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


ton TO lay on the table" and sen.
ator Mccoy PROPOSED as q substitute
his $. b.. i2s which was classified the
same. and provided the following an
nual salaries.
County commissioners. 5000: asses
sor and treasurer, $4,000 each; her
if' $500 and travelling expenses. and
$4,000 for deputy: county clerk.
$500; probate Judge. 5000, and
school superintendent $500. Tho
substitute, though quite liberal, was
as quickly rejected az the Democratic
amendments by the usual motion.
l nave stated In the course OF my
remarks that the tendency OF To
times in the matter OF official salaries
IL towards the adoption OF a sane bus
mess system by copying from private
institutions and indivlduals. but We
can alo copy from other less plumber
ridden communities.
Take. for instance, commercial and
bank cashiers and accountants men
especially trained and fitted for a
work h a requires true efficiency.
mental strain aud especial study: YOU
very seldom and one who gets more
than $4,000 a year.. and the great
majority of them get $500 and less.
These are considered good salaries.
The same can be said OF employees IN
the railroad offices and departments
and In a very large per cent OF all
the departments OF the government.
Let us consider now, the earnings
OF railroad work on the road: You
remember the late threatened strike
OF the engineers and nremen. This
dispute was raised by n demand OF
the men for higher compensation.
Now, you all know the kind OF work
an engineer has to do and what he
has gone through IN order 10 equip
himself for the work. and how every
minute Of his life Is dependent upon
"A thread. A few days ago ! was max
ing some Inquiries about what wages
they were contending for. / found
that an engineer working nine hours
IA day Sundays and holy days includ-
ed. living more than half the time
away from home and having 10 bear
the corresponding extra expenses.
was getting &132 a month or &i5S4 a
year n thai 81 the total mount OF
his demand for increase was allowed
he would earn tiGg2 per annum. Do
YOU nnd any comparison between the
work OF an engineer ana hat OF our
average official? You certainly note
the big difference between the bust
ness compensation and the official
pension.
But let us now compare the Repub-
iican salary bill upon the enactment
OF which they Insisted and persisted,
and are now preparing themselves 20
renew the fight for. with the salaries
OF other less graft-sidden states. l
have here a few statistics gathered nj
random from several other states, oy
taking usually some OF such counties
as conform 10 or outclass our hrss
class counties;
Malne-Teeasurer, from f3OO Ga
1880. sherihs, $500 to t2.50O, oaly
three counties exceeding the max
imum.
Kansas-Clerks and t%reasurers, 90,
0O0 to rs. 0oO population. $1,000; sher-
iG, $1,000.
Idaho-sherin. $500 10 $4,000; AS
SCISSOR, $500 TO $4,000; treasurer, $500
to $1,000; school superintendent,
81. O0O 10 ts.0Oo.
Montana-On counties OF not less
than &s.0OO.000 valuation: sheriff
$500 10 kg,s50; clerk, $1,000 10
81, 600; treasurer, si,50O TO $4,000;
ASSESSOR. $1,000 10 f1,500; school SUI
perintendent. 5000 to sl,200.
wyomag-Flrst class sheriff,
$3.50; treasurer, $500; county
commissioners, s2O0 and $500 per
I diem; clerk, $500; school superin-
tendent, Ss00.
Washington-First class: Clerk.
$4,000; treasurer. S2,200; sheriff.
2.000. superintendent. 2,000i assgs-
sor. $4,000.
West virsinia-Each county elassi-
fed separate. sheriff and ex-oihcio
treasurer. $500 TO $500. this las;
one being where population exceeds
10000; clerk. $1,000 10 $4,000.
Iowa-On 10000 10 5000 popula-
ton. Clerk. si.f00; sheriff. $1,000;
treasurer, ti.s0o.
Massachusetts - sheriff, $500 "a
$4,000. Snnolk county with a larger
population than New Mexico, pays
ss.O zoe 90 is sherin.
A. win be observed, not n OF the
states cited pays county salaries Xix
those proposed 20 by the Republican
party In New Mexico and hardly any
reach oyon the Mccoy bill. why
should the old ruinous system be con-
tinued IN New Mexico al the expense
OF tax payers. Why should these men,
b~ecause they hold political Jobs, be
entitled To three or four times more
salary than expert accountants. eov-