The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-22
\ REAL IA MoIusT.

is plenty Of mrce. iorce com
cdy and sinp-suck stun to bc
found Ia tn dailS press We even
have quite q tot Of that sort Of thing
in New Mexico. but whom n IN
nj real humor 1t is On occasion
Tor joy ard the good thing should
be passed along
Now we hold that tho soc,rrO.
Chieftain has q real humurlst on its
stan. We cite as proof the follow
ing
Tho people 81 New Mexico are
determined to END D the legis-
iature a majority 81 Rcpubli-
cans In order hat o. stop may be
put 10 the extraynlances Of the
governor and tt straightcn out
the taxntion question. salary
question n 20 enact the man
other laws that are needed in the
state"
Wouldn't tina get your goat2
To fully understand and appre-
ciate the fun volume 81 this scream
one must have lived IN New Mexico
for at least ten years. Some m
ccption Of It's rrai merit cen he had
by a shorter residence; and even by
knowledge Of the last session Of the
legislature. but 90 get Il all n must
be an old-timer. Then II is the SUI
perlative OF ex%cruciatlng, whatever
that may be called.
The Republicans meaning the old
time stand-p pat machine now 80 en-
Enthusiastically backing one b. Her
nandeA for congress. must get back
in control of the Legislature 10 as To
shut of the extraVaganc.s % the
governor. The gang felt 80 keonly
the extrayagahccs Of the said gov
ernor that they put "a plank In their
latest platform branding a. 7onen-
sive and perniclous'' his activity in
shutting on graft u worse In GER
tain county offices where graft and
worse have nourished without inter
ruption FOR many years. Thci can
didate for congress. running on that
plank. has not yet announced
whether or not ne will accept an in
vitatlon to resign because Of charges
intimately connected with county in
v~estigation "extruvaRanccs."
The Republican machine for the
past twenty years or more has been
busiiy engaged IN 's%traightenlng
out" the taxauon question. The gang
thought Il nad II Strengthened out
when II passed It's personally IN
Quoted constitution But an unsor-
tunate popular upheaval placed the
state Rovernment-and The board OF
equaDzation-In h hands Of the
Democrats. "a now the gang pro-
poses 10 "stralghtcn II out by abol-
ishing the board Of equalization, as
proposed by the gangs amendment,
passed by the gang's senate and now
before the people for doption or re-
lection The Republicans have done
such a splendid Job Of "straighten-
ms mat when you mention taxes
10 q New Mexlco property owner ny
squeals and srabs his pocketbook. Z
Ana the salary question-you can
lust bet your Nfr the boys will hx
that salary question % they get an
other whock SO o. why. brother.
that's the reason tho laudidute Tor
congress has been abandoned on a
vide track sud aH Affection is being
given 20 the iegisllu A mapped
out by their bills before the last leg
islature. which Governor Mcdonald
90 stop, The Ecpyhiicani
propose TO nix" ihe salary question
Tor county ofncc- unul tr cows
come home. II viii be 5000 ID
Ss.Ooo Tor the sher.A. ss.o00ito $1,000
for the treasurer. si.5oo 10 5000
for the assessor And $3.50 60 $500
for the county school Superintendent
CT isss
ON. believe us. the Eahg will SURE
hx These momcntous public questions
II you just giys thoR one NOR
chance
Can YOU beat H.?
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