The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-22

&c." LUL|LM ML 1881 ~|||A AM MN" VT
A snatnt % ~ roansts
achieved 81 d. lts,alature during ne
mai torsY enya esxsrlne three-
Iahilh4 e ne allotted period Of me
elslatlee session. Tae review h q
t.rar-.snass siaarmtrf Fl seets AZ
,hex apr1as Upon ths records al the
state capIloL our effcft has been to
have ,he news repEfls 81 the Iesisla>
tlte sinaIon handled Without political
prejudice al tina II any Kind ii So
far a. ina t~tsalbie. our position
now 1. .hs SALINE r. before and at The
hoesanIne 81 iesiaahse session
chat We beuald not prejudice the RE-
ruAlssn ~nsAAarisy Ia control there,
III wiz fos Inc evidence md the
record. In tRntiefs like the pojor-
oteS ontlore y has noen impossible
h. Keep ont 81 the report 4 natural
FEELING 1T Indignation. va even IN
mai matter our clfon has been 70
nrihf ne reessa with only such conn
merit a. has been necesnary 10 make
4 perfectly clear.
We have received. for a total Mp
20 iodas 81 t~12.ofs.es 81 actual leslH-
iatise expense. a total Or seven in~n
81 which but y cnn Pc classed a.
genera legislation a. M to the
state; an seernEe eost per law 81
faseo. Ordinarily drawing down
such a statement Of average cost per
law would not be fair Tor the mem-
hers Of the lnaiority might say with
reason thnt thsH had been enEasea IN
ne SERIOUS consideration Of other
pendlns laws which reqnired time
hi labor % peffocs before proposal
for paacaHc. mn In thls Instance
there - no such Legislation in proc
poet. and no evidence that such leg
ialatioH even has been eohaidefed'
eaye perhaps ~ q little group OF men
whose abuity 70 pans the laws they
desire = pass - either vers qu%estion-
ehle Or entirely hopeless The seven
laws passed r fairly a sross OUTPUT
q The effort % forty days % deiieer-
uilve sessions.
Pnttins aside an party pselu% Z
and partisan feeuns Il must be- clear
10 every cltlsen lhat the Republican
ieaislaiurc. absolutely In control. and
with votes 70 carry ous any program,
has occupied practically the whole 81
forty days sn listening 20 and heinz
pulled and hsnsed nhher and YOU ~
me machine. and by rs paris. the
Republican county omcora.
ny no stretch OF the Imagination
can this forty DAYS Of Republican
usassellnR De considered Legislative
effort. legislative hoyscp,ny y tho
lmprenlan We obtain from the rec
ora.
peittaf aside an the Injustice and
wrong Exercised ln ehlainsag the two
thirds nnhlorlty IN the house. the rec.
ora u shr majority a. e stands 10 70
ghis time Is a disEraceful exhibition
~ inefntiency. Of lack o. even the
mediocre kind Of public spirit and
political common sense which keeps
IN miad what tho people are likely
a. think about o.
VIII h majority party IN this lex
stature there appears 10 nave been
an utter d%isresard Of what the people
may think or may not think. Tho in.
ierests ~ the state n 81 lie insntu'
lions. ne future development Of th'
state. b welfare Of is people al
have been eubordinnted 10 the neees'
stiles 81 a top-hsavy political ma
chine a the demands Of dollar
sfanping county officers
Not much Of comment ID necessary
20 bring home 70 the people thi'
utter Republican failure at govern
menf. The record a. q has bse'
printed from 1ay to day a cold state