Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-04
ADMINISTRATIONAND
NOT SYSTEM IS
WRONG SAYS
HAGERMAN
Present Radical Movement
Merely Means Of Bringing
Stream Of Americans Back
Into Old Channels.
EX-GOVERNOR SPEAKS
AT ROSWELL GATHERING

Roswell. n. NJ. May s.--Thnt the
American system Of government Is not
wrong. but chat Il has been brought
into dlsrepute by rs unworthy aa-
minisiration w corrupt public SER
wants. was the Keynote o. a strong adj
dress made az tire dedication Of the
new Chaves county court house here
by ex-governor Herbert J. Hagcrman.
one Of the principal speakers. other
men on the program were w. S.
Prayer, only living member Of tho
first board Of county commissioners.
who called the meeting 10 order;
Mayor W. n. Atktns0n. Judge q. A.
licEsrdson. who gave the history OF
the founding OF the county; District
Attorney X. X. Scott, and others.
During the evening communication
We're read from Judge A. A. Freeman
Of Vancouver. y. g.. the first Judge OF
this judicial district; one from y. S.
Baca. speaker OF the house og repre-
seniatives az Santa re. and one from
u. g. deBaca, president Of the senate,
and one from W. A. Hawkins or ~
Paso. the hrst district attorney for
this district, ia which he said In part.
Il wanted 20 come and join H. with
the people whom I think deserve moro
credit fer tina upbuiiding OF their Sec
ton 81 the country than IS deserved
by any other people within the state
OF New Mexico"
IIaEermanss Address.
"'rhc fact that the tax PAYERS of this
county voted - large a sum Of money
for the building IN which 70 house its
public officers, and keep les public rec
ords. shows that they believe IN the
permanency OF a republican form Of
government said Mir fiagerman.
There IL great deal OF discomfort
nowadays. more perhaps just now
than ever before. among people who
are Justly incensed at the abuses OF
unworthy public ecrtantg. This agi-
iation has resulted TO a great extent,
In befoEginR the real Issues. and Ia
giving q chance for demaxoeues and
ngitators for selfish purposes to cast
discredlt on our system Of govern
ment. II Is not the system that In
wrong; Il ia the administration OF the
system. Republican government
through the peoples representatives
o.. or should be. convenience for
the people. not Mere party perquis-
lite, not merely a convenience for an
office holding clique.
The American people. as a whole,
are a iinerty-i0viag people. and sim
cere believers IN the right OF the peo-
pie 90 rule. They are also believerh
in the federal system, IN the represent
tatiYo form OF government, and IN the
national constitution. They are be-
levers In law and order and Ia the
HHcety anI Independence 90 The
euur Eur These 7hnNa tnoy Nave
Ausht. and uied aud died aisa would
again whenever called upon 20 do go.
IL II not possible that a majority OF
such people are Ia favor Of perman-
ent and radical changes In the system
upon which ali these national beliefs
are founded. There il no general
demand for fundamental changes IN
the system itself. There Is a demand.
however, and very strong demand,
Tor changes In some methods OF adj
ministration; there ~ a demand for
the abuses which threaten the very
foundations Of the system. there r. a
demand for the elimination OF that
class Of public men who live ON ana
not for the people, and whose con-
tinuanco and growth IN power would
change the government % the United
States from representative 70 o
bureaucratic form,
1T Is the abuses perpotuated by
representatives who misrepresent; a.
- the broken promises Of public SER
wants who after election serve not
their masters. the people, bui them
selves, which have given rise 10 the
demand for the extraordinary RENE
dies which are now 80 much dis
cuEsed. Thore would bc little demand
for the initiative or the referendum "
the peoples Representatives ascertain
ed and needed the conservative wishes
ct their CONSTITUENCIES there would De
little demand for the recail II an pub
llc officers FoEarded public Office az
q public trust. There would be 1T
tie demand for direct legislation Ii
the simplest fundamentals OF rep
roaontatlve government we're adhered
20 and carried out regard sli those
things az remedial temporarily
expedlonts 20 bring back into its nat
urai channels the stream OF American
Institutions. which for the moment
has been choked BY unnatural and
dangerous ohefrncffonF