The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-08-08
GOVERNOR McDoNALD's SPEECH
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been too conservative and seen
The hoped for conditions only as the,
visited on the open plains with NO on.
to interfere with those who roamed al
will aud ProRted by the misuse Of the
that ought to be- made 20
Weld many fold more than was real.
ilrd under those conditions
We are hut Just starting M our ca
'"cr H. an Independent state and upon
the wisdom aud foresight and discre
ton. the honesty aud fuithfulness of
hose entrusted WITH the direction Of
her destinies at the present time. de
ponds much of the advancement and
prosperity Of this state in the immc
diate future
The subject Of taxation I have al
ready mentioned This lies al the fouu
dation Of successful popular government
Reasonable taxes properly and equita
hlv adjusted so that each aud every in
dividual shall ice required 70 pay a.
cording 20 his ability seems % me 70
he of the greatest importance. Taxa
ton i not hurdeDscne II il can he
made 20 hear equally upon 81 and he
axes collected can be property cXpeud
ed aud applied Ia such purposes ~
shalt tcud 20 the uphuildirg Of the
state. and The proper development ot
satisfactory and prosperous conditions
for It's people in considerating pres.
cnt state taxes, YOU must take into con
sidera'iun the fact that state govern
mem hn. increased our fined charges
over one hundred thousand dollars
Much has been said and d. being said
concerning the building of roads
throughout the whole country. The
people are aroused and are now coming
to realize the importance Of improved
means of transpor'at alton and commuui
cation through y system ~ well con
>tructcd and carefully maineained high
ways, which shall be for the purpose
~ facilitating transportation and i'm
proving aud evpcditing me means of
communication among the people gen
orally. We have in New Mexico the
~hcgiuniug ~ an organization tina,
ought 20 accomplish something thar will
be- beneficial 70 every interest in th,
STATE from one end 10 The other and
from the four corners 20 he center.
What we most need here now is gen.
cral Advertising 10 attract he attention
of The people throughout the othc,
states and convince them that we ar,
indeed capable of conducting and pr"
pared 90 maintain An hone I. economi
cal and successful state government
Nothing will conduce 70 this more ,har
good roads. Unless we are able 70 con
Struct . reasonably good and practica
bic road through New Mexico befor,
1918, we shall have failed 90 give n,
best advertisement 10 New Mexico tina.
will he possible for a long time 20 com,
such a road a. will enable people 2,
reach the people Of this state and pas,
through and back, 70 and from Cali
fornin in 1918, will 40 more toward OBJ
tanning capital and homescekcrs thai
any one agency that il j. possible =
devise n the present time.
Risking the charge ~ being some
what personal, ! wish 20 'ouch upon
subject that is creating some discussio.
and which may not he properly under
stood, and that is the inves ment %
the Permanent School Fund of n
state, There il no violation of an
principle Of equity or Justice. there
m sacrifice, in my opinion. of any II
'ereSt' in this connection. The uuc,
'iCn ss 70 whether this policy shall h
pursued indefinitely is not up for a.
cussion at this time. l. j. simply whetl
cr we shall have this money 70 appl
IN building good roads VOW when the-
j. no other possible mean. of pb.aiuiE
r..
While upon this subject ~ r9ad-.
wish q impress upon YOU that II
impossible 70 build all the roads th'
may be desired ny the people who see.
10 he very anxious for improvement
aI over the state You viii readily :,
thn' with the limited funds We ca
onlv reach such localities ~ will
the greatest importance In acromplis
ing something that will he Of bcneI
20 he whole state / assume that n
general benefit il most important. III
after We have allaved the d]istru,t NJ
created the proper confidence in 4
locality TO reach the capital and poop
that it desires for the proper develo
ment Of such locality
Not next in Importance bur SUPER
70 all other things hat lie at the fou
dation Of the great state which
hope o build is the cause Of educate
Our public schools must necessarily
The means of bringing about better ca
ditiOns within our state. Upon the pr