The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-27

ticion lu an ordinary newspaper sense
81 ono who accepts au ofncc The cite
zcu who t.H.} declines the honor of
rouIes'utIHg uIs uoishhors Boo local
stat, or national mutt,ra ia &C. good
man and true but H Ie Yields to
tb,ir euagrs'ionH auo his own pride
and receipts 20 pluli. position Doc m-
W%'dlutoIF becomes politician
! Sometimes tho word politician be- used
Ias eyuoa, mous with Eraftor. but hot
600 publ. officers have yet been pros,
cu pt,rcrs -u ls Co mas, the two
terms ayuuu mlus
Popular Is,- of Inc word politician
ar' certainly confusing. boz Yuc ease
tho securing Of results uy indirect
method. 'uNol,iul th, rXcr,isr cot ,u
nlou.os outside tho lime OF operation
said Goo ho using tine arts coy the
politician Boo another ,lsr hc .s one
who works for the public good
tbfuusn th, medium 1f public otncc
held uy hlmfclf or Dy someone whom
hc controls. Hg the common dctcri-
]oratton of words this use has dcgenor
atDl Goo the third, wherein. the term
s applied Go those Poo work. Tor the
benefit ot the parts or for the private
rund of themsph,s pr their friends
through the medium OF public office
ar control uf public officials
scarcely any one of these uses
should he applicable tu ono Interested
b the city n business. Here the prin-
cipnI concern is Co do the business OF
the citizens which They cannot do for
themselves. 5y Wholesale and boz thc
most efficient and economical man
ncr possible. Evidently none OF the
definitions u politician given above
have any necessary connection with
the man who is doing ms auty 60 the
atty in such ma office, and the same
Il true Of any other common dcrlui-
tion OF the term. Moreover. he should
not he Obliged To- exercise the arts of
the politician. but should be- chosen
without reference TO his qualifications
n this regard,
Il is emincntly true hat there are
difference concerning the policies ti
De followed iu municipal matters and
there b. 20 need Tor the politician, u.s.
ing the word in the best sense. in
setting forth and standing for such
policies. but. the every dpy work of
tho city has nothing tu dp with such
policies. aside from tho effect there
on Of the general policy adopted
This Is the Justification ct the short
ballot, tho restriction OF elections 60
the Few iutrusted with the ctrT, i"s
out Of the policies approved by Inc
voters. And IL is the Justification 81
tho civil service or some method ot
securing and retaining in appointiye
offices OF men competent tn de- the
businc,t of the city under such adopt
ed policy. without fear OF removal
unless he becomes incompetent or
neglected. or seriously az odds with
the policy ~ his superior elected to
carry out the VIII of the people
In this sense the constant demand
for the elimination OF the politician,
under any definition. from the every
doy work at the city is made. The
politician. loo the best sense. is de-
maudcd in the mlyuraltv OF the coun-
cl cor the commission. Tho politician
in ans sense has mo- place boz % subor-
diuatc office. This is the basis for
the popularity uf the commission
form or government. not because q
belongs 60 that form or government
more than GO ans other. but brcuus,
It's advocates are 80 Don
THOR assertions that lt win bee ON"
.of the result. OF That form Actually,
the division os responsibility aud the
cerfaiuty Of ignorance q not of iueh-
cheney in commissioner make tIis
one NJ the most fruitful fields for the
.IpuutIciau Zoo the bad sense us soon Is
practically ,nsuros th, ultimate fail
ure of thls form la amy but the small
loiucs The partial recognition ~ this
fact is the cause 81 the safeguard.
which are thrown about the systrm boz
all its forms since the tIrst uf the
elective plans and whose latest dcycl-
opmcnt So the CITY manager acting
under the elected commission and
subject 60 recall Cos the voters if tho
commission turns out Co Doe nilod with
politicians iu the TAD aou-c.