other Clty. own and hamlet iu
he territory where liquor Is sold. Tho
Fellow sheet calls for the most strin-
gent and t|yrannical execution Of the
In order 90 make u pdious and Ia
make the people as a whole sick 81 o.
rhe New Mexican on the other hand
IN fair and proper enforce
nent of its provisions. To De sure
we're the strict letter Of the law car
led into eject many "a vocation and
labor that might be- considered
By q cranky or Time serving Judge or
prosccuting official who has an axe
o grind. political or personal. AZ un-
necessary. would have to be stopped.
q the incouNeuirnce OF many people
On the other hand. 70 the provisions
Il the statute are carried INTO effect
With moderation. with good sense anf
With fair discrimination they wn
sork well in fhe main and do public
noralitv. O. public decrncy. much
.uod Al D. rate the law D. still op-
and should BE- cuforced and
iudge or fhe district Attorney who
not do his duty a. 60 should b.
fairly and decently without fear
n favor without The desire to opnrcss
.r e. make tho law odinus should rr
before rho bar ~ public opin-
az n should he dealt with as hfs
.freietinn ~ ddtv pr ds hfs desire fs
aud harrass may deserve