The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-01-21

States senate, ~ well ut that IT Re-
puhiicans.
Allow me to say to vou again. that
there has appeared In some Of the Coun.
~ papers letters and what purport to
he discussions of different articles IN
the Constitution; letters criticisiug the
Constitution, sent out hy one OF more of
siN or seven sO.callcd Democratic Dele
yates, coming prior to the organization
" the Committees, laying u foundation
Tor opposition, not to the Constitution.
hut 10 statehood IN fact, aud c%ontinu
ing down To- the present time. will
say ,o YOU that ~ to the opposition which
is being made now aud which
I'd to he made before the organization
~ the Convention by these few dele
gates, neither of such Delegates appear
I'D before the Tax Committee. I.cgisla
tive Committee ~ which have any
knowledge, and advanced the views
which they are nov advancing in the
way of criticism.
one ~ these mcn who j. now writing
! letters. was never heard FROM in the
matter VI opposition to Que thing or IN
favor at another during the entire SOS
sion of the Convention to nv know
ledge.
Ma attempt was made by either ut
these wise men "a inform the Iuuvrn
ton ~ to where they were cfring. ~
ccpt IN the way NJ critici~ing something
already done OF except IN the way Of
amendments which could not be- adopt
cd by nny set "f sane men governed
by any feeling of IutN to their rous,it
ucnts.
For instance. IN the report 1T the
Tax Committee. there vas q provision
which was most bitterly fought. pro
,iding that the Legislature should tar
the gross output OF roul mines where
ever same might hc found. This pro.
vision Wa most thoroughly worked oN
~ by such men ~ Df. Cunningham aud
others, with the assistance Ut experts
who were not Interested IN ans coal
mines, aud from the figures obtainablc
u was III" belief of the ma iority at ~
the Committee that u revenue ~ abou,
two hundred aud forty thousand dollar.
annually, ~ against forty thousand dol.
lars annually under the surface tax .yS
ten, would be produced TOT the terri
tory hy the adoption 1T III" Committee :
report.
Many of the Republicans iErlcpatc-
wcr" bitterly opposed to this PROPOSE
iIou. They were over ruled in Rcpuhli
can cuucus ny q majority Of the Rrpub.
p leans and the Committee report thereby
sustained. When /, went iuto III. con.
N%rution, these same so.callcd Democrats
who az" ctiticising the taS provisions,
voted unanimously, aud together with
the Republicans, opposed. finally sue.
cccd"d IN having this clause eliminated
from the Taxation Article.
by un amendment To- another section,
- offered hy myself, the convention finally
provided tina, the legislature might tar
: the gross output of all mines. Thi.
amendment was Tough, hv these same
so.rall"d Democrats, aud a substitut,
offered by IN" Of the Delegates from
Iinculn County, u Democrat, which pro
= Nidcd for the taxation at all mining
properties, including coal mines, upon
the surface valuation ~ liked hy the
I United states Land Ohcr. such valua
tion IL from two dollars aud u hulf /,
twenty dollars per acre,
There was u further provision that d
I tax might be- placed not upon the gros,
valuation 81 the output. but upon III,
, net value Of the same.
THIS amendment, II il had been udop
ted, would have protected the owner
at gold mincs at White Oaks, ~ well u,
4 coal mines N Collar County.
!, II WAS the Montana Law a.. en-
d grated IN that constitution hy ". \
n Clark, Augustus =. l%Ieiulr, the stand
4 ard Ol Company and the mining baron,
4 of Butte aud l%lrlcuu.
+, Now h"liry" that ia offering mrn
e sure, this Drmorrn,ic Delegate and hi,
fellow associates, did not intend To pro
'"rt the owner, Ut mining properties il
New Mexico from lrst taxation aud r.
J. lirVr them Ut the burdens "f the govern
mcnt, but am confident that II wa
II simply offered ihoughtlrs,lv and lgnu
rautly 10y men who had given 40 stud,
, L" 'h" subject aud were simply Undue,
with 'hc rira that they must oppos,
r anything that ramr from any sourr,
Whatsoever, unless written hy the han,
nf their ,ocallri leader.
am prepared 10 90 into minute de
ic tails ~ Z" what took place IN the con
N -titutiunal Convention. Hm prepare,
20 name the delegate whose actions
y am crlticisinp and 10 meet them beforl
Ie the people OF utrro County or any othe
County In the Territory at ANY time.
d II those who oppose the adoption o
" the Constitution In Otero County. thin.
NJ they need outside assistance or infoT
re- nation on these propositions, vii
n agree 10 place IN the rulnrosu Bank -
either Bank ~ AlamogofdO, sunicicu
ne funds To cover the expenses of Mr.. Fen
- gu,son, Mr. Jones, or any of their assn
NJ "ihtes opposing the adoption OF the Con
y stitutiOn. will only demand that in
ri stead Of general drmugogic speeches %
articles concerning the oppression %
,e the Jews IN Russia, or the horrors -