Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-26
For Boodiers only

Yy m arc warned by The Good Book that we am not hope to eaten a bird
81 we allow the bird TO see us spreading Ia net For IT, Amd some
AN Of the schemcs which the boodes are trying to work through the
present Legislature serve TO remind rs very forcibly Of the truth o
hat old saying. rake. for example the bin which prehndF to be for the
nu1aoso OF giving the people OF each Judicial district the power to choose.
Il the polls their own district attorney This net Is % poorly disguised
10 80 ii rnc th about giving me people the power @ choose their
~ officials" Is an very good ana very effective but mat is not the
purpose of hs bin at ALL and everybody can see it,
A. present The power to appoint district attorneys is lodged with the
governor and the territorial council and The people believe tina. che present
governor ul nominate ana the present council confirm as such officers
ol, such able and honest attorneys is viii do their duty faithfully and
prosecute criminals IN or out of office to the bitter end regardless Of party
or epon" The boodIers are also convinced Of this and for that reason
they want to take the appointing power away from where u - ho% lodged
ana nt il il the hands Of a few niue cuqucs o irresponsible political
hcpts who car be trusted to stand with the gaters irrespective OF the
Interests OF The public
rbat Il the object of the bin in question. and the only object All the
erandnoauent talk about defending the rights OF the ovtreign people
d merely for the purpose Of throwing dust n me eyes of the san sovereign
people, So that they VIII not be abe to soc the thing in its true character
II IS one Of the most bazen pieces Of political hypocrisy ever brought
before this or any other legislature ana with only the uinnest attempt at
II al hundred times more 10 be deprecated chat The most reckless "cNoa
employees scheme that could be devised, because the latter At It's worst
could only nch a few thousands from u well hned treasury, and would
put the money IN most cases where it would do good. but the other strikes
B farce Of our criminal jurisprudence by putting the power Of choosing
our prosecuting officers into the hands of men whose official crookedncss
Is most likely to merit prosecution.
nt if the legislature really believes that the ends of Justice would
be better served by making the district attorneys offices elective instead
of apbojnaye. why not say that The pending proposition merely provides
Tor transferring the appointing power from the governor TO te legislature
Tor the next two years. and the next legislature VIII probably consider
Itself fuzzy as competent as the pcct body and repeal the time limit
lure to make good selections as they have in that of the governor, but they
hnycnt ay more ana yet the adoption of The pending proposition would be
simply an official declaration by the members Of the legislature that they
consider themselves more competent to discharge this important duty than
any man who may be governor Of the territory, This might not be regarded
a. an evidence Of superior ability but There would be no discount o. IT as
AN exhibition of egodsm of very hRh quality