Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-20

"In New Mexico there we're not
provided high-salariod commissions
and boards 90 investigate everythins
and every body Ia the state New
Mexico provided needed commissions.
such az the corporation commission
but those commissions were 70 form
cd as 90 include AZ members other
elected ninle officers. while Arizona
provided Tor separate commissions
and boards OF Inspectors 81 vnrious
kinds until the entire state house. I'M
Guiding the legislative halls. Is filled
with high aalariCd officials and many
81 these officials have been provided
with automobiles al the expenec OF
the state. The total amount paid
from the state treasury for account
OF expenses incurred by the appoint
ees Of the governor is "A huge sum
could The people gei q rlght asgre-
gate since the present state admins
tratlon was inaugurated.
New Mexico's Democratic govern
ment is carrying on the government
Of that state for little more than hi
the amount the taxpayers of Arizona
win be required to surrender to the
state go feed this unprecedented
horde Of official pie eaters. and there
is no outlook for lessening tho
AMOUNT ar taxes required in Arizona
until the fragrant extravaganza b.
stopped no long as The state house
II filled with high salariod officials
ana the Phoenix garages filled with
high-prlcod automobiles the people
may not hope for less taxation In
TACT the state government IL very
much on the upgradc IN the amount
81 money required TO meet the ex.
pcnscs incurred.
"a few weeks ago the Bisbce Rc-
view went into the matter OF the
cost of our state government 60 the
people Of Cochise county and OF the
state and disclosed the lndisputable
fact that the DRAG for more and more
tax money Is coming heavier every
year. The present years state tax
levy will bring 60 the state trcasur,
more than six hundred thousand doll
lars more than was called FOR last
year. Cochiso county alone b. re-
quircd 60 pay $4,000 more this
year than last and last year the tax
payers of this county paid 10 the
state Ia taxes the sum Of $4,000
more than they paid in 1871.
1.-THE people OF the stntc will have
an opportunity next year to pass on
the stewardship OF the governor ana
the crowd OF appolntees with which
he has surrounded himself since hiH
elevation To the govcrnorship. There
should be little doubt Of che verdict.
but when IL Is remembered that the
governor has an organization COM
posed Of more official appointees than
members OF the state Democratic
committee and many Of them pro-
Vided with swift going automobiles.
Il viii be seen that he viii have
powerful advantage over any other
Democrat who might be urged 10
enter the race for governor. II Gov
ernor Hunt is rcnominntod next year
as result Of this political machine
the International predicts that hum
dreds ct Arizona Democratic voters
viii put their seal of condemnation
on such ring rule by voting for some
candidate other than Hunt"
AZ the risk or an insinuatlOn Of in
vldiousness the Oasis cannot refrain
from calling the attention of the In
ternationnl To the fact that those who
% NWAAN ANAA UAAlNNsAiNNti VI WV NAf'fH
leo when state hood was offered Ari-
IONA under that condition In 1895
presented the argument that Arlzona
needed the conservative forces of the
population of New Mexico Co guard
against the very extravaganza "a
which the International now rails so
vigorously. And no one secuted the
proposition OF joint statehood more
vigorously than ala the Douglas In
ternational and Bisboc Review. Daily
their columns teemed with dcnunCia-
ton Of the people OF New Mexico.
the corruptness of their politics and
the extravaganza of their legislatures.
And when the Republican convention
al Bisbec unseated rightfully elected
delegates who stood for joint state
hood sitting free speech In denying
hearing on the floor TO those they
could not find an excuse 20 unseat,
all In mrthcrance OF "a conspiracy Go
make u appear that Arizona was q
unit against jointure. the 1nterna-
tional and Review applauded those
unhoiv acts
Now their chickens are coming
home 20 roost.