The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-17

loyal, ne efficient and az homes, a.
those that hold the helm In washing
ton. CAS- to myself. while / was elect.
ed together with the other gentlemen
] do not consider myself as an active
member Of the administration: |
am merely on deck-a sort OF watch
ful waiting''). Partly, the fault lies
with the people In their choice Of a
constitutional convention that made
an apportionment In the legislative
districts Of the state whereby a Re-
publican minority In the vote Of the
commonwealth was enabled to make
a two.thirds majority in the legisla-
tire. And right here lot us consider
the great. the important necessity OF
the rule of the people. Here we have
me spectacle Of a state where lis leg
isiature tuFns up two-thirds major
Ivy. while they have n minority In the
popular vote. Can the people rule In
New Mexico under our constitutional
legislative appoTtlonmcnt? There IA
no other explanation 20 such an ano-
malous condition save the fact Of n
o unfair apportionment, m1de cs-
pecially for the purpose OF depriyinR
the rule OF the majority and perpet-
uating. as long as possible. the rule
OF the old guard.
70 this extent and responsibility fell
upon the people for the legislative
failure; but the brunt OF the RESPONSE
bility falls upon the Republican party:
that party Of the bosses. for the bosses
and by the bosses whose record In The
lnml.laNaaEA Fu.Fn tt N.WNNn -.
patton Of power In divesting OF OIL
cial authority the chosen OF the peo-
pie, TO the outrageous attempt 10 sad
die upon the tax payers a most ox-
%travagant county salary bill. con-
demns Il In the yes OF a just .eople,
and will make possible the election Of
a Democratic legislature In the pres
ent year OF our Lord. Notwithstanding
the legislative apportionment.
The struggle recorded on tho sal
airy proposition was a memorable one.
II was a struggle OF the bosses armed
with all the power Of the majority
acquired through the absolute and
INSCRIPTIONS domination and control
Of n clear majority Of tine members of
the legislative body. determined to
win at all hazards, on the one side,
and the backbone and ndeiity 10 the
public Interests Of the Democratic
governor OF New Mexico. VIM. G. Nc
Donald, backed by the Few loyal Dem
ocrats, the few P-roeressives and some
independent Republicans Of the house
and one Of the senate. -Four times
did the bosses make the assault upon
the defenders % the people, each
time thinking they has carried the
day, and four times were they re-
pulsed. but the hRht was q draw. Il
has TO be fought over again. To be-
Gin with. II is now back TO the peo-
pie. The people will say on Novem-
Der srd by their choice OF a house of
representatives OF the state legislature
whether they want TO continue the
system Of official plumber. and PEN
sions to political bosses and strikers.
or whether they wish To run their
public anairs In sober business prin-
ciples.
The tendency of the times through
out the nation IL towards n same bus
lness system by copying from private
institutions n individuals.
The people of the various counties
of the state are complaining and suf-
fering today the tremendous weight
OF burdensome debts converted into
interest bearing bonds, the result Of
e~xsravagant salaries paid to county Of
heeFs In times past. The county of
my residence carries a bonded in
.debtedness Of more than half a mill
lion dollars OF which. at least three
hundred thousand constitute deficits
In the county salary fund, and we
cannot doubt that the same thing oe-
curs proportionately In the majority
OF the other counties. II is fully rea-
liked and admitted that said indebt-
edness contributes very materially TO
make our taxes high, and unless a
stop In put 10 such extravaganza. taxes
will continue e rise and pile ~.
High salaries make high taxes and
high taxes are The outcome OF legis-
iatlon. The Republican party Is the
only one responsible for the high
taxes IN New Mexico. Il created chem
by legislation and extravaganza and
Il controlled the constitutional con-
vention which created useless offices
and fixed high salaries. Yet, Il Is
pretended that the future legislature
may go the constitutional convention
i few points better and nix even high
er salaries for county officers than
are paid TO state officers. think Il
Is the duty OF every patriotic New
Mexican irrespective OF party, to rally
10 the side OF the people n put
his shoulder TO the wheel on a de-
termined fight against higher taxes
and the best time to begin is right
now by fixing the salaries OF county
officers on "A reasonable business basis.
Those that have had experience In
such matters know that II the state
is TO be run economically the time to
begin TO eoonomize Is at the start. II
Is easy enough 20 acquire extrava-
gance. that II like going down Hill.
but Il Is another and more difficult
thing TO be economic after you have
started on a csFeer OF extravagance.
IL would be practically easy to fix
reasonable salaries now, IL will re-
quire heroic work afterwards. Ny
friends, l have TO time 20 dwell up
on the fatal consequences OF high
taxes TO a community. bui ! want you
TO remember this one single item: II
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