Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-10

Marcos C. de Baca, chairman Of the
Progressive Republican League, and
George w. Fritchard, Secretary, on
behalf of the league, have issued an
address to the people Of the State Of
New Mexico in which they clearly out
line the issues in the present cam
paign.
There can be no mistaliing the at
titude of the bosses in New Mexico
when it comes to the records shown
by the last legislature which de-
feated in shameless manner, every
piece Of legis ation demanded by the
people of New Mexico. This record
was made in the senate in particular,
where the Republican machine main
tanned a vote of tWo-thirds after haV-
ing shaElefully and corruptIy thrown
out of his seat, Abelino Romero, who
would not submit to boss dictation
but who sought TO carry out the
wishes of the sovereign people who
hdu IUHSSliE el6Cjtu llllu.
The address is as follows:
Address of -he Progressive RepubIi-
can League to the Voters of New
Mexico.
On the 8th day of March, 1912, there
was held in the city of Santa Fe, a
convention of delegates of the Pro-
gressive Republican League of the
State, which declared for the passage
Of the following laws. A Senatorial
and presidential preference act under
which the voters Of the state could
express their choice for United States
senators and for president: a re-
vision of the election laws by which
honest elections could be he'd; a re-
vision Of the revenue laws in the in
terest of the taxpayers of the state;
q law providing for the taxing of in
comes over stated amounts; an inher-
itance tax; jlst tax on the output
O. mines: corrupt practices act; a
S'i'tliANli NAIVNt+fS ulICNI pl llildl Sl-
ection law: a railroad rate law, and
other progressive laws in the interest
OF the people of the state.
The convention appointed a com
mittee from its members to draught
bills on the various subjects named,
to be presented to the legislature.
Bills were prepared by the committee
on these subjects and their passage
by the legislature was urged, with
what result the public already knows.
The Progressive Republican men,
bers of the legislature aided and as
sisted by the Democratic members,
used every effort within their power
to secure the passage of the proposed
legislation, but the old gang of ma.
chine politicians, and especially in the
the demands of the people. They re-
fused to pass a senatorial and pres-
Dental preference act, because they
were unwilling to trust the voters
They wanted no revision of the cleo
ton laws because it would weaken
their chances of controlling elections.
They opposed a revision of the reve-
nue. laws because it might affect the
special interests. They were op-
posed to the taxing of incomes for
the same reasons. They were against
the passage of law that would i'm
pose a tax on the output of mines,
because the coal barons and the rich
mine owners had to be protected. Rail-
road legislation by which the burdens
ipon the people would be partially re.
moved, was not to be thought of by
the gang that constituted a majority
in the Senate.
The passage of a sound law for the
taxing of the output of mines and in
comes would have lightened the bur-
den of taxes to the people, from three
to four hundred thousand dollars per
annum. AS it is the common prop
erty of the state will be taxed about
eight hundred thousand dollars per
annum to meet the expenses of the
state government
They passed so-calIed direct prim.