Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-15
VERY MUoU IMPROVED.

The handful of gentlemen who
modestly style themselves eThe Arch
geological Society Of America" after
the mnnncr OF the three tailors Of
rooley street. evidently came to New
Mexico with the idea that the lcgis.
iatnfe would jump at a chance to
make them il present Of the earth end
the %fullnesA thereof bat thny have
very greatly moderated their demands
81 late. Their attitude Mt the time
81 Their first appearance reminded
n very strikingly of the Irish gem
tleman who said, Il any wan will lend
me the loan of a poipe and tobacky
81 can have o Hchmoke-~Oiv'e got a
match mosclf" They practically said
to the legislature "lf YOU viii give
MS the ola Palace, and ANYTHING elise
We may demand. Including a liberal
working capital. we can have . mu-
Srum-we'Nc got "a name for II our
selves" But their bin, as II passed
The council the other day. was very
vigorously trimmed down, aud with
two OF three more slight amendments,
would not be Objectionable to the pco-
nlo of the territory,
Az W. have said from the time this
matter Was first preached, the peo-
pie OF New Mexico VIII never consent
10 my proposition to lot the old
Palace pass into the hands OF strang-
crs, ana Yet the bin as passed by the
council contains q little joker which
anlna tBg doom Fen In4ne tnat ..Iat
the people OF the territory Insist
should not he done. II provides for
"A board Of regents 20 be composed OF
six persons, four OF whom are to be
outsiders. That means simply and
certainly giving away the old Palace,
though the idea is expressed in terms
calculated 10 throw dust in the eyes
OF the people. and terms which we
fear were used for hat express pur-
pose.
That section Of the hill should be
amended SO as TO provide for a board
~ regents of seven persons, includ-
ing the governor of tho territory or
state, and three other bona fide citi-
gens OF New Mexico such an amend
mont Is so clearly right and proper
that n objection to IL would be con-
elusive evidence of an intention or de-
sire to- work some trick on the pub
lc.
And, second. tho last two lines of
section three should be- amended by
striking out AN after the word "con-
ductcd, in line Q. down to the words
Tor free public use" i'm line 10. 81
as 90 make &c declare that the histori-
cal society shall not hc disturbed IN
the use 90 It's present rooms $50 long
as tho same Is conducted FOR FREQ puh-
d. use The historical society. which
has been in existence for tiany years
b a far mor important Institution 40
every sensc of the word than tho pro-
posed museum. and TO make the
greater subservient to- the lesser. as
would Dee done by the bin as IL now
stands would not only bc grossly un
Just. and contrary 10 public policy.
hut would bo a serious reflection on
the common sense of the territory.
In section =. which forbids the
t"NtiHk Ut mAtitAAINN W INC RlN
Palace there should be- an amend
ment providing that the governor. in
the absence OF the fun hoard Of re-
gents. shouid Dee the Judge of whether
nny proposed change would violate
thr provisions of the section
with the two or three amendments
above suggested tho hill would re-
cciyc the general approval OF the peo-
ple OF the territory OF course. there
are a great many persons who in
sist. and with good reason. thai in
providing Tor the creation of an in
siituiion such as the one under dis
cussion. IA would lock much better for
az 10 put the power and the money
necessary 10 the work. into the hands
~ an association composed Of our
own people. instead Of an outside so
clcty. which comes % rs with a high
sounding name. and nothing else. but
there T. not likely 20 be any factions
opposition 10 the bin on that O.
The Idea 10 a good one. u ought 90
be- carried out. and none OF the nasty