White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1900-11-01
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the good name of our territory.

litical jobbery the present coal
oil inspection law, which, while
originally intended to bring reve-
nue. into the territorial treasure,
was so amended by the last re-
publican legislature as to improp-
erly divert this entire revenue,
amounting to between $4,000
and SIS, 200 a year, to the pock-
cts of gubernatorial favorite,
and we concur in the recOmmen-
dation of the republican conven-
tion that the said law should be
repealed, though we believe that
such recommendation on their
part is only intended to deceive
the people.
We condemn the last republic
can Legislature for its unparal-
leled corruption and extravaganza
in raising salaries of county and
territorial offices.
We condemn the last republic
can Legislature for its amendment
of the former jury law so as to
enable republican administra-
tion of the territory to select its
political heelers for jury SER
vice.
We denounce the present terri
torial board of equalization as the
tool of railroads and other cor
porations in the territory of New
Mexico, the members of which
board, for passes and other favors
received, have kept the valuation
of the property of such corpora
tions far below what it should in
Justice have been, and enabled
them to escape their proper
share of the public burden.
We are opposed to the issuing
by railroad companies and other
corporations of passes, franks
and other privileges to members
of the Legislature, or to any ter
ritorial or county official, and we
favor the passage of a law by
the Legislature of the territory
prohibiting the same.
We favor the passage of a Fel-
low Servant act by the legislature
of New MmxicO, making roalroad
companies and other corporations
and individuals liable for the
death or injury of any of their
employees while in the discharge
of their duties, when caused by
the negligence or fault of said
companies, corporations or indi-
viduals, or any of their employees
:. without the negligence or default
of the employees so killed or in
jured.
We favor the continuance in
force of what is known as the
: Bateman law, as a wise and salu-
tary measure for the protection
of public funds against the cor
ruption and extravaganza of pub
lie officials.
We heartily favor the admis-
: sion of New Mexico into the sis
. terhOod of states, but we believe
useless the recommendation sub
mitted in the republican platform
; concerning the appointment of a
committee of fifteen citizens, sew
: en- of whom are to be democrats,
because the history of the demo-
cratic party in congress has dem
onStrated that its represen-
tatives have always favored state
| hood for the territory, while the
5 representatives of the republican
party have always opposed it;
and in support of this assertion
we cite the fact that democratic
delegate, the Hon. Antonio Jo-
, Scph, on three different occasions,
: introduced and passed through a
+ democratic house of representa-
tives statehood bill for New
Mexico, which, in each instance,
l was defeated i'll republican
, senate.
e. We favor the enlargement of
Mckinley county so that its area
shall be large enough TO enable
the citizens of said county to con-
: duct its affairs without a rate of
: taxation so high as to work a
=. great injustice to its people, and
= we condemn the republican party
i, for restricting the area of said
county for party purposes.
: We demand the repeal of the
4 present inadequate road law, and
/, the substitution therefor of sat-
isfactory measure for the constuc.
tion and supervision of the public
highways.
: We. 'nladne tho do,,orr, =