The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-04
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ce the street the cit election
viii Dee All but over. The win
rinr ticket viii have been pretty we'll
decided. pf this election there ~
nothing more To- ~" said. The sooner
We forget u. It's mudTliuglng n use
less ulackguardiug. the better on w."
all will be.
1t is time now 60 think seriously cot
the future What are wc going To- dc
about future cay elections ana iutur,
city governments" Without the
slightest intent to- reflect ON which
ever ct the several candidates may
have been elected todn, without Any
intent Co recall any of the campaign
charges aud incidents. It is still neccs-
sify To- inquire what We az. To do ia
order that We may escape IN uture.
IN so Ear as b. possible, the conditions
which have surrounded the city cl"o-
ton and the nominating preliminarics
of H.
Choosing the city officers of A;Ju.
qucruuc on a partisan basis IL alt
wrong Dictntion Of nominations ~
political machines h all wrong In
reference by the county machine -
not 20 Doe tolerated. while the whole
system hy which our next city gov
'rnmcnt has been chosen seems ~
sinful, bunglcsomo aud Inefficient as
could joe imagined.
II .s mo- known at this tim, who
has been elected. and The Herald
therefore can say without ofcnsc To-
anyone that our present system ui
city government does not make can-
didacy fer public office attractive To
our strongest mon. quite aside from
the i~nsuncrablc mudslinginE. the sys-
tenn Is not n which a business man
car luok on with much hope of max
.nE a winning out of management So
chosen. ON the other hand We get
candidates chosen at hap.haZard, At
poorly regulated and utterly %unguard-
ed primaries, who IN turn are thrown
cut or approved at mass conventions
where the delegate has even less op
p%ortunity to exercise calm judgment
than has the individual voter while
list az delegates "b-longing to- ,r
controlled by this machine or ihst
interest.
We arc all for Albuquerque first
with the heat Of battle over and with
the political blood out OF our foolish
eyes. We know that in our hearts W
place the welfare Of this city above
any political party-and certainly
above any gang or political boss.
Let as wake up. therefore, to the
fact hat we. the citizens who love
this city and who want to see IL grow
and prosper, are permitting ourselves
10 be used as pawn. wholly through
u system of choosing governing
officials, which is twenty years behind
the times, hopelessly %antiquated; dis
tancod and only tolerated in those
communities whore the political ma
chine and the political boss remain
stronger than the people.
II is time tor a change II IL tire
for tho commission form here and Tor
the city manager, the one salary gov-
eminent that cuts out the leaks AMI
wipes ont he petty crafts and makes
a business ogt OF our city government
and not 20 political game.
surely the best time To- begin work
ON tn. now government Is right now.
We ha., Two years before another
municipal election 80 selfish mo-
ti,os e. ., charged IA an enort tor
improvement so individual and no
Interest .iu -aln by b. say AZ the
whole immunity gains.
Wo have, before us a rrst-rluss out
look. IT,, us make tEc most Of 70
and is almost nm.rlcss opportunities.
Let ds r'r into proper snape TO- grow
AL Tp.ITHIE fOR NIJIi-