The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-14
NEW MEXICO
WILL HAVE
BIC BALLOT.
EVERY OFFICE, HIGH AND
LOW, WILL BE
ELECTIVE
STATE WILL Be RARO UP
ANO TAXES WILL SOAR
Nevertheless, Good Salaries are
10 Be Paid From The
Beginning
Nevertheless, Good Salaries are

Santa Fe N. Nj Nov IA Chatting
under the yoke Of territorial seryltude
for over sixty years, during which an
Iof the principal or territorial officers
in New Mexico including tho srl.
Ipreme and district court judges, have
been placed in Office by appolntiye
power, the people OF New Mexico
/ have at last risen up in their mig Z
and with unanimous acclaim decar-
cd that every Office, high or lew, IN
the new state shall be elective. Thus
Is explained the change of front On
the part Of the constitutional eouyen-
tion in tsls respect
Tie constitution of New Mexico
will contain little more than 10 per
cent original natter The other 90
per cent Will be taken from the con
Istitutions Of the other forty-six states
III the Union. The disposition of the
vast wealth embraced IN the gener-
lous grants Of public land maie to the
new state will be governed by metz
DDS best suited to local conditions,
Irrigation and wate. rights will be
treated in like manner The execu-
tive department, the judiciary, the
military and the taxation and revenue
systems will be copied after the best
systems touching these respective
matters in the older states.
Salaries To Be Generous
One thing which the new state is
going to be generous about is lle
salaries Of its public officials It's su-
+ pfeme court justices, OF which there
will be three, are to receive $4,000 a
year and are to serve terms Of six
years; its district in ges are TO be
paid $4.50O year and they are ais
to serve six years; the governor Is o
be paid $4,000 a year: lieutenant gov
ernor twice the salary paid state ser
ators and the governors salary when
serving IN that capacity: secretary Ol
state, $4,000: state auditor, $4,000,
state treasurer $4,000; attorney gen
eral, $4,000 superintendent of public
instruction $4,000 and commissioner
OF public lands s3,50O. All these Off
GERS are to serve for terms OF iouI
years, and all are to be ineligible fol
reelection until four years have
elapsed after the expiration Of tAeil
terms, except In the case OF the lauc
commissioner and the state superia
tendent
However the salaries OF the state
officers are not extravagant and IN nc
instance higher, and in many instanc
es lower, than tie salaries now pait
the territorial officials anu judges
The governors Office, combining the
salary, contingent expense, etc, i
now wortl about 5000 year; th,
territorial secretary gets between 81,
600 and $500 other territorial OIL
cels from $1,000 10 $3,50O. and th'
associate justices, VINO also serve Al
district judges. $500 and their ex
penses when holding court away IRON
4 home In tnc other counties of thell
district.
state viii Sc Hard Up
There is no denying that the frs
four or FIVE Years OF state goveru
! fnent is going to find New Mexico
mighty hard up. Salaries 10 the tota
| CT s200.00O or more now pail BY tht
United states will have TO be paid bl
the new state. This is going TO MAKE
the tax rate unusually high despite
all efforts to keep it down, aided by
a minimum rate OF taxation 10 be pro
sided by constitutional provision.
The constitutional convention II
fast approaching the end OF its lab0rs
The enabling act provisions, unfai
as they have been In many particu
lars. ave been complied with to th'
VERY letter The Spanish.speakini
, delegates IN the convention, who mum
bef thirty-four out or the 100, nave
: sacrificed their pride in this respec
tc make possible statehood. The re
quirement that all gta;e officers shal
, understand, read, wrlge and speak tal
English language has been compliel
with by constitutional provision NJ
freak legislation OF any Kind las beef
incorporated IN the organic law al
though thousands cf petitions bearini
oven 25,O0O signatures. praying 70
statewide prohibition have been pre-
lsented TO the convention, the specia
committee on liquor traffic to whic
these petitions have been referred 8
TO report adversely on the proposl
lion. This COMMITTEES. win hold tina
llhi matter Is not one for constitu
tiona provision at this time, but
matter Of legislation to be enforce'
lby the police power The initiative
recall, direct primary and Australian
ballot. as we'll as woman's suffrage
have been turned down. A modifie'
referendum only has been granted
lfAe way OF direct legislation.
Il Mr. Otto Paul. Milwaukee. Wis
says Foley's Honey and Tar Is SUI