Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-23
Ilalsr ArIfr CONTESTS.

PR Two rfasHnF ere Journal has
sefraned from anJ comment On ihe
contested eisHIeH cases that hass
been psadine before ne lg~tr house
II fha ie1siafafe since the session
Opened. in the farsi place. he svi-
srnee lstan winch fhtss contests were
hss,d Ha "a been available for re-
e,ex. aaa 30 srtfism II what has
tesa aafs rAhaai kHoNieaEe q
uht 4 ass dome Aoad ~ manifesilf
unfas sra elihasi enius in ihe sec
.at aI4se. ihrfe j. little doubt mai
r. tie sioafon asFe reversed the
As1aaefals MoHia aaisas substantial
3 ihe aus teafse that Is nov being
falrsasa b, ile fsnahi,rans. and cen
sl0enfs iht sfAhai question IN
soissa ttoamss non q ~ academic
asan e pfaoiiesf one
Tht e..niiit4Hfast - TIE men who
haye assa 1nseaied are IF course the
nnes nsars affected b. vhaf has been
done n vfons and injustice have
b.er perpstrnted. d b. 20 be supposed
fhai fae voice n she people Of those
counties viii b. heard IN 10 unoer-
tain torres ~ the nexi election IN re-
h8Es u the forces responsible for Il
III the peaslf hate such short mem
orles ~ are sn indifferent % the per-
pstsatlou ~ oHtasts upon them as
% fail - adminlstfr such q rebuke.
fhey .eannof complain 4 the out
races are continued and repeated.
Chairman Raieh r. EiY il undoubt-
eaiy tlshi b. hif eon,suuon that con-
tests ~ public oiflce should b. set
sye4 ~ ihe courts under orderly
processes 81 law II the apparent Will
sf the majority ~ Tho VOTERS h "a be
set aside. Il should not be- done IN the
a.sas = nattlAnu passion party
eaueas On The aHestlan II whether a
man shown m tbe face If the returns
20 be elected = office aaail retain
that office d atffieuh % justify
Bef after an. The question Of most
vital Importance ~ not haE tho
pendlna legislative contests are 20 be
a9sldea. iali what uae II 70 be made
N The two-thiFds majority which the
dominant partY Is lae legislature has
ett oat 70 obtain National Commit
ieesnan episfa Nlih blunt franknesH,
ms expressed tie desire that the en-
ure responsibility Cor Ieeislaiion Al
this session shall be- placed upon thu
republican party and by Implication
haa announced Thar inst party VIII
foize the means ~ exercising that
responsibility lenoung the theory
ihat our system ~ government Is one
~ ebeeks and balances, Mr. Spices
would leaye nothing 70 the governor
~ to the minority party but TO per
fprm their purely mnaerial duties
10 other words be- would make
moga arurehcaar u 'hem
II The power which the republicans
aro naw in lhe Act % seeking Us ex-
efeised Wisely aud wits moderation
~ Il s used e. place on the statute
honEH 3 program ~ progressive CON
mrurise leHidatan "a will he we'll.
md whatever faint Of Injustice there
mas le 10 The decision u the leElsla-
i've contests Vlli hc lost sight Of ia
the mrgor bcneiiss received II, on the
other hand this power is exercised
arbitrarily and opprossIyeg~-if It Is
nude the means Of furthefing the
selfish ends Of a few political hosae'
i la safe io ay ihat a crushing de-
feat ulli ho administered 10 the par
ly fesponNhie for it az The polls next
year
n Is large ronupct that the ma
iorily has undertaken and the man
ner ~ shieh i IL carried out will be
watched with interest