Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-10
THE FINANCIAL END or n.

The utter folly Of those who ask
that the cOns tuiionai convention re-
assemble 70 add few freak provisions
10 the Fundamental lazy rs chiefly
evident when ono considers the matter
OF defraying the cost Of q second con
vention.
ANY fair minded, rational citizen
win agree that the convention Just
closed. conducted is deliberations
with AZ much speed and economy as
possible. Now The enabling aet "rO4
vIdos an appropriation Of 100000 70
aefray the expenses Of the elections
ana convention. The election Of dele
sates ana tho vote on the constitution,
according 10 the territorial secrethrys
figures cost each $4,000. with $1,000
for registration each time. making the
election expenaes $G4,000. The mlle-
age of members 90 the rate fixed by
act Of congress. amounted 20 10000
nniarles one-hundred men at four
dollars d day. for fifty days, $4,000;
rcnt Of the capitol si200. This makes
total OF about $4,000, leaving some
5000 for printing, expenses Of en-
pI0yes and lnctdertais.
The only part OF the expenses over
which the convention had any real
control was In fixing the number ana
rompenantian OF the stenographers
ana other employees and thus far, no
one haa had the temerity "a come for
ward with the claim that any mone'
was wasted on unnecessary employees
Or thut the salaries Of those on the
payroll were not pared TO the last
notch
The printing WAS done under q con-
tract with the United states govern-
nent. made by The secretary at the
territory and approved by the seere-
tary II the Interior, which was entered
into even before the members of the
constitutional convention were elected.
The salaries and mileage of the
mombers, " another item over which
the convention had no control. the
rate being fixed by aet OF congress
ana the NANCY distributed by the
secretary Of Kew Mexico, under direc.
lion of the secretary Of the Interior
n thcre n any enterprisine mathe-
matlrian who VIII step forward and
show how the appropriation of the
aovernmcnt could possibly be mnae
Ia pny for 4 second convention he Is
earnestly invited 20 do go, And II amy
other expert wishes 70 su~"est that
the delegates reconvene and pay thcl'
own expenses at this rate, as well n'
paving for the election, he ia earnestly
urged not 60 DO it for sake OF ms
own personal health.
Wil anyone have tho hordihood y
state that the convention delegates
who went 70 Santa Fo ana worked dn,
and night for nearly two months q
the expense of their own private
affairs IA au honest ana painstaRinl
effort to draw up a constitution 10
the people, VIII eagerly raise iron
$50. 600 to SG6 Geo for the privilege @
going back TO Santa lsc and putum
prohibition and the initiative aud IN
recall into the constitution 60 please
disernntled minouty7 Does unyon
expect the Taxpayers the bulk @
whom are suited with the constitu
ton. 90 clamor Tor a chance 90 spen
t5o. oo0 90 $4,000 In order 20 dola'
the game until the chance tor state
hood is paste
The silence is as deafening os tha
M the tomb OF Napoleon or uystc
bay
ANY reader who wishes Co do so ca
easily figure un for himself what
second convention. 20 last, say, onl
twenty days. and second election. WI
cost A child could do H.
Taking un the foolish claim that th
congressional appropriation OF 500
600 was meant 60 cover the cost "a
two conventions. it is interesting I
note that the onabiiug act for Arizon
makes provision for the same $4,000
appropriation; whereas in Arlson
there are half tho number of cour
ties. and bait the number of coust
tutlonal delegates. with consequent
halt the election and convention -
pense. II the government expect,
us 90 hold two conventions with Oh
appropriation evidently IL was %
wise and farseciue pan Co have At
aoua hold four conventions and SRA
up four constitutions.
The whole proposition of hoiding
SECOND convention ln the hope that
minority might bulidoze the del
Rstes into putting things into the Cd
gauic aci which would be sure 10 81
feat o. ls the purcsi pifne. the mo
childish prattlc. and viii have abo
az much weight with the hard-hcad'
voter as a proposition TO elect capit
sweepers hy popular vote or % iegi
l1fs a. ~ whether q man shan TAI