The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-05-02
HE RECALL ELECTION

a nissioners 81 Abuqnttau has been called for tho aosh daysel
short. The issue involved IA, this election also involves the right d
ne eitissns Of Albuquerque q self government l. : Therefore ns
Is an election in which every man and every woman should vote ami
vvie ntdlieenilT after fun knowiedge Of the facts and after faf
Walter D. Council. T. NJ. Raynods and J. T. Mclaughlin, III,
three sommssionfrs whose recall Is sought, and who constitute a ma
sority Of the commission. have been and are efficient officers M
one cares OF daRs % question that fact They have not only done
nss made no mistake. Of iudsasut Tasy took charge q 4 a eiy
whose finances were tangled fwhsst- credit was threatened, who's
2 Ee s;s '' m ! s sss s ss e ls ss'F fu (, s ss.islsS 4; ass credit fe sa have nave put ~
~ = public service as efficient as 1t could be made within the very
No one denies these facts.
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The recall # sAsss commissioners s sought because they rsius
81 % turn over their powers thrie aud responsibility - duly elect
ID public officers 70 the leaders ola group a minority group. known
IS organised labor.
The leaders os this group have been at work for many months in
*iba9uesque organising unions among varied Glasses Of workers
Mainly me work was done b paid organizers and not by the work
There was no Opposition to this. II was the RICH, Of men and
vemsn 70 o5gssizs and r was the be right Of unions to employ and pay
sss 3 s s:ss'sig va. si iasss S''i . Ss union s'i isss ; 's sss .si ! r. iss ssE-
These local leaders Of union labor, however. these paid organizers
aud their Ii'iis group Of intimate followers e9nscivine the time to be
city government o. Albuquerque; TO say 70 citizens and to The world
that Albuquerque is not only a union town, but a town unby unions
even TO The extent Of dsiaiion to the city government elected by the
That, in eject, was ihe dsmaqd made upon the city commission.
the existence o. labor union b city aePafimens-tk tie fire depart,
- owe allegiance first TO union labor-snd second 70 the public who
There are members Of The discharged force Of aremen who at
tempted 70 organize, who assert that their effort was voluntary.
tey arc loyal 20 this snuous labor leadership that is seeking 70
tessen upon Albuquerque not the right Of labor to organize, but the
right q labor leadership to dominate this city. It's private and pub
The organization Of the fire department force was sEafuny and
patiently fosteaed as a part of a deliberate plan of these labor lead
en- TO assert their power 70 dominate public as well as private
The city commissioners held that city employees. paid by the
UNIIr u0 |rIUnk1IIr for its safety aud prDffcfOu must have no
divided ahegis1ce; thai in accepting public employment they ac-
cepted an undivided responsibility, and an undivided allegiance
They refused 70 yield TO the demand that fremen lie permitted to
organize and affiliate with the central labor unioni regardless of
whether their organization contemplated a strike o a nonstrike
The next step. from this labor leadership, was a cold, mvar-
nished threat II was. in effect, that the commissioners obey the
orders Of the labor leaders or that these leaders would command
their organized forces to rise and kick the commissioners out Of
That threat did not move the commissioners from their position.
The labor leaders are now striving through this recall to carry
II s up 70 the men and women Of Albuquerque to say whether
7 That IS 3 ne whole situation = rssSdfug ibis recall election. .Ef
forts bsse been made to straddle n confuse y and explain ii IN soite,
TAsss labor leadsf.,ssek DOT The power and right ,m ,Sr worseTs +
They seek 10 impose union domination upon both business, citizenship
and The public government
The situation and the issue set up by these labor leaders would
be not Que whit different, in principle, IL the doctors Of this city
Should approaeb the city commission and say that il must not permit
any other doctor 10 enter the practice Of medicine IN Albuquerque
and failing in hat deuiaAd, shdid seek the recall Of the commission
The situation would be ne different in principle II the newspapers Of
Albuquerque Should say 70 the commission, you must permit no Other
newspapers 20 b. sold IN Albuquerque and II yon do ye will demaEd
your recall, ~ That We a rn TINS ciy goNffnmtut 10 kult OURSELVES
and Ia our own, individual, exclusive and selfish interest.
The issue 70 be decided in this recall election is whether you. IN,
people, are 10 elect your own city government, or whether the paid
leaders and organizers Of labor unions. seeking their own selfish in
terents and the perpeiuity Of their jobs, shall dictate 10 that govern
mcnt what II shall aud shall not do; or failing in thst-wreck il.
That is The situation ~ The Herald sees il. We believe we have
stated esprig and correctly. We have studied the whole situation
carefully. aud know The facts.
You. The sHiprns Of Albuquerque, have a duty to yourselves anc
your city 10 inform yourselves fully as 90 the facts and 10 understand
clearly the principle involved. See that you attend IA that duty, be
cause the whole future Of free government, progress aud prosperit,
II This town Is al stake with the principle that IS at stake in thh
election.