The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-01
MILLS IS GOVERNOR

l rise concerning them may De ad1udi-
Gated i'm an orderly and peaceful way.
| that crime may be punished and re-
4 strained: III the blind. the deaf
| and dumb, the insane. and all the un-
| fortunate, the afflicted, and the help
4 less, who are unable to do for them
| selves. may be cared for according
to the humane and beneficial practic-
1 es which characterize our modern ci-
| v~ilization. Every member of the com
\ munity, from he lowest to the high
/ est shares In these benefits accord
\ ing to his needs and condition in life.
Therefore it is not only a funda-
entail principal of political economy,
\ but the dictate of common justice
i and common sense as well, that the
burden of these expenses, thus ncu
red for the beneft of all hould be
borne by all on terms OF equality, in
some just proportion to the rights, Ill
~terests and property which are thus
benefited and protected. Hence the
underlying principal governing the
raising of evenu for public purpos-
es must be that of equality throughout
the entire community. With all kinds
Of excise or license taxes, this is cas-
lily attained. But it is in regard to
direct taxes upon property that ques-
lions and differences of opinion and
practice most often arise. These nee
essarily depend upon the
placed upon property for purposes or
taxation. AS to this, there is but one
safe, sound and just rule, and that is
uniformity Of valuation for similar
kinds and classes Of property, every
where in the territory. "A property
owner In one county should not pay
a greater or a less, tax upon a horse,
a cow, or or an acre OF n than
the owner of a horse, cow or acre OF
land pf equal value in any other
county. Nor should one kind of pro-
perty be assessed at a greater, or a
less proportion of its auctual and rea-
sonable value, han any other kind of
property. All legislation should be
framed with a view not only to estab-
fishing this rule of assessment and
taxation, but also of ensuring Its
faithful enforcement by those charged
with the assessment and leyying of
taxes, in every county in the terrific
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is but the agent of the people, ap-
which from their nature cannot be
done by the people individually. IT
follows that the same prudence and
economy ought to be observed by
these entrusted with the raising and
spending of public revenue, that the
careful and intelligent citizen would
practice IN regard to the use of his
own funds. That is to say, no more
revenue should de demanded from the
people than is necessary for the le-
gitimath purposes of he government
honestly and economically admins
tered. Taxes and assessments should
not be devised simply to show how
rich we are. Enought SHOULD be raised
for our actual needs, and no more.
rhe presense of surplus revenues is
always a temptation to extravaganza,
for il is human nature to find ways
to spend money when IL is in sight,
and doubly so if it is money furnished
by soane one else. Therefore IL the
taxes are at any time producing a
surplus In the treasury OF the territory
or of any county. beyond its actual
and present needs, the rate of taxa
ton should be promptly reduced.
Improve Public School System.
ut is my purpose to use every eff
fort in my power to aid and assist in
the betterment of our schools, boil
the omTO schools and the higher
institutions of learning which are sit
uated in h territory. The advance
in our educational system during the
past few years, is something of which
we STay well be proud, but there is
still room for great improvement, and
I for one shall not ne satisfied until
In our remote rural districts every
| child has the opportunity OF acquir-
ing a good common school education.
In our large towns and cities the
schools compare very favorably with
those of the older and more densely
populated states. SO our efforts must
now be directed to devising some
means by which education shall be
extended to h scattered settlements
which are situated In our mountains
and on our plains, far removed from
railroads and the usual routes OF ira
vel Until the younger generation In
these outlying districts have the ad-
vantages which all American children
should have of acquiring knowledge
our school system is not what IT
should be.
The public school system so gen
eral I'm the United States has made
us what we are IS a nation, and that
of New Mexico must be extended and
improved so that no state shall stand
ahead OF us In supplying means by
which an education can be acquired. \
Advocates Good Rcards.
One of the marked cnaractems- |