Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-22
THURSDAY .~..ApplL 2s. 1915
4 SURPRISE ANp \ SHOCK.

The Journal hus always taken pc
cullar pride in the exceptionally
high order 81 intelligenee ~ IT'S pa
irons. The fact that their Efforts come
dailr under the critical gaze Of the
wlsoai aud most sophisticated act NJ
newspaper readers between tie Two
oceans has been fat once the boast
the despair and the incentive t. nigh
endcavor on the part ~ Tho men Who
Toll 10 make this paper worthy of the
generous support That has been ac-
corded e.
n is therefore with q feeling not
only ~ surprise bot Of profound sor-
row that we acknowledge receipt Of
Two letters processing lgnorance Of
the meaning n a recent headline IN
lhe journal descriptive ~ Mayor
Boatrlghi's attitude on city finances.
IN which il was stated that the mayor
admitted fho prospect IT o deficit ana
promptly passed The buck" One of
these letters Is signed hy our old
friend "Ansioua Taxpayer" aud the
other by oar equally esteemed cor-
respondent "Mystfied Render
~ addition 10 an almost pleading
inquiry a. to what IS meant rs pass
ing the buck. Anxious Taxpayer
Aays reference Ia Webster would
Head us 10 believe that buck is a
male goat. hence We infer possibly.
that noauiRht handed some ono a
Ruat Mysuned Reader opens up a
faallade on us IN the following man
ner. what SORT of q buck Is this
supposed Ia be- 70 whom did Boat
right pass this buckg why did Boat
right pass the huckf1
u is indeed depressing TO reflect
that there nre ln our enlightened
midst two individuals 50 stepped In
ignorance Of the fundamental prin-
riples Of that great American instl-
tuition which q contemporary writer
has designated by the name Of
drawing poker and the matter is
here aud now brought TO the atten-
ton of the school authorities Of city
and county. 10 the end hat such q
condition shall cease without delay.
In the meantime, for the benefit Of
Anxious Taxpayer and Mystliied
Reader we viii explain that the eN-
precision passed the buck was used
III purely q hguratipe sense, and for
their further enliehtenment we VIII
now assemble tho children Of the pri-
mary paker class and explain little
81 the parliamentary termlnology Of
the game
10 viii bc assumed that Anxious
Taxpayer ana Mssiined Reader know
what jackpot lf and have heard
that as ice name implies, in order TO
open jackpot II Is necessary for a
player 10 be seized aud possessed of
hand that equals IN value pair
81 jaesa The 'buck is o symbolic
name given 90 any small aruclea
pocket knfc. "a watch-chatm a bunch
az boys or any similarly convenient
e0nulyanee. the possession Of which
by PLAYER indicates that jackpot
Is due when 4 comcs has time 10 deaf
II has 10 intrinsic Yaiuo. when aa
frequently happens no player can
or wll open thc pot, the dealer
passes ihc buck 10 che next dealer
and 80 an until the pot is won, the
winner ihefeupon taking possession
81 me abuck and kccpine 1t until the
next jackpot comics along
For fear that Anxious Taxpayer aud
Mysufed Reader may stil be IN dark
ness as ~ the FUN import OF the head
line ia tuesdays journal. We will
proceed ~ Apply the hsare OF speech.
The condition % the etys treasury
was the Jackpot The avoidance of a
deficit was the necessary opener =
Mayor Boairight ana the city fathers
were the players sitting In the game
and Il WAS the mayors deal Not
knowing how 20 avoid deficit ne
oouldn't open the pot. ana ihereupon
he passed The buck to the members
81 the council with the request that
they find a way out Of the financial
difficulties confrontins the city
Mere space has been consumed in
the foregoing than would ordinarily
be devoted TO the discussion OF a
proposition SO elementary as this. but
We trust that we have contributed