Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-20
Some Arizona Chickens
and a Matter of Roasting


Thn NotNes. Arloana, "oasis' and
the Douglas Arlaona, International
|nppqar % have boon lndulging IN g
little controversy about state affaifs,
especially with references 20 the man
aeemenl Of the state by the existing
Democratic administration. The mnt-
Scr act forth ln the following editorial
luttefnnot from the Oasis may Of may
not he entirely correct, as regards o.
nancial matters, hut 4 Is az least
interesting. Tho cause 81 joint state
hood whs onthusinsticaily supported
by New Mexico and a. cnthuainstic.
ally opposed by Arizona II didnt
happen and the matter hna passed
into hislory; but tho comments Of
tho Oasis editor Who. BY the way,
has been some commcntor FOR some
time. are lntercsling. lie SAYS
Under the caption Cost OF Cow
crnmenta. the Douglas international
presented one dag last week the fol
lowing contrast between the cost 81
government In tWo states " Arizona
and New Mexico which ID anything
hut flatterlne 70 the administration
Of affairs IN Arizona, and powerful.
commendation 30 that in New MeN-
leo.
what gives peUnllar force 20 this
study % the hnanglal operations uf
the two statc governments d. mat
the newspaper making che contrast
Is strong Democratic organ, ana
both the administrations under re-
view are Democratic. Consequently
Il cannot be charged TO any differ
encc IN the political complexion Of
the two states. Both are Democratic
except that the New Mexico lcgis-
iature il Republican. Now, we're Arl-
zona "a Republican state and the
condition Of affairs outlined by the
International existed. 20 manifest
DISADVANTAGES 90 the state In contrast
with New Mexico, there were no end
90 che criticism OF Republican mall
administration. But az the case
stands the Democratic party has 70
shoulder the entire onus. Ia Arizona
the constitutional convention, the cx-
ccutive department, the legislature
and judiciary were ana are Demo-
cratic. A Republican has had a
"look-in" nowhere. And u there be
any credit 10 Republicans anywhere,
81 Is to the Republican legislature OF
New Mexico. The Oasis is not sur
ficlently posted IN the matter to say
that there ia.
But there Is presented here the
article cited entire. The oasis has
some other comment TO make. but
that viii follow the citations
Arizona has fourteen counties;
New Mexico has twenty-six.
According to the 1919 census, the
population 0f Arizona was 100000,
by the same census the population Of
New Mexico was given as 32i, zoe.
With double the number of counties
ana one-third more people the cost
of the state government Ia New Mex
leo ~ but little more than half that
OF Arizona. The cXact amount In the
two states for the present year Is as
follows:
New Mexico with total ASSESS
ment roll Of $4,000. 600 has levied
state tax ~ fi.35 ON the one hum
bred dollars Arizona with an as
scssed yalre 90 s875,0OO.00O has ley-
led n state tax OF 1875 cents ON ia,
one hundred dollars
New Mexicos aggregate tax for
the support OF the state government
ana ANalAullNNh viii NNlhhNA ~ His-
$4,000; Arizona's aggregate tax FOR
the support 81 the state government
and institutions will amount 60 ST.
S56.25O. an amount exceeding that ut
New Mexico by S722.250.
Arizona and New Mexico both
were admitted into the union as SOW
ereign states at the same time and
both held their first state election
about the same time. W q. MELON
aid. a Democrat. was elected as gov
ernor of New Mexico, Arizona elect
ga George W. p. Hunt, who headed
the Democratic ticket, as her first
governor.
why should the people OF Arizona
be called upon 90 pay tho enormous
amount Of ft.S5G.250 90 support the
state government while the people OF
New Mexico are only required 10 pay
an amount more than S122,000 less
There can only be one reason and
that Is that Arizona has provided
system of government based on the
grossest Of extravaganza, while the
people Of New Mexico exercised care
and economy when they planned