Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-20
THREE GOOD men
NAMED BY THE
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republican party as the party of pros
Iperity and progress, and recognize al
the foundation for the beliefs of that
party the declaration of principles as
contained in the platform adopted al
the state convention held at Santa Fe
in the month of August, 1914, and
hereby ratify and adopt all Of the dec
larations and principles in the said
platform contained.
We pledge ourselves to the enthus-
iastic support of nominees Of that con
vention, and we recognize in Benigno
G. Hernandez, as a candidate for rep
resentative in congress, and Hugh H.
Williams, as a candidate for corpora
tion commissioners, men pre-eminently
fitted in character, training and ex-
,perience for the positions for which
they have been named. Their life
long residence in New Mexico, their
familiarity with our people and Gus
toms, their knowledge Of and sym
pathy with our needs, mark them as
particularly fitted for these positions,
and each of them has emphasized and
proven that fitness by the conduct Of
offices already held
The administration of the affairs of
this county under the present county
officers has been able and efficient.
Under a democratic administration of
affairs in the county current expenses
were never paid, each year ended with
deficit, interest OF the bonded in
debtedness was allowed to accumulate,
no improvements Of any kind were
made, and the money of the taxpayers
was either misappropriated or wasted.
In contrast with this we call attention
to the record made by the republican
Officials Of this county, by whom many
valuable bridges have been construct
ed, roads repaired and other improve
ments made, all expenses of the coun-
ty promptly met, not single default
in the payment of interest or any other
Indebtedness of the county and all of
this accomplished under a continual
reduction of the amount levied as
taxes for county purposes. In spite
of increased levies for the support Of
the state government and of schools
and municipalities, there has been no
increase. in the total amount levied in
this county, but on the contrary the
total tax for the present year is sub
stantially reduced. This reduction
comes only from the carehlness,. ef.
ficiency and economy with which the
affairs Of the county have been man.
aged.
Wepledge the candidates nominated
by this convention to the same course
of economy as is now pursued by re-
publican officials now in office, and
promise on their behalf that in all
matters of legislation in which they
may be called upon to take part, in
cluding all measures requiring the ex-
penditure of public money and all ap-
preparations of every kind, and also
the fixing of salaries for county Off
GERS, they will manifest the same spirit
of care and economy, looking first to
the welfare of the individual taxpayers
by whom the public funds are fur
Inished.
The action of the board of equaliza-
tion of New Mexico, both in the year
1913 and at its session of the present
year, cannot be justified from any
viewpoint. It's raising Of the value of
property in this county to point at
which, if its valuations were followed,
property here would be taxed on a
basis much higher than similar prop
erty in other counties, can be attrib-
uted only to the ignorance of it's mem
bers or to the malicious desire to work
an injustice. Proof of this, as to their
action last year, is found in the fact
that 1t was necessary for the district
attorney of this county, in the carry
ing out Of his official duties, to bring
over 700 suits for the purpose Of do
ing away with unjust raises made by
that board and that in every instance
there was judicial ascertainment By
the court that the raises SO made BY
the board were unjust and unjustifi
able and should be wiped out. Many
people of our county who failed tc
take advantage Of the provision Of the