The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-02


Herald 20 leavc criticism Of IN
= present Legislative assembly unit
the end u the session and the com
pletion Of the record in order thai
such ~ b required may b.
entirely just. but We find that with
ten days or the session stn & run
there IL an evident disposition % the
part 81 Repabiican leaders. and Re-
publican newspaper. TO make ex.
cuscs for the majority reeord thus
far. with the conclusion IN mind, APP
pnrentiy. that that record IL o like
~ to be materially improved darin1
the few remaining days OF the sea-
sion. with this conclusion we are
Inclined 10 agree. but We canno,
agree In any way whatever with the
Gus being advanced for the rec
ora up 20 date.
The ebuIiient optimism Of Mr..
Ralph q. Ely. the chairman OF the
Republican atate committee. whose
success in this last general election
entitled both him$ed and the plat
form on which he made hts cam
paien Ia moro consideration from his
party associates than Il rs receiving
n santa Re. sees IN the psssnge Of
the seven months school law evidence
81 Republican legislative aggressive
appears 10 overlook the fact that
Ely appears TO overlook the fact that
practically all OF the activity in be-
half Of a longer school term in this
state has arisen during the brief per-
iod OF thc occupation OF the state
educational department by a Demo-
cratic state superintendent, Mr.. Alvin
~ White. TO whose Organization the
great advance Of the past three years
Is very largely due. As for the rest
Of The legislative program Mr.. Ely
finds Il necessary to auaihy material
~ his approval Of the Republican
salary law 10 appeal somewhat Wig
o%ronsly TO has party associates To ful-
M their solemn promise Ia the peo-
pie concerning taxation and revenue.
n TO voice the opinion that the ut
ter lack Of accomplished legislation
al the end Of the seventh week Of the
Legislative session IL not an unmlxed
evil.
This vicw "a 90 lack % legislation
also Is being advanced By certain
newspaper a~pologis,s for this lesis-
lature in the general assertion that II
il not volume but quality which
count In legislation and That there
fore there IL 10 just ground for criti'
cism Of this Republican assembly.
With the view that quality Is e
be preferred to quantity in Legislation
The Herald heartily concurs. but w
are forced TO point out In the present
connection that where both quaiit,
and quantity are lacking the situa'
ton may be viewed with some reas.
enable excuse for disfavor. " not
with alarm.
with the present condition OF rub.
dc sentiment in New Mexico as re.
CARDS education We may fairly as
sumo that the seven months schoo
term bin would have been passed ns
matter what the political control 81
the legislature. As tO what the lcgis.
iature has accomplished ~ 20 th'
opening Of this week. but twentl
measures have reached the governor
and Of the nineteen which he has ap
proved only this one Is Of general iE
terest TO the state, The twenueti
measure. which he vetoed, is IN
county salary law. and ~ the mos
courageous defender Of the Repubii
can majority will hesitate a.. rafer II
ans detal 90 the quality Of tina
measure.
A. 10 ;he rest. ~ this session up q
now had been passed ~ careful
thoughtful d%onherit.on WITH a view
a. securing sound and constructive
legislation. no person could or woul'
protest al the lack OF Legislation
accomplished. But Instead Of tina
kind Of deiiheratlon the whole 81 On
time up % now has been engaged u
d wrangie with the demand of a dom
inant county Office lobby. with peanu
political measures. aimed 10 embar
rass the governor and discredit "a
eEacutlve office. and with d~eliberat
obstruction, 10 the end Of retroactiy
legislation on taxation ana revenue
Instead Of the constructive Legislation
which the people ANA the welfare O
the state 90 urgently demand
The Job Of %apoloeizinE for this leg
stature. even before the oompletio
81 iis labors. and without regard {
what il still may be able 10 accom-
pIish, is a mos, dsfncuit iob for IN
most optimistic believer In the "a
creduess Of the Republican csmpaig
pledge. or the most nswi