Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-18
Percussion AND
HILL. ARE NAMED,
! BY DEMOCRATS

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into governmental power by means O
violence and assassination is a grea
wrong against civilization.
iO<saa Reforms Achieved.
while our local administration ha,
under terrific disadvantage. succeed
ed in bringing about many reform
for the good of the people. I regret /
say that our achievements have no
had the same abundant success local.
that we have had nationally. But 70
this failure the party is not TO blame
for those democrats that you eiecte
to office in tn state have been jus
as loyal, as efficient and as honest a
those that hold the helm in Washing
ton. Partly. the fault lies with N
people in their choice of constitu
tional convention that made an appor
tionment in the legislative districts o
the state whereby republican minor
ity In the vote OF the commonwealth
was enabled TO make a two-thirds ma
jority In the legislature And RICH
here let us consider the great the i'm
portrait necessity of the rule of tn
people. Here we have the spectacle 0
a state where its legislature turns u
two-thirds majority, while they hav
Il minority in the popular vote.
Can the people rule in New Mex
leo under our constitutional legisla
tive apportionment? There is n
other explanation TO such an anomal
GUS condition save the fact of mos
unfair apportionment. made edpe
eially for the purpose Of depriving tn
rule of the majority and perpetual
Ing. as long as possible. the rule o
the old guard.
ITO this extent the responsibilit
fell upon the people for the legislatlv
failure: but the brunt Of the response
bility falls upon the republican party
that party OF the bosses. for III
bosses and by the bosses whose rec
ord in the legislature from the damn
able usurpation OF power in diyest
ing of official authority the chosel
of the people, TO the outrageous at
tempt TO saddle upon the taxpayer
a most extravagant county salary bill
condemns II In the eyes of 4 jus
people. and will make possible tn
election of democratic Legislature
In the present year OF our Lord, not
withstanding the legislative appor
tionment
Tie Salary Question.
THE struggle recorded on the sal
airy proposition was memorabl
one. 1t was a struggle of the bose
armed with all the power OF the ma
jority acquired through the absolute
and Inscriptions domination an,
control of a clear majority OF tn
members of the legislative body, de
termined TO win at all hazards. OF
the one side. and the backbone an,
fidelity to the public interests of TIN
democratic governor of New Mexico
G. Mcdonald, backed by tn,
few loyal democrats, the few progress
sives and some Independent republl
cans of the house and one of In,
senate. -Four times did the bose
make the assault upon the defender
Of the people. each time thinkinI
they had carried the day, and fou
times were they repulsed. But tn,
Tight was draw, IL has To be Tough
over again. To begin with, 1t is nov
back to the people. The people vii
;ay on November Srd by their choic,
OF house Of representatives OF tn,
state Legislature whether they wan
10 continue the system of officia
and pensions to politica
BOSSES and strikers, or whether the,
wish to run their public affairs OF
sober business principles.
"The people of the various coun.
les Of the state are complaining ant
suffering today OF the tremendous
Weight of burdensome debts convert
ID into interest bearing bonds. tn,
-esult Of extravagant salaries paid L
county officers in times past. Tn.
county Of my residence carries Z
bonded Indebtedness of more thar
ialf million dollars of which al
east three hundred thousand con
'titute deficits in the county salary
und, and we cannot doubt that the
anne thing occurs proportionatels
II the majority of the other counties
I is fully realized and admitted that
aid Indebtedness contributes very
to make our taxes high
md unless a stop Is put To such ex-