The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-10-30
REMEMBER TIM MAIN IsscE.

tuN&f INV NNilNilh oA "a hNN'N'tf
public ROAD IN the Alameda precinct;
charged that tho county road board
was using liz power for political pur-
poses IN that precinct. aud cited a
merchant at Alameda, and an influ-
entail man of the precinct, as his au-
thority Tor charging the road board
with playing politics. Mr. Gillen-
water claimed Bernard FalSonrich as
his authority. Mr.. FalNenrich re-
piles with the strong word false
hood denying pStly every chnrso
and assertion OF the Republican
chairman.
The conclusion may he fairly left
20 the Judgment Of the people; ospe-
cially in view of the fact that the
oaly effective. economical road work
ever done in this county has been
done by the present road board.
However aivertiug this controversy
may De, it By well TO remember that
il is not very important The road
board has it's evidence Of work we'll
done in thc roads 90 has built. That
evidence cannot be denied and no
amount of charges can detract
from it. The Alameda howl
from the Republican chairman was
brought up IN a blind cnor; 10 ind
something which would distract pub
DC attention from his three l%egisla-
tive candidates. Modesto ORTIZ, Nestor
M%ontoya and r. A. Mann, and the
things which those men stand for in
prospective legislation. should they
he elected The local Republican
bosses tried the old tariu ak game.
lt wouldn't work. The people would
have none Of b. Then we had the
ludicrous spectacle of the Republican
chairman chagsiug the Democrats
with secretly amassing a huge "slush
fund for the purchase 81 votes That
brought "a round Of mirth from the
spectators. aud the Alameda chargo
was sprung as "a last resort II also
has failed Every effort At diversion
OF public attention from the real issue
in this campaign must fail
Your personal Interests, yagr
pocketbooks are at stake in the per-
son of the legislative candidates in
Tucsday's election Your tax rate
is now seven per cent. The Eepub-
lcan bosses propose 10 force upon
'you a scale of county salaries which
il make tina tax rate a FIXTURE cor
years To- come and which viii 80
strengthen the county office ring that
81 BIS doubtful ~ il ever could he
broken down They propose that YOU
shall pay 49, 600 "a year Co % sheriff
whose sole employment is the promo
ton oI his personal political inter-
, csts. whose deputies do aIl the worl,
and who demands that they have ad.
ditional pay, GU )f your pockets. loI
doing &c. They propose other county
salaries on the same basis. Thcl
propose 90 overwhelm a clean, eff.
o. cicut. manly governor who has mad,
a splendid fight for tho people
+ against ovorw heiming odds. The,
propose 20 restore the old road BIOS.
system Of lesalized graft. They pro.
/ pose 10 continue the present libel Law
by which tho newspapers of this state
are prohibited from telling the trutl
about public offices on pain Of im
. prisonmcut and financial ruin. the.
propose 20 perpetuate the taxation
system 10y which the rich ana power
ml escape and the poor man viii
A., the little honse and lot focts the bil
! OF running the government The.
"a propose continued rule hy the lttl
? ring known as the Republican stat
, machine.
9 The three Democratic candidate
are pledged to a maximum count
salary of s2.50o. They ure plcdee0
, To maintain the present road boar.
q law and strengthen il II possibi,
, They are pledged 10 wipe out the un
O. fair head tax Tor roads IL they ca.
O. do it They are pledged IL a decon
law % libel they are pledged To- sup
4 port the governor; they are pledge
% an effective election law and 90
- solution Of the taxation muadle whio
? viii tx the burden Of taxation wher
a IL belongs. They represent the pee
1. pie and are pledged 10 the people
cause.
~ The main issue, the fundamentl
n question al stake Tuesday. Is tie ir
%terest Of the people and the state an
your individual pockefbook AGAIN.
the Interest of the machine, ns poop.
4 and their individual pocketbooks. Al
tempts al diversion may prove intel
4, esting. Bui do not permit them
10 draw your attention from the fund.-