The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-04

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opment o. the state.
The PRINCIPAL cities of New Mex.
leo. Mr.. Ely pointed out, were sur-
ROUNDED on al four sides by huge
deposits Of coal, yet the people In
these cities are forced to pay from
seven 10 eight dollars a ton for coal.
Reasons for economic conditions. he
Pointed out, were always due 10 Pc
litlcai conditions and activities.
The speaker dwelt at length upor
the way our primary laws are enact
cd and the way our primary elections
are conducted. That they result IN
miscarriases of popular will. he said.
Is inevitable, and will remain 20 until
better and purer and more enecti@c
election lpws are secured. The peo.
pie, he said. are pledged TO vote for
men because they stand upon plat
forms which IRE never meant to be
carried out. and on promises which
ARE not meant TO be kept. II, per-
chance, we vote for the man on his
individual worth. our will is frus-
trated by the binding caucus action
in party and In LEGISLATION. With
such conditions. hi said, results could
rot be expected. The result. he
showed. was the constant agitation
for a purer democracy n a gov
eminent more responsive TO the pub
lie will. All that Is needed. he de-
olared. Ia popular insistence upon
public servants who will adhere to
the same principles Of integrity and
common honesty in conducting public
business that they observe in private
affairs. Improved election methods.
he said. were essential 20 this end.
laws which will protect the weakest
voter az well as the strongest. Tho
instinct OF the citizen, he held. aver
ases nearly right in almost every
crisis and on every broad public ques-
ton. The unlettered people Of New
Mexico. he believed, were thinking
along right lines. just az did the mea
whose demand brought Magma Char
Ia and who could neither read nor
write.
The race issue, Mr.. Ely said. was
before us now because designing men
were seeking to force II. But o n
| ditions in New Mexico he believed
we're such as to make this issue i'm
possible because Its basis Is false. Oh
different origin. different training and
different environment. ne said, the
the children of Anglo and spanish
American citizens faced exactly the
came problems, were move by the
came aims and hopes. and the fire.
sides OF all were equally sacred. The
laws apply. he said. with equal effect
for good and evil. and the state u
rot looking for men for service be-
cause OF race. but for those charac-
toristios OF mind and heart which
make for efficient public service.
Mr.. Ely paid his respects to the
Republican C system which
ruled the last New Mexico leglsla'
ure. He referred specifically to the
enactment OF the tax laws. which he
said we're forced on the caucu by an
irl esponsible and unreachable lobby
who forced their Wills on the caucus.
refusing to permit committees to re-
TCrt better tax laws. and refusing q
ermit discussion even OF the lawi
that were enacted.
Equal taxation he declared vital "a
true development. He referred Il
the high school buildipg as most no
table not for its finished architecture
but for the fact that It was the prop
erty OF rich and poor alike, for serv'
Ice equally to both and made posi-
lie By equal division of the burdei
q building and maintenance.
Mr.. Ely closed with an eloquen
plea for adherence to ideals which hi
declared had shaped all great ad
vances and must always be at tn
base OF all truly useful lives.
The music at last nights exercise
was especially good. II was directed
by Miss Jennie Trott. musical direct
TESS Of the city schools. and both or
Chestra and chorus showed the Of
fective work she has done.
The graduates who received dlplc
mas last night we're; Misses Eliza
beth Arnot. Louise Bell. NeVa Blake
V%crnice Bowers, May Carmony. Flor
cree CarmonS, Nettie Clark. Mat
garet Flournoy, Alberta Hawthorne
Rebeoca Horner. Ruth Longfellow
Veronica Martin, Carolyn Michael
Edith Oleson, Madge Pinney. Zcll
Rankin. Ruth Tompkins. Jessie Ven
able, Louise Watson, Annette Wcin
RAN and Lillian williams; Mcssrs
George Beckwith. James Blair. Les