Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-30
REFORM IN COUNTY AFFAIRS.
The People Determined to Bring IL About
4 Delegate to the County Con
Vention Speaks.

To the Editor Of the New Mexican
SANTA FE, Sept. 80, '90.-A great many
tax payers, both Democrats and Republi-
cans, have informed me that they intend
to support the Republican ticket at the
November election if the Republican
county convention will nominate men for
office whose reputation for worth and
honesty is such that their election will be
guaranty of reform in the conduct OF
county affairs.
These same tax PAYERS, mostly business
men, have asked me, as delegate to that
convention, to see to it that the best ma
terial in the Republican party be our
standard bearers, and with such men Oh
our ticket the voice OF the people on the
day of election would not only be not I'M
certain, but decidedly pronounced in favor
OF reform and good government.
As delegate, they have asked ne
what IS my platform and how
| will vote when nominations
are made. Answering all these
publicly announce that | shall support
for nomination only such men as are in
! favor Of unearthing the fraud and cor
ruption that have Crept into the admins
tratlOn OF our county affairs, whereby
! thousands of dollars have been wantonly
| sQuandered and stolen the thieves and
pIunderers brought to justice, and that in
| future the business OF the county to be
conducted on business like principles eX-
aCtly as business man conducts his
own commercial affairs. | shall demand
that every nominee pledge himself, if
elected, to the making OF prompt and ac-
curate reports Of the conduct of his office
and an honest, faithful and strict account
ing OF all public monies that shall come
into his hands. | shall demand of each
nominee, especially of the board of county
commissioners, if elected, that they
pledge themselves to a complete investi-
cation OF the affairs of each office and
an oyerhaulng of tine various books OF
Santa Ee county
In the matter of our debt, am in favor
of funding the honest and legal debt OF
the county; and in order to do 50, | be-
lieve it imperative, that the Republican
nominees for the council and house of
representatives. be called upon to support
with their every effort such legislation as
will enable this county under a reasonable
| tax levy to meet its daily maturing obi
cations IN the way of interest, accounts
and all legitimate running expenses. As
| matters now stand, if the ablest financial
and economic representatives in the
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elected county commissioners of Santa Fe
county, they could not pull us out OF the
slough of financial dependency in which
We are now struggling, brought about by
! Democratic acknowledgement and fraud.
| The people OF this county in the past in
their well intentioned efforts to promote
our well being, have voted too much aid
to railroads, and an interest accounts
| of at least $25 900 per annum is a
heavy load to carry. 1t is true
that one of these railroad companies now
paving taxes something like 1000 per
annum upon the property it has in the
county, but the other railroad company
does not pay dollar; whereas, in truth
fact and in law it is liable and ought to
pay its proportion OF the burden of taxa
| IlOn Ill IulS county, IlleTe HAS uOIJ
believe, ever been made an attempt even
to assess its property.
What the people want, if can interpret
public sentiment and opinion, is a new
deal all around-the Republican party, il
it wants TO succeed must nominate men
who have not been chronic candidates for
office on either ticket during the last de-
cade, Lut men who are tax payers and
business men and not office and place
hunters. II the party dominates rep
resentative ticket | believe it will win,
and if it does not, as a Republican, dyed
in the wool, | say We deserve defeat.
L E MITCHELL