Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-02

hat the "constitution denies to the
executive the powers usually conferred
" such instruments" 1t gives the
executive all of the usual powers, and
The writer of that clause, who must have
been ex. Gov, Montezuma Ross, can not
specify any that are omitted, unless it
be the curtailing Of the appointing
power of the governor-a feature COM
mon to all the constitutions of western
states, which does not 60 far enough to
suit our Bourbon gang, as they object
to his appointing three judges.
The phrase "the executive" ordinarl-
ly means department of the govern
ment and all its officers and employees,
but it appears, the gang in control OF
the Democratic convention understands
it to be mean the governor" alone, at
least the language used so indicates
This is convincing proof that Monte
Ross wrote the section we are discuss
ing, as he, when he was governor,
always thought, that he was all there
was to the "executive.o
Well, he says the constitution makes
"him," "the executive" "puppet OF
the Legislature by subjecting him to
suspension from office upon impeach
ment without trial. This would con-
vey the idea that no trial was necessary
to permanently rid the state OF gov
ernor, but this would be an error
Pending his trial the governor ceases tc
act as such. Impeachments are rare,
but when the occasion arises, when {
bad governor is impeached, why shoulc
he be allowed to exercise his power tc
possibly save himself from conviction
No reason can be given, and If genera
report is to be believed, the head OF tn
executive department of the uuite'
States did, upon the only occasion Of hi
impeachment, so use his high office a
to escape. Whether he did or not, tn
possibility of such misuse of power wa
then clearly shown. Moreover, simila
"puppets of the legislature" are to b
S found in the governors of Alabama, Al
e kansas, California, Colorado, Connect
! cut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentuck.
$ Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne
e braska, Nevada, New Jersey, Ne
York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhoe
q Island, South Carolina, Texas and Wi
v consin.
j. 3. 1--WE further declare that SUE
al constitution 50 limits the power
taxation upon general property as
d enable all large property interests
h individuals and corporations to esca
!. the Just burdens of government and i
d equitably and unjustly authorizes t
We same to be imposed upon particul
it articles and occupations.
IL 4. awe further declare that this Pr
posed system of taxation will not pI
IN duce, by property tax, sufficient reven
he to support state government and me-
ct the public obligations, thereby rend'
lie ing it absolutely necessary to impose
es tax upon particular articles and occur
so tions, thus making the masses pay
ht the benefits of government received
property Of the few"
he The only point to this is that
be constitution provides that the gene
m tax for state purposes shall not exec
D. per cent per annum, and it is claim
{ that this will not provide sufficient
oh venue to support state governme
II, Our Democratic bosses evidently assn
ed that there is to be no increase in
nd wealth of New Mexico, although
en- body else thinks so. But even on
~. basis of the present assessed valuat
ny of property in the territory, sum su
res cient t9@k the reasonable expen
is of state sament can be raised b
,st, tax of l TENT. The assessed val
et- ton this, s5ar is a little less than ~
,rs. 100000, upon which per cent wo
, be little under S470,OO0. OF this
ms. can assume that not less than $4OO,(
Der can and will be collected. Certai
ers there would not be needed any la