Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-15
coon ADVICE.

Tho membcrs Of the legislature are
urged 10 heed the advice 81 Governor
Mcdonald az expressed IN the inter-
view with The governor published In
the Herald Saturday. The governors
position "a at once dlgniflod. earnest
and sensible. lie declares he has no
crow 60 pick with the legislature and
that he has no disposition 90 enter
into political fussea with the law
makers, nor does ne think that there
Is any such disposition on the part
81 the Legislature toward the execu-
tive. what the governor does recom-
mend h what an the taxpayers 81 this
state are insisting on at presents that
the Legislature pass political differ
onces bnck into the llInbo Of incidents
THAI are closed and nenceforth devote
SIS time and las earnest effort 20
getting the state government started,
by providing machinery wherowith
the constitution may be carried into
effect The governors admonition
states facts which every member Of
the Legislature must realize; 1t Is diff
ficult to see how anyone could be
blind 10 the Importance OF az once
making those absolutely necessary ar
ranRements 20 enable the people OF
New Mexico to use the boon Of state
hood which has been given them.
The mere fact alone that Il Is esti-
mated that the state government VIII
cost close to third OF a million dol
lars more 10 QPerate than the terri
total form. ought 20 be incentive
enough to make tho Legislature strain
every nerve 70 furnish revenue sys-
tenn which win enable the conslliu-
lion 10 be operative. There Is on the
statute nook "a school iaw Which IS
complicated. cumbersome, redundant
ana clumsy: the matter OF school les
islatlon alone is Of sufficient import
ance 70 make the legislators improve
every DAY Of their time.
The state educational institutions
noea Immediate assistance from the
legislature; the good roads movement
demands Immediate legislative atten-
ton; twonty-six county governments
are ieft up In the air until tho legis-
Iature fixes the compensation OF off,
cials and makes other neces2ary pros
visions; matters Of municipal admin
is.ration are awaiting action by the
Iaw-making body; laws are needed
relative 20 practically every big indus
try In the state; health laws, finance
laws. irrigation laws-any taxpayer
can ten you In minute q dozen
things that need quick action from
this expensive legislature which %
far has done nothing.
The governor has voiced the feel
ing OF the people ana has pledged hii
own oo-operation; he realizes tbs
urgency OF the situation as DO the
sorioEe-minded men Ia The assembis
who have been powerless 10 do any.
thing hy reason Of the attitude 80 fal
taken by the majority Of the iegis-
lat0rs.
Remember. in thirty days OF hard
work the legislature can do the emer-
gency work and leave the state free
20 60 ahead Until this Is done the
people do not know whore they ar,
"ai.r The situation is dtiuoal IN
every sense OF the word.
Let the legislature heed the advice
of Governor Mcdonald and huokl'
down 20 business. n Il viii not
should adjourn ana save the people
money. The situation r. plain an'
the LEGISLATURES duty 10 staring Il y
the face.
Let Us have action.