The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-18
THE ISSUES AT STAKE IN
THE CHARTER ELECTION

Y TOrERS OF ALBUQtE ERQUE, In the midst OF the Vie.
v tory Loan drive take time in their interest
aud in the interest Of our city to vote upon the charter
proposition ON Tuesday next
The issue h simple The II OF nornenlous I'm.
poriance - the future Of Albuquerque.
We will decide by Tuesday whether this city
shall remain under the present commission orm Of govern
mei, with three commsOners elected large present
charter continuing IN full force and effect v spciac ieusn
tive sanction or whether shall adopt charter
enacted by the legislature which provides for Ave instead Of
three commissioners and for their nomination and election
from i've districts corresponding In every way wards
had them under the old adermanc government
In other WORDS judged by fair standard meaning
ANA interpretation the new charter proposes and II adopt
viii provide, return to the aldemanic form Of govern
mc II We vote this charter down will sustain the
commission form Of government II YOU for the commits
form Of government "NO" Tuesday IL we atlop
The charter will for return the old system
Of mayor board OF aldermen aud partisan political rule
IN municipal affairs.
This l. the main issue There s no escaping Il; no way
o conceal II no twis, of speech printed word
or otherwise that can give this proposed charter any
This proposed charter the result of what the Even
ing Herald i convinced originally honest straghor
ward effort of Albuquerque to remedy real imagined
defects In present commission charter These
home men took II upon themselves Ia write hill amending
the present charter 10 eliminate its unconstitutional
alegelly unconstitutional provisions The bill was sent to
when it crt this city the hill contained no provision for
five commissioners AND IT CONTAINED NO PROVISION
FOR SPLITTING UP OUR TOWN INTO FIVE DIS
TRltTS' When Il emerged from Legislative committee
In Santa Fc il contained provision for Ave commission
districts" whch in PLAIN United States means wards
Also II contained provision meaning that 1T NEVER
COULD BE AMENDED SAVE nv ACT OF THE LEGlS
LATI RE Your home government was proposed b. taken
ont OF your To amend change improve and that
placed wholly in the state legislature
Who II that doctored this charter amendment bill
who ampocd With It and for what purpose the Evening
Herald does know but infer will every voter who
examines this proposed charter with that the purpose
partisan politics In this city, to put back the
ward system, with ward patronage and ward pull
No anonymous circular and twisted spoken statement
conceal that clear purpose in this charter Our choice
sCuy i htween the present form Of
government good business and progressand ward politics.
partisan elections patronage in the city hall aud slip back
into Siagnaon Of the days of the alermaic system
shall maintain Albuquerque u Is today. harmoni
united whole, working for welfare and progress along
business like lines or shall district town ward
against ward Ia political competition for iayors patronage
aud special benefits aud tie ourselves up again IN the hart
; knot Of partisan autocracy?
VOTE NO" OK THIS PROPOSED NEW CHARTER
! THE DOCUMENT is LOADED WITH TROUBLE FOR
ALBUQUERQUE