Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-05
Proceedings Not Published.

Proceedings Not Published.
For a number of years 1t has been
customary for the board of equaliza-
ton, after holding a session, to publish
their proceedings in some leading paper
of the territory, from which the other
papers of the territory copy, that the
people may be advised of what business
was transacted by the board. Although
several days have elapsed since the last
meeting of the board at Santa Fe, so far
nothing relative to the proceedings then
had has appeared in print. The people
have been in the habit of reading the
proceedings with considerable interest,
and are now wondering why the last
business of the board has not been pub
lished. They naturally suspect that
something crooked has been don which
the board wish to conceal from them.
Republicans are so accustomed to
transacting business behind closed
doors and dark places that it is prob
able that the board in question is sim
ply carrying out the principles and ira
ditions Of their party. Anyway, people
in this country would like to see some
thing of the business transacted at the
last session of the board, in case they
are not impertinent in politely making
such a request."-Silver City %Independ-
ent.
Our valued contemporary is absolute
ly and unequivocally off in it's structures
on the territorial board of equalization,
and is entirely wrong in its premises in
the above quoted editorial. The fact is
that on the Monday and Tuesday fol-
lowing the Saturday on which the board
of equalization adjourned the final pro-
ceedings of the board in full We're pub
lished in the Santa Fe Daily New Mex
lean, the dates of such publications be-
ing September Is and 10, A. D. 1899.
In addition, the secretary of the board
| furnished the chairmen of the several
| boards of county commissioners, the
| assessors, collectors and t~reasurers Of
| the several counties in the territory
| with the printed proceedings of the
board.
The attack of the Independent upon
the board of equalization, which con-
sists of well-known citizens of honor
and integrity, is absolutely uncalled for,
and is based upon nothing but magma
ton. 1t is very probable that the wish
is father to the thought in this instance.
| The Independent would much like to
! eaa tIn hnor1 To pcn from itS d1Yfv &c
| such lapses would give a handle for
| Democratic attacks upon a board ap-
pointed by a Republican governor. But
| the above article quoted from the indie
| pendent has about as much foundation
in fact as have the Independents at
lacks on Governor Otero and other Re-
publican territorial officers.
The following are the members of the
board: First district, Venceslao Jara-
| milo; second district, Alexandra San
doval; third district, Numa Raymond;
| fourth district, J. S. Duncan; fifth dis
trict, ]. W. Poe.
These are the men who are charged
| by the Independent, for purely political
purposes, with having suppressed the
| proceedings of the board of equaliza-
| ton, because, to quote from the indie
| pendent article, they naturally sus-
| pect that something crooked has been
done which the board wishes concealed
| from them" By the words 'they' and
them in the quotation, the dear people
are meant.
The New Mexican does not like to see
it's valued contemporary, the Silver City
Independent, stray from the straight
and narrow path Of truth and veracity,
but, in cases where that paper so does,
and by such attempts endeavors to in
jure officials who are doing their duty
fairly and honestly, and makes an as
sault on the Republican party, it be-
comes this journals duty to show up
the Independents shortcomings. The
New Mexican news to the line. let the
chips fall where they may.