Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-19
CAUSE FOR CONGRATULATIONS.

The new city administration starts
off well No other appointment for
the city attorneyship could have met
with so nearly universal favor as that
Of W. a. Keleher. He is essentially
an Albuquerque product Left upon
his own resources when only thirteen
years old, and with the added obli-
cation OF assisting In the support of
his widowed mother and the other
children, viii Kcleher was watched By
the people OF Albuuerque as he made
his way from messenger boy to expert
telegraph operator capable Of taking
the fastest code OF the Associated
Press. thence az reporter and city ed
itor OF each OF the daily papers In
turn.
Then he got his only schooling, af-
ter the age Of thirteen, by entering
the law school Of Washington and
Lee university, graduating In two
years and doing extra work In liter
AZURE, history ana economics In the
school OF liberal arts. Returning 10
Albuquerque he opened law office
for himself. and. because Of his wide
acquaintance and the confidence re-
posed in his ability and integrity,
stepped into O lucrative law practice
almost from the beginning. His APP
pointment to the responsible position
Of city attorney was regarded by the
public generally as matter Of
course.
Likewise, when II was known that
Weaterfed was elected public sentl-
ment turned al once TO ]. u. Galusha
az the best man to succeed Thomas
McMillin an chief of police Galusha
has had long experience directly In
the line OF the dutics' Of his new po-
sitlon, and II II believed that he will
be quite as efficient as Chief MeMll-
lin. which Is high praise indeed.
chief McAlillin retlres from office
after eighteen years of most efficient
service. During that time he has
protected the law-abiding people OF
the city as few similarly situated cities
Of the United states have been pro-
tecte1 During that time, as Il trl-
butte to his efficiency he acquired a
large crop Of enemies of the desirable
sort II may be said with assurance
that every enemy Of McMilln belonas
TO the lawlcss element or IL the cham-
pion of some member OF the lawlcss
element Of Albuquerque Because
lie will be efficient, Galusha soon
will have the enmity of the same men
who have been McMinin's enemies.
They are simply enemies Of law en-
forcement.
1t is fortunate for the city that
Patrick O'Grady II to he retained, ~
he will be, as night chief He also,
because Of his ability In suppressing
lawlessnoes, has acquired large
number Of enemies, and he is to he
congratulated for every one of them.
They are tributes 20 his efficiency
aud honesty. Because Of his reten-
ton, the honest people OF Alhuquer-
que are safer than would have been
possible without him. Had he been
dropped, as one time was feared,
more than hundred citizens OF Al
huquerQue would have contributed
the money for his salary and would
have pettioned the governor to ap-
point him as special mounted police
man. The movement, was well under
way when It was learned that O'Grady
would be retained.
The new fire chief Is efficient and
has record as a disciplinarian. The
city engineer was named because OF
his qualifications rather than his pol
tiles. II Is TO be regretted that the
eNigencies OF politics have displaced
George r. erals as police Judge.
Taken all In all, the city has cause
for congratulation on the outlook
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Experts tell as that, barring lack