The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-04
Recognized Legal Authority
Declares Impossible for
Mayor or Council to Act
Without Vote Of People.
STRONG ENDORSEMENT
OF SELLERS WORK
Veteran Lawyer and pioneer
Citizen Declares the Mayor
Deserves Something Better
Than Abuse for Service

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IN an Interview given out last
hlkhl, Neill - ttcld. prominent law
yer n pioneer citizen OF Albuguor-
cue, exposes what he terms the mis-
leading effort To make the water
works question an issue Ia this cAm-
pulgn by opponents OF Mayor Sell.
ors. MIR. Field declares that il Is not
only not an issue in this election.
inirlN, but that all statements TO the
erect that the mayor or city cOur-
eli OF Albuquerque can bond the city
o. grant or extend "a franchise with
out an affirmative vote of the peo-
pie az a regularly called election, are
false showing that the law OF the
state iully protects the citizens
oEai " ~ action Of the kind by tho
city Evrsrnmen without direct anu
thnrity of the electorate. Mr.. Field
az thf snmc time pave "a high tribute
C Mayor sellers, who, he yuys. mer-
Us something better than abuse for
his services to Albuquerque.
Replying 10 the direct question
y neither o not the city council could
issue bonds for any purpose or grant
OF extend any franchise without
first submitting Il to a vote OF the
people, Mr. Field said:
They certainly cannot. The state
ment that The water question is tho
real issue nov before the people is
utterly misleading. in mn opinion.
The mayor and council cannot ex-
tend the fanchise without the ques
ton Is first submitted To "A vote II
the people, neither can they convAct
for the purchase Of the present ylant
without first submitting the gfopo-
atttOn to a vote of the taNps,ers and
under the constitution, LAY PROPOSE
ton 10 create a dcSs for the pur-
chase OF The w-,or plant. can be
submitted cafy az a regular election
fe- councilmcn. Consequently no
purchase Of the water plant can be
submitted before the election which
takes place two years fro mnow.
Dcplorcs Partisan Policy.
~ deplore the political aspect
which has been given 10 the cam
paign. for the reason that the pros
perity Of the city during the next two
years depends no. al an upon he
political complexion Of the mayor
and council. / believe the people
generally ala not desire q partisan
political campaign. but Il seems to
me tina our Republican friends are
actuatcd hy a desire TO try out their
new amalEamation and To ascertain
whether they have actually succeed
Cd IN getting together In order To be
prepared for the political campaign
this fail when the election Of mem
hers Of the Legislature and a member
of congress viii involve political is
sues.
Why MIR. Romero?
II especially regret that Don Jc-
suh Romero should feel called upon
70 take charge Of the public affairs
az Albuquerque as a means OF secur-
ing control OF the county al large.
He seems to forget nat he holds his
present political status more TO the
Democrats han to Republicans. aud
that the people of the city OF Albu-
uucrque have been, ia "A large way,
the basis OF his strength as q pro-
grcssive Republican.
Il am supporting Mr, Sellers IN
this campaign for a variety OF reas-
iOns. In my opinion he has been an
efficicnt mayor. He has given the
people 81 Albuquerque the best adj
ministrntiOn Of which he a capa-
the Clsy more OF his time than any
previous mayo has given. lie has
worked early and late for Albuquer-
que and A"uhuqucrquets interests and
I have never heard Il suggested that
he has profited financially or that
there has been a suspicion OF graft
Ia connection with his administFa-
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else than abuse for the effort which
he has made,
The Control of Vice.
"As 20 his control OF the vice QueH-
ton, 4 only say hat personally /
heartily endorse hts efforts in that
direction, except thar l do not favor
the custom Of collecting Nnes from
the unfortunate women who are
found there, and / should prefer that
the city should forego any revcnue
which may be derived from that
source. believe Albuquerque to be
the best pollced city Of IT'S size in
America, and ! further believe that
the safety Of the youth Of the COM
munity, mon and women, b. best
saheerTed by a thoroughly regulated
segregated district: that the members
of the community most entitled TO be
considered In determining he course
to be pursued toward This class Of
vice are young and inexperienced
men and women, and mat h danger
to the young Is much greater from
disseminated rather than from seEre-
gated vice. 1 believe that one aban-
d0ned woman az large In a commun-
ity without supervision can do more
10 corrupt young girls than ten
abandoned men. and that experience
has demonstrated that abandoned
women are largely responsible for
the downfall Of their sisters.
Under the aggregated system the
/ opportunity Tor corruption OF youth
a. most limited. and this, / believe, u
the consensus Of opinion OF all
thoughtful people who have given
careful study 20 the question. I re-
gard this as a practical and not a
sentimental question. have en-
deavOred 10 inform myself BY extern
lniVe reading Of reports Of committees
lappolnted FOR the purpose or invesii-
,Ratipa the question lncltiea 81 this