Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-12
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There are honest republicans VA
New Moxlco--ihoVaand Of them
Thev would Ike % see that party
win in this state But the first Trims
for them 10 do il to purify The rec
publican organization and remove
The repfoaeh Of corrupt leadership,
which. IN 1911 and again In 1919,
brought humlIiailng defeat until
that task shall be performed # VIII
be idle to strive 10 accomplish any
lasting results in this state In the
name Of republicanlsm.
People must understand that there
must be standards of honesty equal
IN high IN politics as In business. The
crooked business man may succeed
Tor while. hut his methods fall when
the people get on to him" The same
il true Of political party. The prin-
clpies enunclated In the party plat
forms may be all right, but when
the leadership Of a state In rotten the
platform counts for nothing
Thousands Of republicans believe In
protection IT American industries
who viii not allow that belief to
make them allies OF u party leader
ship In New Mexico that has scrupled
at no outrage on the electorate and
at no crime against the taxpayers.
The present republican senate
without even Offering TO make the
showing Of ease against him, ar
hltrarly threw ont Abellno Romero,
duty elected from socorfo county
with no excuse for It's action except
that II wanted two-thlrds majority
VA order 70 he able 20 pass legislation
over the veto Of Governor Mcdonald.
Furthermore. the conspiracy IN
tended to extend it, operations to the
lower horse and unscat enough mem
beers there TO give a dependable two
thirds majority The only reason II
was not done was because Speaker x.
l.. naea would not permit a. Since
that time he has been subjected TO
petty persecution Of a character too
despioahlc to be imagined Ia a clNi-
lized country
The Journal speaks on unquestlon-
ed authority when It states that pros
pective candidates for the house Of
representatives this year were sound
ed hy leaders before the convention
met To know whether. il elected tanC
there was republican maioriiy
they would vote 90 unseat enough
democrats TO give il twosthlfds ma
lerity.
For this there are two reasons
one IL that certain corporations wan
the tax laws readinslcd Ia their inter
ests. The other is the desire of coun
IL Officers 10 have their salaries iixe
al high figures Men who do not civ
an hour "a week TO tho duties Of thei
offices want from sa.5oo 20 as hie
as 81. 600 a year for their ivc-yea
terms
While the Journal has not Vefifie
the figures, II Is stated, on what "
believe TO be good authority. that II
veto If the salary bill by the govefn'
saved the taxpayers $4,000. Beyor
doubt. the saving was large. The to'
payers know how much their tax
have been increased by the transit
from territory TO statehood witho
tie added burden Of high salaries
county officers.
II is said that the taxes are Just
high in Bernalllio county now
they were nnder the old regime. tn
may be true. The state governme
is more expensive than was the te
ritoria government quite eonsi
cradle part Of which was paid by {
federal government
But there is stlr another featui
The taxes now are being used IN t
interest Of the taxpayers We have
school system in RernaliIlo cenn
eamal TO that Of the most progressi
counties IN the eastern states
are getung good school houses IN
rural districts The children are
4ng educated Instead OF coui
superintendent who had not he'
that Christopher Columbus was de
We have man IN that responsi
position The equal Of the best sup
intendenta in Iowa aud Nebraska.
stead Of third grade and per
teachers. We have nearly an
grades. most Of them graduates n
normal schools
Instead Of the road money he
used with one boss superntend
one laborcr who dld most Of his "
in the shade Of q cottonwood {
roads are being built throughout
county.
such Is the difference between
old boss system" OF Bernallllo co
~. and the county adfninistraiio
the past three years
reform equally important Is