The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-02-17

based ON hot air, he might have achieved a tempo.
raft popularity. nni he would have wrecked The
city. The sureSi evidence that he Is worthy NJ coi.
hdencc and that he knows his job. is found in the
tact maj hr has been moving slowly. studying dill
gently. working hard aud in the right direction
along Intelligent business lines. What he has done
thus Tar VIII produce NO street corner cheering. But
a VIII produce money in the pockets of the taxpay-
es OF this town IN the long run provided we per.
init him 20 finish the job. II has been frequently
charged, by those who would like In change our
form of government. that the city is spending more
money Tor salaries than under the alJcrmauic form.
Hut this city. la the SECOND month Of the second
.ear under Commission government, IS Nayiny A..
600 less IN salaries than it paid under the alder.
manic form. and every department II working effic.
iently on modern, business lanes.
That Accomplishment alone. IN the period Of
six months during which the City Manager has been
ON this job. entities him to public rbnadence aud
support. Spectacular achievements with hot air
may entertain us. and the hoorah tends 10 keep uS
IN a good humor; but they butter ne parsnips lor
the Taxpayers. aud they build mo- permanent i'm
p~rovcments.
upon The question Of a return TO the aldcrmanic
form Of government. Petitions are being circulated
asking the Legislature 20 force Us to have an election
on that issue.
II is a part Of the duty OF the Commissioners
and the City Manager 10 defend the form of govern.
NNNf MNfn AufN ~ MNNhNANs w lfNiif
imposed that obligation when they elected the Com
missioners. Should the election proposed be
brought about the whole city government will he
forced To- give TO that issue time. attention aud e.
fort which should be devoted TO the working out
Of city problems.
should the election be forced. aud should u re.
turn 10 the Aldermanic form be voted, this city will
stand absolutely still or worse, u will slip back
ward for 6fiecn months 10 two years. while the al
dcrmanic form is reversing the public machinery
and getting Us back onto the old-timc political
basis.
We are moving rapidly toward an efficient, re-
suit. producing city administration. Those who have
studied the results accomplished know that hey
are sound. enduring and highly valuable accpmp.
liShmcnts. In a very short time the work done will
begin 20 show IN more than money saved and old
debts VI past partisan governments paid on. II
will begin 10 appear in definite. worth while civic
improvement. based not on hot air and fond hopes
and confidence in the short memories Of the people
but a sound. enduring financial foundation which
will permit Ms TO keep on moving straight ahead.
A change. ar even n serious effort for change
in the form NJ our city government al this stage Of
the proceeding will prove expensive 10 this city.
and very costly 10 It's Taxpayers. not only in hard
cash. but in further delay Of civic improvements and
ia arrested progress.
A. the Herald has said several time recently,
this is no time 10 rock the boat. II Il the time Of
all times for AN united. vigorous, whole-hcartcd pull
.opethor. The agitntor in the crew, whether he he
an r%gitntor with honest Intentions, or for selfish,
personal ends can do nothing hut delay our pro
rrcss. n successful he can stop progress alto
gether. lie cannot possibly get uS anywhere that
we want 90 go.