Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-12

PROOF mat Monte. ROSS wrote The section
We are discussing, as he, when he was a
governor, always thought, that he was all
there was to "the executive.
Well, he says the constitution makes
chin, "the executive, "puppet Of the
legislature by subjecting him to suspen-
sion from Office upon impeachment with
out trial" This would convey the idea
that no trial was necessary to permanent
ly rid the state OF governor, but this
would be an error. Pending his trial the
governor ceases to act as such. lmpeaCh-
ments are rare, but when the occasion
arises, when bad governor is impeached,
why should he be allowed to exercise his
power to possibly save himself from con-
viction? No reason can be given, and if
general report is to be believed, the head
of the executive department of the United
States did, upon the only occasion of his
impeachment, 80 use his high Office as to
escape. Whether he did or not, the pos
slbility of such misuse OF power was
then clearly shown Moreover, similar
puppets of the legislature" are to be
found in the governors of Alabama, Ar
kansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mich
igan, Minnesota Missouri, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima, Texas and Wisconsin.
5. 1--WE further declare that such Consti-
tuition so limits the power OF taxation upon
general property as to enable all large
property interests of individuals and cor
porations to escape the just burdens of
government and inequitably and unjust
v authorizes the same to be imposed
upon particular articles and occupations.
A. "We further declare that this proposed
system OF taxation will not produce, by
property tax, sufficient revenue to support
state government and meet the public
obligations, thereby rendering it absolute
ly necessary to impose tax upon par
ticnlar articles and occupations, thus
making the masses pay for the benefits
of government received by the property
OF the few.
The only point to this is that the con,
stitution provides that the general tax for
state purposes shall not exceed per cent
per annum, and it is claimed that this
will not provide sufficient revenue to sup
port state government. Our Democratic
bosses evidently assume that there is to
be no increase in the wealth of New Mex
leo, although nobody else thinks so. But
even on the basis OF the present assessed
valuation OF property in the territory, a
sum sufficient to pay the reasonable ex-
penses Of state government can be raised
by a tax of per cent. The assessed val
uation this year is little less than $47,
100000, upon which per cent would be
little under $4,000. OF this we car
assume that not less than 100000 can
and will be collected. Certainly there
would not be needed any large additions
tax of any other kind to pay state ex
penses, and In view of the certain influx
of capital Immediately upon our adms-
sion into the union, no other tax could
possibly be required. If admitted next
winter, the assessment for 1891 would be
greatly increased, and for 1892 would be
not less than 100000, 900. This subject
was fully and carefully discussed in the
convention, and the desire was to cut of
the possibility OF extravaganza in state ex
penditures, and it was agreed that l pei
cent would certainly raise more than
enough revenue for all proper expenses
Perhaps the gang now in control OF TIT
Democratic machinery intend to contro
the state government and have in mine
the way they would spend money unde
such circumstances, the way they did
spend 1t for us in the courts of the terri
tory in 1886 and 1887, as so we'll ant
clearly shown by Mr.. N B. Field, of AL
buquerque, while president of the Ba
Association. But under such manage
ment as has prevailed during the las
year and a half there will be no danger o
the tax of per cent being too low
5. owe further declare that said constitu
ton makes such an arbitrary and partisan
apportionment for the election of mem
bers of the legislature as to virtually dis
franchise opponents Of the Republican
party"
: Like the other declarations of the plat
form about the constitution this is in
tended to mislead those who do not TAKE
the trouble to read the constitution snc
: ascertain the facts for themselves. w
have repeatedly shown in these column
that the apportionment, if unfair at all, ii
unfair to the Republicans, and not to thu
: Democrats, but the truth on such subjects
is not what is wanted by the opponent!
of statehood.
The apportionment provided IN tn,
constitution was made on the basis of th,
registration of voters in 1888, the oni,
basis available at the time, and is abso
lutely perfect on that basis. At the tim,
of the meeting OF the convention in Au
gust of the present year, committee.wa