Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-02

which entered At all INTO the matters
which the people want 60 know about
before voting next Tuesday. The
mayor gave a brief review OF his adj
mlnistration ana what it has accom-
plished. Mr., Lester stated that the
PEOPLE would suffer should there be
Il change OF administration at this
time. He had felt it his duty to stand
ly the trust imposed upon him. He
then reviewed his record,
He called attention TO the fact that
under section - of the interstate com
mcrce act, allowing municipalities to
ship freight for municipal purposes
at reduced rates. the city has saved
$4,000 on material for the eve
MIR. Testers evident Inference was
that his administration had been spc-
officially and directly responsible for
the introduction OF that clause into
the interstate commerce act.
He pointed out mat the city had
received more than $4,000 from In
terest on deposits. paid by the banks
but he neglected to tell the audi
ence that the feason the banks are
paying interest on deposits, is that a
republican alderman introduced and
a republican council passed an ordi-
nance requiring il, just before Mayor
Lester came into office.
He called attention to the seven
miles of streets which he asserted
had been satisfactorily graded dur
ing his administration. He called at
tention to the city quarters in the Kor-
Der building, which he said meant a
saving TO the city, He called atten-
ton to the twenty-five or twenty
seven street lights which have been
put into the $B,l00 steam rooier
which has been purchased--to the
$2,500 detention hospital which has
been built-although he did not give
the figures on this latter, And finally
he assured the people that the city
tax rate was lower than ever before
later in the evening Mr.. Neill II. Field
advised his hearers to 20 home and
consult their tax receipts. \ good
many Albuquerque taxpayers have
been doing that Of late.
Mayor Lester did no, refer to the
80 Is per cent increase in the city
- va hhfNA' liia fAAliililll0iiA tllOlt4 III
did not discuss the enormous increase
in revenue which this administration
has enjoyed. lie did not discuss the
annual per capita cost of run
ming the city, He did not refer to
the cos of keeping the sewer system
which he desires to complete, pumped
out. He did not refer to pumping at
all. II Is n question which has been
the people of this campaign
very promincntly-but Mr.. Lester
overlooked II. SO did Mr.. Marion.
Mr.. Ferguson and MIR, Field.
Having concluded his review of his
administration, which was well deliv-
and wen received by the demo-
cratic cohorts present, Mr.. Lester
to a discussion Of water, the
water famine of last summer and the
water company. He also discussed
the Morning Journal In fact, the at
tention given to the Morning Journal
by these four gentlemen would have
convinced any stranger that there Is
only one issue in this campaign, viz,
The Morning journal.
Mayor Lester did not refer TO the
promises made the people two years
ago. Neither did Mr.. Marion, nor Mr.
FERGUSON, nor Mr.. Field. Whom the
trend of their several addresses
brought them TO that point. they
Jumped deity sideways and began to
talk water.
Mayor Lester reviewed his admin
as outlined above and talked
water.
Mr.. Marion praised the Lester adj
lninistratlon in general terms. and
water.
Mr., FERGUSON praised the Lester
administration, ana talked water. Mr..
did not praise the Lester admin
.Istration very much. lie was u trifle
more guarded in his statements than
before, lie talked a good deal
ibout tho Morning Journal, which, he
Indicated TO the audience, he used to
.hink lots of when the newspaper
bought just as he did, but which he
considered something awful,
the newspaper has committed
he appalling lndiscretion Of differ
ng with him.
None one OF the speakers, each of
n NUN Hlitt PROMISES On lIN htNtI
two years ago, entered into
my detailed discussion of that work
the policy of the Lester admins
ration in regard to it.
Not n reference was made to the
Of rigid economy given two
ears ago.
There was not a reference to the
question of industrial education in the
.chools. pledged to the people two
ears agO
Not q word was said about the
promise given N over Mayor Testers
l%gnaturc, to give the people Of Al
.,uqucrauc graded streets ana a sew
r system thrown in for $500, 900.
The city payroll was not mention
ID.